of_o man_n life_n by_o any_o mortal_a disease_n and_o on_o the_o other_o manife_v the_o possibility_n of_o the_o prolongation_n of_o the_o same_o by_o the_o seasonable_a and_o right_a use_n of_o the_o mean_n conductive_a thereunto_o viz._n remorse_n of_o conscience_n repentance_n supplication_n and_o medical_a remedy_n for_o prescribe_v it_o be_v by_o isaiah_n thus_o let_v they_o take_v a_o bunch_n of_o figgs_n and_o lay_v it_o for_o a_o plaster_n upon_o the_o boil_v or_o carbuncle_n and_o he_o shall_v recover_v and_o to_o bring_v up_o the_o rear_n of_o these_o sacred_a argument_n militant_a on_o our_o side_n let_v we_o instance_n in_o the_o semblable_o pertinent_a story_n of_o the_o ninivites_n who_o by_o the_o counterviolence_n of_o those_o holy_a spell_n penitence_n severe_a humiliation_n as_o well_o of_o the_o outward_a as_o of_o the_o inward_a man_n and_o prayer_n distract_v with_o nought_o but_o tear_n and_o groan_n seem_v to_o have_v abrogate_a the_o decree_n of_o destiny_n 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to_o be_v kindle_v by_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o indignation_n nor_o be_v we_o destitute_a of_o instance_n in_o holy_a chronicle_n to_o teftify_v the_o reverse_n part_n of_o our_o assertion_n viz._n that_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n have_v be_v abbreviate_v for_o who_o can_v read_v the_o story_n of_o the_o general_n deluge_n and_o not_o observe_v that_o the_o whole_a stock_n of_o humanity_n except_o 8._o beleiver_n who_o commit_v themselves_o prisoner_n to_o the_o ark_n of_o preservation_n be_v immature_o extinguish_v and_o by_o the_o most_o proper_a and_o expedite_a way_n of_o corruption_n resolve_v into_o its_o hyle_n or_o watery_a principle_n who_o can_v rehearse_v moses_n his_o relation_n of_o those_o many_o thousand_o of_o incredulous_a and_o murmur_a israelite_n bury_v in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o who_o god_n have_v promise_v nay_o swear_v to_o give_v they_o possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o not_o be_v satisfy_v that_o their_o rebellion_n and_o infidelity_n anticipate_v their_o funeral_n and_o who_o examine_v the_o fate_n of_o those_o coward_n who_o be_v send_v to_o explore_v the_o fertility_n of_o the_o promise_a land_n and_o the_o force_n of_o the_o amalekite_n return_v a_o discourage_a answer_n to_o their_o brethren_n and_o be_v therefore_o cut_v down_o by_o the_o revenge_a sword_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n in_o the_o noon_n of_o their_o life_n and_o not_o be_v convict_v that_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n and_o may_v be_v pay_v as_o just_o though_o not_o so_o natural_o in_o the_o morn_n or_o noon_n as_o evening_n of_o life_n now_o so_o fiduciary_n be_v these_o testimony_n that_o whoever_o shall_v just_o compute_v their_o number_n perpend_v their_o gravity_n and_o clear_o discern_v their_o perspicuity_n must_v confess_v it_o no_o less_o than_o open_a injustice_n to_o all_o the_o inducement_n of_o belief_n to_o debase_v they_o so_o much_o as_o to_o a_o competition_n for_o the_o priority_n of_o persuasion_n with_o those_o few_o light_n and_o obscure_a allegation_n upon_o who_o credit_n the_o factor_n of_o immovable_a destiny_n have_v adventure_v to_o take_v up_o their_o opinion_n however_o that_o we_o may_v add_v a_o bright_a polish_v to_o this_o our_o gold_n by_o scour_v off_o the_o rust_n of_o all_o exception_n make_v against_o it_o it_o deserve_v our_o time_n and_o sweat_v to_o dispossess_v our_o fatality_n article_n 6._o a_o full_a vindication_n of_o the_o four_o testimony_n from_o the_o several_a exception_n make_v against_o the_o appropriation_n thereof_o to_o our_o scope_n by_o the_o patron_n of_o fatality_n adversary_n of_o all_o their_o pretend_a interest_n in_o the_o importance_n of_o three_o the_o chief_a of_o our_o testimony_n first_o they_o attempt_v to_o infirm_a our_o title_n to_o that_o definitive_a and_o emphatical_a sentence_n of_o the_o psalmist_n the_o bloody_a and_o deceitful_a man_n shall_v not_o live_v out_o half_a their_o day_n and_o this_o under_o the_o pretext_n of_o several_a perverse_a interpretation_n as_o 1_o by_o understand_v the_o place_n thus_o impii_fw-la &_o sanguinarii_fw-la non_fw-la dimidiabunt_fw-la negotia_fw-la sva_fw-la they_o shall_v not_o accomplish_v half_a their_o design_n or_o contrary_a to_o their_o expectation_n they_o shall_v fall_v before_o they_o have_v bring_v their_o evil_a purpose_n to_o pass_v to_o this_o unlawful_a construction_n we_o reply_v that_o this_o subterfuge_n be_v contrive_v by_o that_o profess_a libertine_n of_o christianity_n luther_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v support_v his_o doctrine_n of_o absolute_a fate_n which_o with_o so_o much_o ardour_n and_o pertinacy_n he_o have_v once_o maintain_v against_o that_o ornament_n not_o only_o of_o germany_n but_o of_o europe_n also_o erasmus_n but_o the_o connexion_n of_o these_o with_o the_o former_a word_n manifest_o prohibit_v any_o such_o comment_n thou_o o_o god_n say_v david_n shall_v bring_v they_o down_o into_o the_o pit_n of_o destruction_n i._n e._n thou_o shall_v irretiate_v or_o ensnare_v they_o and_o sudden_o precipitate_v they_o into_o the_o same_o pit_n which_o they_o have_v dig_v for_o i_o thy_o servant_n or_o thou_o shall_v according_a to_o the_o concernment_n of_o the_o hebrew_n phrase_n destroy_v they_o subita_fw-la praematura_fw-la morte_fw-la by_o a_o sudden_a premature_n death_n that_o from_o the_o experiment_n of_o their_o unexpected_a ruin_n the_o world_n may_v learn_v thy_o justice_n and_o be_v satisfy_v of_o thy_o favour_n and_o indulgence_n to_o the_o pious_a and_o thy_o hatred_n and_o indignation_n to_o the_o impious_a for_o if_o we_o accommodate_v this_o text_n mere_o to_o the_o natural_a expiration_n of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n which_o be_v appoint_v as_o well_o to_o the_o righteous_a as_o to_o the_o reprobate_n and_o general_o to_o all_o man_n pray_v what_o energy_n or_o emphasis_n can_v remain_v to_o that_o say_n of_o david_n tu_fw-la facies_fw-la eos_fw-la descendere_fw-la in_o puteum_fw-la foveae_fw-la for_o than_o we_o shall_v reduce_v all_o the_o meaning_n only_o to_o this_o illi_fw-la morientur_fw-la statuto_fw-la svo_fw-la tempore_fw-la sicut_fw-la mortales_fw-la alii_fw-la omnes_fw-la they_o shall_v die_v in_o their_o appoint_a time_n as_o all_o other_o mortal_a man_n and_o if_o so_o who_o may_v not_o have_v just_o make_v this_o retort_n upon_o david_n &_o te_fw-la etiam_fw-la tuo_fw-la tempore_fw-la sive_fw-la cum_fw-la finis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la tuus_fw-la praestitutus_fw-la aderit_fw-la deus_fw-la faciet_fw-la descendere_fw-la in_o puteum_fw-la foveae_fw-la and_o thou_o also_o when_o thy_o appoint_a time_n shall_v come_v or_o when_o the_o temperamental_a lease_n of_o thy_o life_n shall_v be_v wear_v out_o shall_v god_n bring_v inro_fw-la the_o pit_n of_o destruction_n again_o if_o we_o exchange_v negotia_fw-la for_o dies_fw-la then_o must_v we_o renounce_v the_o appropriation_n of_o the_o sense_n to_o the_o wicked_a and_o make_v it_o common_a also_o to_o the_o godly_a for_o who_o ever_o live_v to_o accomplish_v all_o his_o purpose_n but_o the_o expression_n sufficient_o illustrate_v the_o intention_n for_o it_o exact_o respondes_fw-la to_o many_o other_o phrase_n use_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o the_o same_o scope_n as_o they_o shall_v not_o fulfil_v the_o number_n of_o their_o day_n their_o day_n shall_v be_v abbreviate_v etc._n etc._n 2_o by_o translate_n the_o text_n thus_o non_fw-la dimidiabunt_fw-la dies_fw-la suos_fw-la i._n e._n peribunt_fw-la antequà m_fw-la sperent_fw-la they_o shall_v perish_v in_o the_o immaturity_n of_o their_o hope_n not_o of_o their_o life_n for_o the_o sensual_a affection_n of_o their_o earthly_a mind_n have_v determine_v their_o judgement_n only_o to_o the_o expectation_n of_o enjoy_v blessing_n inservient_fw-la to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o their_o domineer_a concupiscence_n make_v they_o promise_v to_o themselves_o long_o subsistence_n in_o this_o their_o paradise_n nay_o extend_v their_o vain_a project_n as_o far_o as_o the_o impossible_a period_n of_o eternity_n so_o though_o they_o survive_v even_o life_n itself_o by_o dwindle_v out_o their_o bedrid_a day_n till_o the_o marasmus_fw-la of_o extreme_a old_a age_n have_v
beginning_n at_o the_o atheist_n objection_n p._n 157._o 2._o the_o first_o objection_n desume_v from_o the_o apathy_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n p._n 158._o 3._o the_o same_o excogitated_a by_o epicurus_n and_o promote_v by_o lucretius_n ibid._n 4._o the_o second_o objection_n extort_a from_o man_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o hostility_n of_o many_o other_o nature_n p._n 159._o 5._o the_o last_o objection_n of_o the_o adversity_n of_o the_o pious_a and_o prosperity_n of_o the_o impious_a in_o this_o life_n p._n 160._o 6._o the_o sporadical_a diffusion_n thereof_o upon_o ethnic_n hebrew_n and_o christian_n and_o the_o probability_n of_o their_o opinion_n who_o hold_v the_o book_n of_o job_n to_o be_v a_o treatise_n concern_v the_o same_o subject_n insinuate_v p._n 16â—_n sect_n ii_o artic_a 1._o that_o man_n be_v the_o sole_a object_n of_o god_n special_a providence_n argue_v from_o hence_o that_o he_o be_v the_o principal_a object_n of_o his_o extrinsical_a love_v and_o that_o infer_v from_o hence_o 1_o that_o god_n have_v impress_v upon_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n a_o great_a knowledge_n of_o his_o divinity_n then_o upon_o any_o other_o creature_n angel_n only_o exclude_v 2_o that_o man_n be_v only_o qualify_v to_o speculate_v admire_v and_o laud_v the_o pulchritude_n of_o nature_n p._n 166._o 2._o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n contain_v a_o proleptical_a notion_n of_o god_n special_a providence_n p._n 170._o 3._o that_o this_o proleptical_a notion_n be_v the_o basis_n of_o religion_n ibid._n 4._o that_o man_n bring_v into_o the_o world_n with_o he_o a_o irresistible_a propension_n to_o religion_n p._n 172._o 5._o a_o objection_n that_o the_o calaici_fw-la be_v absolute_a atheist_n refute_v p._n 173._o 6._o a_o second_o objection_n that_o the_o massagetae_n and_o scythian_n be_v devoid_a of_o all_o religion_n prevent_v ibid._n 7._o that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n total_o to_o cradicate_v this_o plant_n of_o religion_n or_o notion_n of_o special_a providence_n divine_a out_o of_o his_o mind_n evince_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o most_o contumatious_a atheist_n have_v at_o some_o time_n or_o other_o acknowledge_v it_o as_o p._n 174._o 8._o pharaoh_n ibid._n 9_o herod_n agrippa_n p._n 175._o 10._o antiochus_n epiphanes_n ibid._n 11._o maximinus_n p._n 176._o 12._o julian_n apostata_fw-la p._n 177._o 13._o tullus_n hostilius_n ibid._n 14._o bion_n borysthenites_n p._n 178._o 15._o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o obscuration_n of_o the_o impress_n of_o special_a providence_n divine_a pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la concede_v and_o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o total_a deletion_n thereof_o brief_o prove_v p._n 179._o 16._o the_o reduction_n of_o all_o to_o a_o concise_a and_o memorable_a demonstration_n that_o the_o occurrence_n of_o every_o man_n life_n be_v the_o consignation_n of_o special_a providence_n p._n 180._o sect_n iii_o artic_a 1._o the_o atheist_n first_o objection_n confute_v and_o the_o divine_a nature_n demonstrate_v both_o irascible_a and_o placable_a anthropopathical_o p._n 180._o 2._o the_o atheist_n scruple_n of_o god_n inaudition_n of_o the_o prayer_n of_o good_a man_n or_o not_o concession_n of_o their_o petition_n satisfy_v p._n 183._o 3._o the_o atheist_n second_o argument_n against_o special_a providence_n divine_a dissolve_v and_o the_o necessity_n of_o object_n hostile_a and_o deleterious_a to_o the_o life_n of_o man_n demonstrate_v p._n 184._o 4._o the_o same_o illustrate_v by_o a_o correspondent_a simile_n p._n 185._o 5._o the_o atheist_n last_v and_o grand_a objection_n of_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o vicious_a and_o adversity_n of_o the_o virtuous_a redargue_v and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o good_n of_o fortune_n profound_v p._n 186._o 6._o the_o reason_n wherefore_o divine_a providence_n confer_v good_a thing_n on_o evil_a man_n p._n 189._o 7._o those_o apparent_a evil_n which_o providence_n divine_a consignes_fw-la to_o virtuous_a man_n anatomize_v and_o find_v to_o be_v real_a good_n intrinsically_a p._n 190_o 8._o the_o author_n sanctuary_n wherein_o he_o secure_v his_o mind_n from_o discontent_n in_o all_o those_o storm_n of_o calamity_n which_o our_o late_a civil_a war_n shower_v upon_o he_o p._n 191._o 9_o virtue_n a_o mere_a chimaera_n without_o the_o occursion_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o sensuality_n call_v evil._n p._n 192._o 10._o the_o sense_n no_o competent_a criterion_n of_o the_o good_a or_o evil_a of_o the_o mind_n ibid._n 11._o the_o atheist_n objection_n that_o god_n aught_o in_o justice_n always_o to_o preserve_v good_a man_n from_o suffer_v evil_a expunge_v p._n 195._o 12._o the_o summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la of_o this_o life_n consistent_a in_o a_o full_a conformity_n of_o our_o will_n to_o the_o divine_a will_n p._n 196._o 13._o a_o excellent_a meditation_n of_o marcus_n antoninus_n concern_v the_o good_a and_o evil_a occurrent_a to_o man_n in_o this_o life_n ibid._n chap._n vi_o the_o mobility_n of_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n assert_v page_n 199._o sect_n i._o artic_a 1._o the_o assinity_n of_o this_o theorem_fw-la to_o the_o precedent_n intimate_v and_o the_o necessary_a division_n thereof_o into_o a_o specifical_a and_o individual_a consideration_n p._n 199._o 2._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o author_n concise_a tractation_n of_o the_o first_o part_n p._n 200._o 3._o the_o moderation_n of_o death_n by_o special_a providence_n divine_a argue_v from_o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o moderation_n thereof_o by_o any_o other_o power_n ibid._n 4._o the_o same_o demonstrate_v from_o the_o necessary_a dependence_n of_o all_o natural_a motion_n in_o its_o beginning_n continuation_n and_o period_n on_o the_o will_n of_o the_o first_o mover_n p._n 202._o sect_n ii_o artic_a 1._o a_o transient_a discovery_n of_o the_o almost_o insuperable_a difficulty_n to_o be_v encounter_v in_o the_o worthy_a and_o satisfactory_a solution_n of_o this_o problem_n whether_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n be_v movable_a or_o fatal_a premise_v by_o way_n of_o apology_n for_o the_o author_n unequal_a judgement_n and_o his_o purpose_n of_o take_v a_o middle_a way_n between_o the_o absolute_a fatality_n of_o the_o soick_a and_o the_o mere_a fortune_n of_o the_o epicurean_a p._n 204._o 2._o two_o praevious_a considerable_n necessary_a to_o the_o right_a understanding_n and_o consequent_a discussion_n of_o the_o question_n p._n 207._o 3._o the_o necessary_a relation_n of_o all_o cause_n both_o of_o life_n and_o death_n to_o three_o general_a head_n viz._n necessary_a fortuitous_a supernatural_a support_v the_o discrimination_n of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n into_o supernatural_a natural_a and_o accidentary_a and_o the_o impertinency_n of_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o supernatural_a term_n to_o the_o present_a scope_n p._n 207._o 4._o the_o proper_a import_n of_o the_o natural_a term_n oâ—_n man_n life_n and_o also_o of_o the_o accidental_a p._n 209._o 5._o the_o result_n of_o our_o acceptation_n of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n in_o the_o first_o signification_n ibid._n 6._o the_o consequence_n of_o our_o understanding_n the_o term_n of_o life_n in_o the_o second_o signification_n p._n 210._o 7._o the_o fixation_n of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n acceptable_a in_o a_o double_a interest_n viz._n 1_o in_o respect_n to_o some_o absolute_a divine_a decree_n precedent_n even_o to_o god_n prescience_n of_o all_o secondary_a or_o instrumental_a cause_n 2_o to_o some_o hypothetical_n divine_a decree_n who_o mutability_n be_v suspend_v on_o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n will._n and_o the_o indifferency_n of_o either_o branch_n of_o the_o distinction_n to_o our_o instant_a design_n p._n 211._o 8._o three_o different_a opinion_n vulgar_o extract_v from_o the_o precedent_a distinction_n p._n 212._o 9_o the_o convenient_a reduction_n of_o they_o to_o two_o only_a ibid._n 10._o the_o first_o opinion_n declare_v and_o the_o principal_a abettor_n thereof_o mention_v p._n 213_o 11._o the_o stoical_a fate_n and_o the_o calvinist_n predestination_n full_o define_v p._n 215._o 12._o a_o full_a and_o clear_a discrimination_n of_o the_o stoical_a from_o the_o theological_a fate_n ibid._n 13._o a_o list_n of_o the_o execrable_a absurdity_n impendent_a on_o the_o opinion_n of_o absolute_a fatality_n so_o accept_v as_o the_o stoic_a propose_v it_o p._n 217._o sect_n iii_o artic_a 1._o the_o author_n adhaesion_n to_o the_o second_o opinion_n justify_v by_o two_o important_a reason_n p._n 219._o 2._o the_o great_a obscurity_n and_o small_a validity_n of_o some_o text_n of_o holy_a writ_n allege_v by_o the_o defendant_n of_o fatality_n to_o warrant_v their_o opinion_n detect_v p._n 220._o 3._o the_o natural_a cause_n proxime_fw-la of_o the_o longitude_n and_o brevity_n of_o man_n life_n and_o the_o author_n private_a conjecture_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o longevity_n in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n p._n 221._o 4._o the_o injustice_n of_o our_o adversary_n title_n of_o patronage_n from_o 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shall_v hold_v exact_a proportion_n and_o be_v aequilibrate_v to_o his_o love_n this_o necessity_n of_o a_o parity_n or_o aequipondium_fw-la betwixt_o love_n and_o providence_n divine_a may_v be_v convenient_o exemplify_v in_o ourselves_o for_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o we_o love_v our_o friend_n wife_n or_o child_n by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o careful_a and_o provident_a be_v we_o for_o their_o conservation_n and_o welfare_n again_o our_o own_o experience_n be_v both_o argument_n and_o testimony_n sufficient_a that_o the_o perscrutation_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o contemplation_n of_o sublime_a and_o celestial_a object_n be_v proper_a only_o to_o man_n no_o other_o animal_n be_v constitute_v in_o a_o capacity_n to_o rival_n he_o in_o those_o noble_a operation_n and_o if_o so_o undoubted_o he_o must_v violent_o stisle_v though_o conviction_n of_o his_o experience_n in_o this_o particular_a who_o dare_v deny_v that_o those_o heavenly_a beauty_n and_o all_o the_o piece_n of_o nature_n beside_o be_v create_v principal_o for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n insomuch_o as_o
man_n be_v create_v principal_o to_o declare_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o creator_n ad_fw-la quid_fw-la enim_fw-la tantus_fw-la decor_fw-la universi_fw-la nisi_fw-la esset_fw-la homo_fw-la qui_fw-la consideraret_fw-la ipsâ—que_fw-la perspecto_fw-la hymnum_fw-la authori_fw-la caneret_fw-la it_o be_v a_o axiom_n of_o constant_a verity_n that_o nature_n make_v nothing_o in_o vain_a and_o this_o rule_n doubtless_o she_o learn_v from_o that_o wisdom_n which_o determine_v all_o its_o action_n to_o certain_a adequate_a and_o proper_a end_n now_o we_o must_v grant_v either_o that_o god_n adorn_v the_o universe_n with_o such_o exquisite_a pulchritude_n and_o admirable_a embellishment_n of_o art_n to_o no_o purpose_n at_o all_o and_o so_o be_v more_o vain_a and_o improvident_a than_o his_o instrument_n nature_n or_o else_o that_o he_o confer_v that_o elegancy_n and_o amiable_a decorament_n upon_o it_o to_o this_o end_n that_o the_o curious_a cogitation_n of_o man_n may_v be_v entertain_v exercise_v and_o delight_v in_o the_o speculation_n and_o admiration_n thereof_o and_o through_o that_o maze_n of_o pleasant_a wonder_n be_v conduct_v to_o the_o true_a elysium_n the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o fountain_n of_o pulchritude_n and_o entelechia_fw-la of_o excellency_n god_n for_o there_o be_v no_o medium_n between_o these_o two_o contrary_n nor_o any_o hope_n of_o evade_n the_o rigour_n of_o this_o dilemma_n upon_o pretence_n of_o neutrality_n since_o god_n have_v no_o other_o end_n wherefore_o he_o beautify_v the_o world_n but_o his_o own_o glory_n in_o chief_a and_o the_o excitement_n of_o the_o admiration_n and_o magnificat_fw-la of_o man_n as_o subservient_fw-fr thereunto_o nor_o do_v the_o world_n contain_v any_o other_o nature_n but_o man_n that_o be_v qualify_v with_o faculty_n requisite_a to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o that_o end_n quis_fw-la enim_fw-la aliquam_fw-la aliam_fw-la unquam_fw-la invenit_fw-la naturam_fw-la quae_fw-la aedificium_fw-la hoc_fw-la tantum_fw-la conspiciens_fw-la in_fw-la architecti_fw-la sapientissimi_fw-la admirationem_fw-la perinde_v rapiatur_fw-la we_o well_o know_v that_o relative_n secundum_fw-la esse_fw-la positive_o necessitate_v the_o existence_n each_o of_o other_o and_o therefore_o to_o allow_v what_o can_v be_v disallow_v but_o by_o incur_v a_o more_o dangerous_a absurdity_n that_o god_n make_v and_o exhibit_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o world_n tanquam_fw-la admirandum_fw-la spectaculum_fw-la as_o a_o spectacle_n that_o can_v but_o excite_v admiration_n in_o the_o speculator_n and_o yet_o to_o deny_v that_o he_o provide_v a_o fit_a and_o respective_a spectator_n such_o who_o sense_n shall_v transmit_v the_o idea_n of_o that_o pulchritude_n to_o the_o judicature_n of_o a_o high_a faculty_n and_o that_o again_o be_v thereby_o impregnate_v with_o admiration_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o our_o reason_n be_v at_o a_o stand_n at_o the_o novelty_n or_o excellence_n of_o a_o object_n occur_v to_o our_o sense_n for_o what_o be_v either_o frequent_a or_o manifest_v to_o our_o cognition_n we_o never_o admire_v and_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o this_o affection_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o it_o be_v the_o first_o of_o passion_n so_o it_o be_v the_o only_a one_o that_o want_v a_o contrary_a as_o the_o unimitable_a des_fw-mi cartes_n have_v discover_v to_o we_o in_o lib._n de_fw-fr passion_n part_n 1._o articl_n 54._o be_v not_o only_o a_o impious_a derogation_n to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n but_o also_o a_o manifest_a contradiction_n to_o our_o own_o reason_n which_o from_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o relatum_fw-la a_o spectacle_n immediate_o conclude_v the_o necessary_a existence_n of_o the_o correlatnm_n a_o spectator_n and_o that_o this_o spectator_n can_v be_v no_o other_o animal_n but_o man_n be_v too_o bright_a a_o truth_n to_o need_v any_o other_o illustration_n but_o what_o be_v reflect_v from_o itself_o to_o which_o argument_n of_o the_o creator_n adopt_v man_n to_o be_v his_o darling_n and_o intimate_a favourite_n the_o logic_n of_o every_o man_n may_v superadd_a many_o other_o of_o equivalent_a importance_n draw_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o those_o praeeminence_n and_o praerogative_n wherewith_o his_o munificence_n have_v be_v please_v to_o ennoble_v his_o nature_n and_o exalt_v he_o to_o a_o near_a cognation_n or_o affinity_n to_o his_o own_o glorious_a essence_n than_o any_o other_o creature_n in_o the_o universe_n as_o the_o excellent_a contexture_n and_o majestic_a figure_n of_o his_o body_n the_o semidivine_a faculty_n of_o his_o soul_n his_o monarchy_n domination_n or_o royalty_n over_o all_o other_o sublunary_a nature_n omnia_fw-la enim_fw-la sibi_fw-la submittit_fw-la dum_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la sunt_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la usus_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la necessarios_fw-la refert_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la varia_fw-la genera_fw-la voluptatum_fw-la and_o last_o that_o inestimable_a propriety_n the_o immortality_n of_o his_o soul_n now_o to_o direct_v all_o this_o to_o the_o mark_n since_o god_n have_v thus_o proclaim_v man_n to_o be_v next_o to_o his_o own_o glory_n which_o be_v the_o last_o of_o end_n as_o his_o will_n be_v the_o first_o of_o cause_n the_o grand_a and_o principal_a scope_n of_o his_o mighty_a work_n of_o creation_n and_o that_o he_o make_v all_o thing_n in_o order_n to_o his_o accommodation_n and_o well-being_n in_o this_o life_n and_o allurement_n nay_o manuduction_n or_o conduct_n to_o immarcescible_a beatitude_n after_o death_n and_o since_o his_o act_n of_o providence_n or_o the_o constant_a conservation_n of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o primitive_a perfection_n distinction_n and_o order_n of_o their_o nature_n be_v nothing_o but_o his_o act_n of_o creation_n prolong_v or_o spin_v out_o through_o all_o the_o independent_a atom_n or_o successive_a particle_n of_o time_n as_o have_v be_v more_o than_o once_o intimate_v beyond_o all_o dispute_n the_o product_n must_v be_v the_o same_o with_o our_o thesis_n viz._n that_o man_n be_v the_o object_n of_o god_n special_a providence_n and_o by_o consequence_n that_o all_o occurrence_n of_o his_o life_n be_v punctual_o predetermine_v order_v and_o bring_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o same_o as_o every_o man_n bring_v into_o the_o world_n with_o he_o a_o certain_a prolepticall_a or_o anticipate_v cognition_n of_o a_o deity_n or_o first_o cause_n providence_n article_n 2._o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n contain_v a_o proleptical_a notion_n of_o god_n special_a providence_n of_o all_o thing_n deep_o and_o indeleble_o stamp_v upon_o his_o mind_n as_o have_v be_v former_o demonstrate_v so_o also_o hold_v he_o as_o a_o adjunct_n or_o rather_o a_o part_n thereof_o a_o coessential_a prenotion_n that_o this_o first_o cause_n or_o supreme_a nature_n be_v the_o fountain_n from_o whence_o those_o two_o different_a stream_n of_o happiness_n and_o misery_n or_o good_a and_o evil_a the_o former_a by_o condonation_n the_o other_o by_o permission_n be_v constant_o derive_v and_o upon_o consequence_n that_o all_o occurrence_n of_o his_o life_n be_v the_o just_a and_o prudent_a designation_n of_o its_o special_a providence_n that_o every_o man_n in_o who_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o damn_v by_o fatuity_n either_o native_a and_o temperamental_a or_o casual_o supervenient_a have_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o impress_v of_o a_o especial_a providence_n decree_a and_o dispose_v all_o event_n that_o have_v do_v or_o shall_v befall_v he_o be_v manifest_a from_o hence_o that_o no_o man_n though_o educate_v in_o the_o wild_a ignorance_n or_o high_a barbarism_n imaginable_a but_o be_v natural_o and_o by_o the_o advisoe_n of_o his_o intestine_a dictator_n incline_v either_o to_o conceive_v or_o embrace_v some_o kind_n of_o religion_n as_o a_o homage_n or_o fealty_n due_a from_o he_o to_o that_o supreme_a power_n in_o who_o hand_n he_o apprehend_v the_o rain_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a to_o be_v hold_v and_o who_o favour_n and_o benign_a aspect_n he_o think_v procurable_a and_o anger_v attoneable_a by_o the_o seasonable_a address_n of_o invocation_n and_o sacrifice_n and_o in_o truth_n to_o he_o who_o meditation_n shall_v sink_v deep_a enough_o it_o will_v soon_o appear_v that_o this_o anticipation_n be_v the_o very_a root_n of_o religion_n article_n 3._o that_o this_o proleptical_a notion_n be_v the_o basis_n of_o religion_n religion_n for_o though_o man_n stand_v full_o persuade_v of_o the_o existence_n of_o god_n yet_o will_v not_o that_o alone_o be_v argument_n sufficient_a to_o convince_v he_o into_o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o devout_a adoration_n of_o he_o unless_o his_o mind_n be_v also_o possess_v with_o a_o firm_a beleif_n of_o this_o proper_a attribute_n of_o his_o nature_n which_o so_o near_o concern_v his_o felicity_n or_o infelicity_n viz._n his_o special_a providence_n which_o regulate_v all_o the_o affair_n and_o appoint_v all_o the_o contingency_n of_o every_o individual_a man_n life_n for_o it_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o our_o own_o defect_n imperfection_n and_o dependency_n that_o first_o lead_v we_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o all_o sufficiency_n perfection_n and_o self-subsistence_n the_o apprehension_n of_o our_o
4._o pag._n 278._o &_o 279._o at_o large_a expunge_v that_o fabulous_a aspersion_n and_o prove_v they_o strict_a solemn_a and_o ceremonious_a votary_n to_o all_o the_o god_n of_o greece_n the_o latter_a lib._n de_fw-la sacrificiis_fw-la p._n 57_o deride_v they_o for_o their_o superstition_n nay_o such_o immoderate_a and_o frantic_a zeal_n towards_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o principal_a deity_n diana_n as_o make_v they_o embrace_v the_o slame_n and_o offer_v themselves_o as_o holocau_v unto_o she_o moreover_o as_o this_o inoppugnable_a propensity_n to_o religion_n be_v a_o as_o article_n 7._o that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n total_o to_o â—â—dicate_v this_o plant_n of_o religion_n or_o notion_n of_o special_a providence_n divine_a â—ut_v of_o his_o mind_n evince_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o most_o contumacious_a atheist_n have_v at_o some_o time_n or_o other_o acknowledge_v it_o as_o cyence_n of_o god_n own_o engraff_n on_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n so_o also_o be_v it_o not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o any_o man_n though_o assist_v by_o all_o the_o stratagem_n and_o legion_n of_o hell_n total_o to_o eradicate_v it_o thence_o this_o be_v a_o truth_n confirm_v by_o the_o experience_n of_o all_o age_n for_o notwithstanding_o the_o insolent_a pretence_n and_o blasphemous_a rhodomontadoe_n of_o many_o miscreant_n who_o have_v glory_v in_o the_o most_o execrable_a cognomen_fw-la of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o study_v to_o advance_v their_o name_n to_o the_o high_a pinnacle_n of_o fame_n by_o be_v account_v man_n of_o such_o absolute_a and_o fearless_a spirit_n as_o that_o they_o scorn_v to_o own_o any_o be_v superior_a to_o their_o own_o to_o which_o they_o shall_v be_v accountable_a for_o their_o action_n yet_o have_v they_o be_v compel_v so_o violent_a be_v the_o secret_a touch_n of_o that_o hand_n which_o convert_v all_o thing_n into_o demostration_n of_o his_o own_o glory_n either_o by_o the_o scourge_n of_o some_o sharp_a calamity_n or_o the_o rack_n of_o some_o excruciate_a disease_n in_o their_o life_n to_o recant_v or_o at_o the_o near_a approach_n of_o that_o king_n of_o terror_n death_n to_o confess_v this_o their_o horrid_a impiety_n thus_o the_o proud_a and_o adamant-hearted_n pharaoh_n who_o deride_v pharaoh_n article_n 8._o pharaoh_n the_o divine_a embassy_n of_o moses_n in_o a_o imperious_a strain_n of_o scâ—rn_n and_o expostulatory_a bravado_n demand_v of_o he_o quis_fw-la est_fw-la jehovah_n cujus_fw-la voci_fw-la auscultem_fw-la dimittendo_fw-la israelem_fw-la non_fw-it novi_fw-la jehovam_fw-la etc._n etc._n do_v yet_o when_o the_o violentum_fw-la of_o divine_a vengeance_n by_o heavy_a judgement_n have_v convince_v he_o when_o the_o true_a and_o real_a miracle_n of_o moses_n have_v win_v the_o garland_n from_o those_o weak_a delusion_n and_o prestigious_a imposture_n of_o his_o magician_n and_o he_o behold_v their_o black_a art_n fool_v in_o their_o vain_a attempt_n to_o imitate_v moses_n in_o the_o visible_a transformation_n of_o dust_n into_o louse_n when_o the_o tangible_a darkness_n that_o benegroe_v the_o horizon_n of_o egypt_n and_o so_o make_v it_o more_o than_o midnight_n to_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o body_n have_v illuminate_v that_o of_o his_o soul_n and_o when_o the_o freeze_a granade_n of_o the_o cloud_n have_v break_v open_a the_o iron_n door_n of_o his_o conscience_n then_o send_v he_o post_v for_o those_o who_o he_o have_v barbarous_o exile_v from_o his_o presence_n humble_v himself_o before_o they_o and_o howl_n out_o this_o palinodia_fw-la peccavi_fw-la hac_fw-la vice_fw-la jehovah_n justissimus_fw-la ego_fw-la vero_fw-la &_o populus_fw-la meus_fw-la sumus_fw-la improbissimi_fw-la thus_o herod_n agrippa_n who_o in_o the_o morn_n to_o enhance_v the_o estimate_n of_o majesty_n and_o stroke_n that_o vertiginous_a and_o admire_a agrippa_n article_n 9_o herod_n agrippa_n beast_n the_o multitude_n have_v array_v he_o in_o his_o bright_a ornament_n of_o state_n thick_o embroider_v with_o plate_n of_o oriental_a gold_n and_o stud_v with_o diamond_n and_o all_o other_o resplendent_a gem_n so_o that_o the_o incident_a sun_n beam_n seem_v to_o have_v acquire_v a_o great_a lustre_n by_o reflection_n from_o he_o and_o who_o by_o the_o blast_n of_o popular_a euges_n have_v the_o wing_n of_o his_o pride_n fan_v up_o to_o so_o sublime_a a_o pitch_n that_o he_o lose_v sight_n of_o his_o own_o humanity_n and_o vain_o conceive_v the_o adulatory_a hyperbole_n of_o his_o auditor_n to_o be_v but_o their_o just_a acknowledgement_n of_o his_o divinity_n be_v wound_v by_o the_o invisible_a sword_n of_o a_o revenge_a angel_n before_o sun_n set_v by_o a_o fatal_a experiment_n confute_v both_o his_o own_o and_o his_o flatterer_n blasphemy_n and_o with_o the_o hoarse_a groan_n of_o a_o torture_a wretch_n cry_v out_o en_fw-fr ille_fw-la ego_fw-la vestra_fw-la appellatione_fw-la deus_fw-la vitam_fw-la relinquere_fw-la jubeor_fw-la fatali_fw-la necessitate_v mendacium_fw-la vestrum_fw-la coarguente_fw-la &_o quem_fw-la immortalem_fw-la salutastis_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la rapior_fw-la sed_fw-la ferenda_fw-la est_fw-la voluntas_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la numinis_fw-la joseph_n 19_o antiquit._fw-la p._n 565._o thus_o that_o real_a lycaon_n antiochus_n epiphanes_n who_o have_v not_o only_o deny_v but_o be_v enrage_v by_o a_o malicious_a frenzy_n beyond_o epiphanes_n article_n 10._o antiochus_n epiphanes_n that_o of_o lucifer_n new_o degrade_v public_o despite_v and_o revile_v the_o almighty_a patron_n of_o the_o jew_n blaspheme_v his_o most_o sacred_a name_n demolish_v his_o temple_n profane_v his_o consecrate_a utensil_n violate_v his_o religious_a institution_n and_o persecute_v his_o worshipper_n with_o all_o the_o most_o bloody_a cruelty_n that_o the_o wit_n of_o a_o exalt_a malice_n can_v invent_v or_o inflict_v be_v put_v upon_o the_o rack_n of_o a_o sore_a and_o mortal_a disease_n which_o some_o have_v conjecture_v and_o not_o without_o good_a 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upon_o i_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v meet_v to_o be_v subject_a unto_o god_n and_o that_o a_o man_n who_o be_v mortal_a shall_v not_o think_v himself_o equal_a unto_o god_n through_o pride_n maccab._n 1._o chap._n 6._o vers_fw-la 9_o 10_o 11._o thus_o the_o giant_n emperor_n maximinus_n as_o insatiate_a a_o maximinus_n article_n 11._o maximinus_n bloodhound_n to_o the_o christian_n as_o antiochus_n have_v be_v to_o the_o jew_n novorum_fw-la suppliciorum_fw-la inventione_n seize_v insolent_a efferens_fw-la boast_v the_o acuteness_n of_o his_o wit_n by_o the_o invention_n of_o new_a way_n of_o torture_n for_o those_o patient_a martyr_n as_o eusebius_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la vita_fw-la constant_n cap._n 51._o have_v describe_v he_o and_o advance_v the_o roman_a eagle_n in_o desiance_n of_o those_o who_o fight_v under_o the_o sanguine_a standard_n of_o the_o cross_n nay_o so_o infatuate_v with_o the_o confidence_n of_o his_o own_o greatness_n and_o personal_a strength_n that_o he_o entertain_v a_o conceit_n that_o death_n dare_v not_o adventure_v to_o encounter_v he_o for_o fear_v of_o have_v his_o javelin_n break_v about_o his_o own_o crazy_a skull_n and_o all_o his_o skeleton_n of_o bone_n rattle_v to_o dust_n as_o capitolinus_n tell_v we_o notwithstanding_o when_o he_o feel_v himself_o invade_v with_o a_o verminous_a ulcer_n or_o fistula_n in_o mediis_fw-la corporis_fw-la arcanis_fw-la which_o do_v letificum_fw-la foetorem_fw-la exhalare_fw-la ut_fw-la medicorum_fw-la aliqui_fw-la incredibilem_fw-la foetorem_fw-la far_o non_fw-la valentes_fw-la occiderentur_fw-la evaporate_v so_o contagious_a and_o pestilential_a a_o stench_n that_o some_o of_o his_o physician_n not_o able_a to_o endure_v that_o mephitis_fw-la or_o steam_n of_o intense_a corruption_n fall_v down_o dead_a and_o understand_v the_o same_o to_o be_v supplicium_fw-la divinitus_fw-la illatum_fw-la ajudgement_n send_v from_o god_n to_o retaliate_v upon_o he_o those_o torture_n which_o he_o have_v cause_v in_o the_o bowel_n and_o secret_a part_n of_o many_o innocent_n then_o do_v his_o flinty_a heart_n melt_v within_o he_o and_o tandem_fw-la sentire_fw-la coepit_fw-la quae_fw-la contra_fw-la pios_fw-la dei_fw-la cultores_fw-la impiè_fw-la gesserat_fw-la
semper_fw-la neque_fw-la alienis_fw-la unquam_fw-la sordibus_fw-la obsolescit_fw-la or_o at_z pro_fw-la p._n sextio_n i_o say_v those_o thing_n which_o the_o delusion_n of_o sensuality_n call_v mind_n article_n 10._o the_o sense_n no_o competent_a criterion_n of_o the_o good_a or_o evil_a of_o the_o mind_n evil_n for_o it_o be_v no_o kenodox_n or_o novelty_n of_o my_o own_o that_o the_o palate_n of_o the_o body_n be_v no_o competent_a judge_n of_o the_o sweet_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o the_o bitter_a potion_n be_v the_o most_o magisterial_a julebs_fw-la to_o extinguish_v the_o fever_n of_o lust_n and_o the_o abstinence_n of_o poverty_n the_o sure_a prophylactick_a to_o prevent_v the_o tumour_n and_o instammation_n of_o the_o mind_n that_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v sensible_a of_o more_o true_a delight_n in_o one_o affliction_n than_o nero_n or_o lucullus_n ever_o feel_v in_o all_o the_o pompous_a and_o study_a luxury_n of_o their_o life_n and_o that_o the_o tear_n of_o sorrow_n be_v not_o 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canicular_a day_n of_o pleasure_n the_o jubilee_n of_o unphysick_v health_n the_o zenith_n of_o riches_n and_o honour_n have_v content_o shake_v hand_n with_o all_o this_o vexatious_a vanity_n and_o fervent_o court_v not_o only_o the_o loathsome_a solitude_n of_o prison_n but_o even_o that_o affright_a sceleton_n death_n as_o those_o thing_n which_o promise_v more_o real_a content_n than_o all_o their_o former_a enjoyment_n and_o since_o they_o do_v all_o this_o upon_o no_o necessity_n but_o that_o compulsion_n of_o their_o own_o rectify_a will_n what_o reason_n have_v we_o to_o account_v poverty_n exile_n sorrow_n obscurity_n sickness_n imprisonment_n nay_o death_n itself_o such_o absolute_a evil_n of_o themselves_o as_o never_o to_o be_v alienate_v from_o their_o malignity_n and_o convert_v into_o good_n by_o the_o chemistry_n of_o a_o virtuous_a mind_n what_o reason_n have_v we_o to_o conceive_v that_o those_o generous_a spirit_n will_v have_v complain_v of_o the_o injustice_n of_o god_n providence_n if_o he_o have_v be_v please_v to_o have_v allot_v they_o the_o same_o apparent_a evil_n and_o consign_v they_o to_o the_o same_o suffering_n the_o wiseman_n consider_v that_o if_o the_o rapine_n of_o his_o enemy_n the_o oppression_n of_o tyranny_n the_o devour_a jaw_n of_o fire_n or_o other_o sinister_a accident_n deprive_v he_o of_o his_o estate_n yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o lose_v nothing_o that_o be_v proper_o his_o own_o if_o he_o be_v torment_v in_o his_o body_n that_o his_o rag_n of_o flesh_n be_v tear_v off_o his_o mud-walled_n cottage_n shatter_v but_o that_o impatible_a tenant_n his_o soul_n remain_v whole_a and_o invulnerable_a in_o a_o word_n as_o the_o tall_a olympus_n advance_v his_o intemerated_a head_n above_o the_o cloud_n and_o with_o a_o smooth_a front_n look_v down_o upon_o the_o pageantry_n of_o thunder_n and_o other_o vapor_a meteor_n of_o the_o aer_fw-la so_o do_v the_o head_n of_o a_o virtuous_a person_n stand_v above_o the_o cloud_n of_o misfortune_n and_o with_o a_o magnanimous_a bravery_n bid_v defiance_n to_o adversity_n in_o all_o the_o fog_n of_o trouble_n still_o conserve_n the_o serenity_n of_o his_o mind_n imperturb_v nihil_fw-la accidere_fw-la bono_fw-mi viro_fw-la mali_fw-la potest_fw-la non_fw-la miscentur_fw-la contraria_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la tot_fw-la amnes_fw-la tantum_fw-la supernè_fw-la dejectorum_fw-la imbrium_fw-la tanta_fw-la medicatorum_fw-la vis_fw-la sontium_fw-la non_fw-la mutant_fw-la saporem_fw-la maris_fw-la nec_fw-la remittunt_fw-la quidem_fw-la ita_fw-la adversarum_fw-la rerum_fw-la impetus_fw-la viri_fw-la fortis_fw-la non_fw-la vertit_fw-la animum_fw-la manet_fw-la in_o statu_fw-la &_o quicquid_fw-la evenit_fw-la in_fw-la suum_fw-la colorem_fw-la trahit_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la omnibus_fw-la externis_fw-la potentior_fw-la nec_fw-la hoc_fw-la dico_fw-la non_fw-la sentit_fw-la illa_fw-la sed_fw-la vincit_fw-la &_o alioquin_fw-la quietus_n placidusque_fw-la contra_fw-la incurrentia_fw-la attollitur_fw-la omnia_fw-la adversa_fw-la exercitationes_fw-la put_v at_o etc._n etc._n say_v the_o grave_n seneca_n lib._n de_fw-la providentia_fw-la who_o have_v tune_v his_o meditation_n to_o this_o hey_o key_n fall_v not_o only_o into_o a_o profuse_a encomium_n of_o that_o say_n of_o his_o admire_a cynic_n demetrius_n nihil_fw-la mihi_fw-la videtur_fw-la infelicius_fw-la co_fw-la cvi_fw-la bias._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bias._n nil_fw-la unquam_fw-la evenit_fw-la adversi_fw-la nothing_o in_o my_o judgement_n can_v be_v more_o unhappy_a than_o he_o who_o never_o taste_v of_o adversity_n but_o into_o this_o parodox_n also_o that_o the_o condition_n of_o regulus_n in_o his_o nail_v barrel_n be_v as_o far_o from_o real_a infelicity_n as_o that_o of_o the_o great_a maecenas_n solace_v his_o pamper_a limb_n on_o a_o couch_n of_o down_o for_o weigh_v the_o constant_a and_o invincible_a patience_n of_o the_o one_o against_o the_o perpetual_a anxiety_n or_o civil_a war_n in_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o other_o he_o conclude_v quod_fw-la dubium_fw-la sit_fw-la a_o electione_n fati_fw-la data_fw-la plures_fw-la reguli_fw-la nasci_fw-la quà m_fw-la mecaenates_fw-la velint_fw-la that_o it_o may_v be_v dispute_v whether_o or_o no_o if_o man_n may_v elect_v their_o own_o fate_n the_o great_a number_n will_v not_o rather_o choose_v to_o be_v bear_v under_o the_o angry_a star_n of_o the_o former_a than_o the_o slatter_a constellation_n of_o the_o latter_a so_o indifferent_a be_v those_o thing_n to_o a_o wise_a man_n which_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o sense_n have_v denominate_v good_a and_o evil._n this_o magnanimous_a temper_n of_o a_o virtuous_a mind_n those_o idiot_n expunge_v article_n 11._o the_o atheist_n objection_n that_o god_n aught_o in_o justice_n always_o to_o preserve_v good_a man_n from_o suffer_v evil_a expunge_v never_o so_o much_o as_o hear_v of_o who_o have_v object_v that_o it_o will_v have_v be_v more_o consistent_a with_o the_o justice_n of_o divine_a providence_n rather_o constant_o to_o have_v preserve_v good_a man_n from_o affliction_n then_o to_o subject_v they_o to_o the_o malice_n and_o oppression_n of_o evil_a man_n and_o afterward_o seem_v to_o vindicate_v their_o integrity_n and_o compensate_a their_o suffering_n by_o a_o late_a remuneration_n of_o happiness_n and_o the_o punishment_n of_o their_o oppressor_n for_o even_o good_a man_n themselves_o esteem_v those_o acute_a affliction_n as_o a_o diploma_n or_o testimonial_a of_o their_o genuine_a education_n in_o the_o academy_n of_o virtue_n and_o like_o veteran_n soldier_n produce_v the_o scar_n of_o their_o wound_n as_o so_o many_o indelible_a character_n of_o valour_n and_o consequent_o of_o honour_n they_o look_v upon_o their_o smart_a stripe_n as_o the_o fair_a impress_n of_o god_n paternal_a affection_n and_o return_v he_o a_o patient_a submission_n to_o his_o frequent_a chastisement_n as_o the_o most_o grateful_a sacrifice_n of_o gratitude_n their_o frail_a and_o indigent_a condition_n can_v afford_v they_o account_v their_o temporal_a dejection_n not_o only_o a_o undeniable_a symbol_n of_o his_o special_a favour_n in_o this_o military_a state_n since_o they_o manifest_v they_o to_o be_v elect_v by_o he_o non_fw-la ad_fw-la mollitiem_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la
tolerantiam_fw-la not_o to_o dull_a and_o inglorious_a effeminacy_n but_o honourable_a hardship_n and_o masculine_a achievement_n but_o also_o as_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o earnest_a of_o their_o eternal_a advancement_n in_o the_o jubilee_n when_o he_o shall_v distribute_v his_o triumphant_a wreath_n of_o laurel_n such_o who_o verdure_n shall_v know_v no_o decay_n till_o the_o impossible_a period_n of_o eternity_n thus_o the_o valiant_a with_o noble_a emulation_n contend_v for_o priority_n in_o enterprise_n of_o the_o high_a difficulty_n and_o most_o eminent_a danger_n and_o then_o think_v themselves_o in_o most_o grace_n and_o reputation_n with_o their_o general_n when_o he_o vouchsafe_v they_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o forlorn_a hope_n and_o consignes_fw-la they_o to_o encounter_v a_o whole_a host_n of_o death_n thus_o the_o lacedaemonian_a youngster_n measure_v the_o affection_n of_o their_o parent_n and_o tutor_n not_o by_o their_o indulgence_n but_o the_o severity_n of_o their_o chastisement_n and_o embrace_v their_o smart_a flagellation_n as_o welcome_a opportunity_n to_o experiment_n their_o constancy_n and_o thus_o the_o wife_n of_o ruscia_n estimate_v their_o husband_n love_n not_o by_o the_o frequency_n of_o their_o conjugal_a embrace_n but_o of_o their_o castigation_n and_o then_o bewail_v themselves_o as_o more_o then_o half_o repudiate_v when_o their_o matrimonial_a lord_n neglect_v to_o afford_v they_o the_o benevolence_n of_o the_o lash_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o shall_v man_n noble_a man_n who_o be_v the_o soldier_n son_n and_o spouse_n of_o providence_n so_o far_o forget_v his_o courage_n constancy_n and_o duty_n as_o to_o repine_v against_o those_o thing_n as_o evil_a which_o be_v by_o the_o supreme_a wisdom_n intend_v for_o his_o good_a nay_o which_o a_o mind_n imbue_v with_o the_o sovereign_a tincture_n of_o virtue_n have_v a_o power_n be_v they_o real_a evil_n to_o convert_v into_o inestimable_a benefit_n i_o do_v not_o only_o assent_v unto_o but_o grateful_o applaud_v their_o judgement_n will_n article_n 12._o the_o summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la of_o this_o life_n consistent_a in_o a_o full_a consormity_n of_o our_o will_n to_o the_o divine_a will_n who_o have_v define_v the_o essence_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a in_o this_o life_n by_o the_o truth_n or_o falsehood_n of_o opinion_n experience_n inform_v i_o that_o the_o sensual_a appetite_n of_o some_o apprehend_v many_o thing_n under_o the_o title_n of_o absolute_a and_o transcendent_a good_n which_o the_o rational_a appetite_n of_o other_o abhor_v as_o positive_a and_o detestable_a evil_n and_o therefore_o when_o the_o soul_n sit_v in_o consult_v upon_o the_o election_n of_o good_a she_o ought_v first_o to_o wipe_v her_o eye_n from_o all_o the_o dust_n of_o sensual_a prejudice_n and_o resolve_v that_o the_o vote_n of_o temporal_a interest_n shall_v go_v for_o nothing_o but_o disturbance_n and_o seduction_n fix_v her_o cogitation_n only_o upon_o that_o 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the_o whole_a controversy_n concern_v the_o good_a and_o evil_a occurrence_n to_o man_n which_o for_o that_o reason_n i_o here_o present_a to_o the_o reader_n dicit_fw-la aliquis_fw-la infelicem_fw-la i_o cvi_fw-la hoc_fw-la acciderit_fw-la quinimo_fw-la felicem_fw-la i_o qui_fw-la hunc_fw-la casum_fw-la sine_fw-la dolore_fw-la perferam_fw-la &_o nec_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la frangar_n nec_fw-la futura_fw-la extimescam_fw-la nam_fw-la unicuique_fw-la tale_n quid_fw-la potuit_fw-la accidere_fw-la at_o non_fw-la cujusvis_fw-la erat_fw-la sine_fw-la dolore_fw-la cum_fw-la casum_fw-la excipere_fw-la cur_n igitur_fw-la illud_fw-la potius_fw-la infortunio_fw-la quà m_fw-la hoc_fw-la felicitati_fw-la adscribt_n aut_fw-la cur_n id_fw-la infelicitatem_fw-la hominis_fw-la appellas_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la nihil_fw-la mali_fw-la passa_fw-la est_fw-la hominis_fw-la natura_fw-la an_fw-mi verò_fw-la tibi_fw-la humanae_fw-la naturae_fw-la damnum_fw-la videri_fw-la potest_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la contra_fw-la propositum_fw-la naturae_fw-la ejus_fw-la quod_fw-la ergo_fw-la naturae_fw-la propositum_fw-la esse_fw-la didicisti_fw-la num_fw-la casus_fw-la iste_fw-la efficere_fw-la poterit_fw-la quo_fw-la minus_fw-la sis_fw-la iustùs_fw-la magnanimus_fw-la temperans_fw-la prudens_fw-la circumspectus_fw-la tutus_fw-la ab_fw-la errore_fw-la verecundus_fw-la libre_fw-la aut_fw-la adimere_fw-la omninò_fw-la quicquam_fw-la eorum_fw-la quae_fw-la hominis_fw-la naturae_fw-la sunt_fw-la propria_fw-la proinde_fw-la quoties_fw-la inciderit_fw-la quicquam_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la dolorem_fw-la te_fw-la provocet_fw-la recordare_fw-la â—ujus_fw-la praecepti_fw-la non_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la accidit_fw-la infortunium_fw-la verè_fw-la esse_fw-la sed_fw-la quòd_fw-la fortiter_fw-la illud_fw-la feras_fw-la id_fw-la felicitati_fw-la tribuendum_fw-la esse_fw-la lib._n 4._o numero_fw-la 31._o some_o man_n perchance_o say_v that_o i_o be_o unhappy_a to_o who_o this_o 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circumspect_a superior_a to_o error_n modest_a free_a or_o can_v it_o take_v from_o thou_o any_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n so_o often_o therefore_o as_o any_o accident_n shall_v occur_v which_o may_v provoke_v thou_o to_o grief_n remember_v this_o precept_n that_o what_o happen_v be_v not_o true_o misfortune_n but_o that_o thou_o can_v bear_v it_o noble_o be_v a_o happiness_n more_o than_o this_o i_o can_v not_o need_v not_o say_v in_o order_n to_o the_o refutation_n of_o this_o objection_n and_o therefore_o i_o remit_v the_o unsatisfied_a to_o the_o more_o profound_a elegant_a and_o ample_a discourse_n of_o the_o learned_a mornaeus_n du_n plessis_n lib._n de_fw-la veritate_fw-la christianae_n religionis_fw-la cap._n 12._o on_o the_o same_o subject_n and_o leave_v the_o satisfy_v to_o the_o calm_a enjoyment_n of_o their_o persuasion_n chap._n vi_o the_o mobility_n of_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n assert_v sect_n i._o have_v thus_o by_o 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excellent_a truth_n it_o remain_v only_o that_o we_o deduce_v the_o influence_n of_o divine_a providence_n down_o to_o the_o catastrophe_n or_o exit_fw-la of_o life_n or_o prove_v the_o extension_n of_o it_o to_o the_o point_n of_o death_n and_o endeavour_v a_o compendious_a and_o plain_a decision_n of_o that_o tedious_a and_o enigmatical_a controversy_n a_o terminus_fw-la vitæ_fw-la humanae_fw-la sit_fw-la immobilis_fw-la whether_o the_o period_n of_o every_o individual_a man_n life_n be_v so_o
immovable_o fix_v by_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n that_o it_o can_v be_v neither_o by_o any_o negligence_n immoderate_a and_o inordinate_a use_n of_o those_o thing_n physician_n call_v the_o six_o nonnaturals_n or_o sudden_a casualty_n anticipate_v or_o abbreviate_v nor_o by_o prudence_n temperance_n convenient_a medicament_n or_o caution_n prolate_v or_o prolong_v for_o the_o first_o viz._n that_o god_n be_v the_o sole_a moderator_n though_o not_o the_o author_n of_o part_n article_n 2._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o author_n concise_a tractation_n of_o the_o first_o part_n death_n for_o reason_n will_v not_o endure_v that_o we_o conceive_v he_o to_o have_v create_v a_o privation_n or_o more_o plain_o that_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o providence_n guide_v the_o dart_n of_o that_o inevitable_a and_o victorious_a enemy_n to_o life_n this_o be_v a_o position_n so_o frequent_o and_o ample_o illustrate_v by_o the_o pen_n of_o many_o the_o most_o learned_a and_o judicious_a man_n of_o all_o age_n religion_n and_o profession_n and_o so_o genuine_o and_o direct_o inferrible_a from_o the_o context_n and_o importance_n of_o those_o argument_n former_o introduce_v in_o order_n to_o the_o demonstration_n of_o the_o interest_n of_o providence_n even_o in_o the_o small_a interlude_n of_o nature_n and_o most_o apparent_o fortuitous_a effect_n of_o all_o subordinate_a cause_n that_o shall_v we_o run_v out_o into_o any_o profuse_a probation_n thereof_o in_o this_o place_n the_o most_o patient_a and_o candid_a reader_n can_v not_o but_o frown_v at_o the_o attempt_n and_o just_o censure_v it_o none_o only_o as_o unnecessary_a and_o supercrogatory_n but_o also_o as_o scandalous_a and_o derogatory_n to_o his_o own_o dialectical_a and_o collective_a hability_n and_o therefore_o humble_o refer_v he_o as_o well_o to_o his_o own_o easy_a recognition_n of_o notion_n former_o collect_v from_o the_o lecture_n of_o other_o more_o mature_a and_o nervous_a discourse_n on_o the_o same_o 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must_v be_v either_o the_o epicurean_o fortune_n or_o the_o stoic_n anus_fw-la fatidica_fw-la or_o fate_n or_o homer_n lottery_n or_o pythagoras_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mention_v by_o plutarch_n de_fw-la placit_fw-la 1._o or_o the_o jew_n angelus_n mortis_fw-la or_o their_o terrible_a she_o devil_n zilith_n describe_v by_o our_o many-tongued_n gregory_n in_o tract_n de_fw-fr episcopo_fw-la puerorum_fw-la out_o of_o the_o glossa_fw-la talmud_n in_o nidda_n fol._n 24_o and_o erroneous_o conceive_v by_o gassarel_n unheard_a of_o curiosity_n pag._n 317._o to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o lucina_n of_o the_o roman_n for_o the_o one_o be_v think_v propitious_a to_o parturient_a woman_n the_o other_o so_o hostile_a and_o malignant_a that_o the_o hebrew_n wife_n so_o soon_o as_o they_o fall_v in_o travel_n cause_v this_o proscription_n to_o be_v write_v on_o the_o door_n of_o their_o bedchamber_n adim_n chavah_n chout_n lilith_a adam_n eve_n keep_v out_o lilith_a or_o the_o astrologer_n helec_n and_o alcocoden_n and_o the_o like_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o planet_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o fridariae_n deride_v by_o archangelus_n a_o burgo_n novo_fw-la in_o comment_n in_o dogmat_n cabalist_n and_o scalger_n in_o comment_n in_o manilium_n or_o the_o number_n idea_n or_o grand_a revolution_n of_o plato_n or_o the_o malus_n deus_fw-la of_o the_o manachee_n or_o helena_n alias_o selene_n of_o simon_n magus_n or_o hesiod_n pandora_n or_o the_o great_a beldame_n mylitta_n alias_o alytta_n of_o the_o ethnic_n or_o the_o turk_n nassub_n alias_o ctusura_n which_o signify_v the_o goddess_n fortune_n or_o paracelsus_n his_o anima_fw-la mundi_fw-la platonica_fw-la or_o rather_o the_o macrocosmical_a harmony_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o the_o microcosmical_a concordance_n with_o the_o invisible_a signature_n of_o the_o ascendent_n or_o that_o hermetico-magical_a lamp_n of_o life_n and_o death_n late_o invent_v and_o cry_v up_o by_o ernestus_n burchgravius_n but_o most_o judicious_o extinguish_v by_o sennertus_n de_fw-la consensu_fw-la chymicorum_fw-la cum_fw-la galen_n cap._n 18._o or_o that_o internal_a man_n of_o paracelsus_n name_v ens_fw-la syderium_fw-la olympicum_fw-la gabalim_fw-la etc._n etc._n by_o that_o vain_a admirer_n and_o promoter_n of_o hermetical_a folly_n oswaldus_n crollius_n in_o basil_n chym._n praefat_fw-la admonit_fw-la p._n 6._o 4._o &_o 65._o or_o the_o implacable_a strix_n or_o erinnys_n of_o the_o gentile_n or_o final_o some_o such_o fantastic_a hobgoblin_n that_o have_v no_o more_o of_o reality_n than_o what_o it_o borrow_v from_o the_o confuse_a and_o obscure_a idea_n of_o itself_o conceive_v in_o the_o luxuriant_a womb_n of_o a_o perturb_a or_o delude_v imagination_n but_o every_o sober_a man_n already_o know_v that_o all_o these_o be_v absolute_a chimaera_n hatch_v in_o the_o adled_a brain_n of_o mad_a man_n poet_n and_o idolatrous_a pagan_n and_o so_o below_o our_o laughter_n much_o more_o our_o serious_a confutation_n not_o upon_o man_n himself_o or_o any_o domestic_a conservatory_n essential_o inherent_a to_o his_o nature_n for_o that_o absurdity_n once_o concede_v entangle_v our_o reason_n in_o two_o the_o high_a impossibility_n imaginable_a 1_o it_o confound_v the_o relative_n maxim_n of_o nature_n break_v her_o chain_n of_o dependence_n and_o infer_v a_o second_o self-existence_n beside_o divinity_n for_o dream_v that_o a_o principiate_a entity_n actual_o existent_a give_v to_o itself_o existence_n that_o a_o future_a something_o derive_v its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o futurition_n immediate_o and_o sole_o from_o itself_o and_o that_o nothing_o can_v by_o its_o own_o power_n attain_v to_o be_v something_o i_o e._n that_o which_o be_v neither_o potentia_fw-la nor_o actus_fw-la can_v endow_v itself_o with_o the_o perfection_n of_o both_o power_n and_o act_n we_o must_v be_v carry_v upon_o this_o rock_n that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o world_n a_o second_o something_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la principiate_fw-la causeless_a and_o self-sufficient_a beside_o god_n which_o be_v a_o falsehood_n far_o beyond_o the_o two_o principle_n of_o all_o thing_n imagine_v by_o the_o manichee_n and_o more_o ridiculous_a than_o the_o devil_n promise_v to_o make_v our_o saviour_n monarch_n of_o the_o world_n 2_o it_o import_v a_o absolute_a power_n in_o man_n to_o make_v himself_o immortal_a a_o delusion_n that_o never_o find_v entertainment_n in_o the_o brain_n of_o the_o most_o desperate_a hypochondriack_n nor_o dare_v the_o father_n of_o lie_n ever_o suggest_v it_o to_o his_o most_o credulous_a vassal_n it_o follow_v therefore_o of_o pure_a necessity_n that_o as_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o life_n so_o also_o can_v he_o alone_a dispose_n of_o the_o issue_n of_o death_n and_o that_o the_o end_n as_o well_o as_o the_o beginning_n and_o mutation_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o moderation_n of_o his_o providence_n â—over_n article_n 4._o the_o same_o demonstrate_v from_o the_o necessary_a dependence_n of_o all_o natural_a motion_n in_o its_o beginning_n continuation_n and_o period_n on_o the_o will_n of_o the_o first_o â—over_n argument_n 2._o a_o confess_a verity_n it_o be_v that_o all_o natural_a motion_n must_v proceed_v from_o one_o first_o motor_n which_o can_v be_v no_o other_o but_o god_n until_o we_o can_v find_v out_o something_o coequal_a to_o he_o in_o eternity_n and_o a_o position_n never_o yet_o dispute_v that_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v a_o natural_a motion_n to_o which_o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o allude_v in_o his_o sacred_a axiom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o god_n we_o live_v move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v act._n 17._o ver_fw-la 28._o and_o of_o parallel_a certainty_n it_o be_v that_o every_o motion_n have_v its_o determinate_a beginning_n duration_n and_o period_n dependent_a on_o the_o will_n of_o the_o first_o mover_n therefore_o must_v the_o end_n as_o 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be_v so_o immovable_o prefix_v by_o the_o decree_n of_o divine_a providence_n as_o that_o neither_o temperance_n or_o care_n on_o man_n part_n can_v extend_v nor_o the_o violence_n of_o second_o cause_n situate_v without_o the_o orb_n of_o his_o moderation_n accelerate_v it_o necessary_a it_o be_v that_o we_o serious_o examine_v and_o search_v into_o the_o marrow_n of_o two_o thing_n conductive_a to_o the_o right_n state_v and_o consequent_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o the_o question_n 1_o what_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v by_o the_o term_n of_o life_n 2_o in_o what_o sense_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v this_o term_n to_o be_v sixth_o or_o movable_a what_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v by_o the_o term_n of_o life_n concern_v the_o first_o obvious_a it_o be_v that_o all_o thing_n or_o cause_n inservient_fw-la both_o to_o the_o conservation_n of_o life_n and_o the_o adduction_n of_o scope_n article_n 3._o the_o necessary_a relation_n of_o all_o cause_n both_o of_o life_n and_o 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its_o consumer_n the_o flame_n nor_o that_o immature_o either_o suffocate_v or_o waste_v by_o disease_n or_o sudden_o extinguish_v by_o violent_a accident_n which_o make_v the_o three_o difference_n or_o accidentary_a term_n of_o life_n but_o as_o for_o the_o first_o branch_n of_o this_o ternary_a the_o metaphysical_a or_o supernatural_a term_n of_o man_n life_n dependent_a on_o the_o divine_a will_v immediate_o since_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o nicholaus_fw-la florentinus_n in_o serm._n the_o conciliator_n in_o different_a medicis_n and_o joubertus_n in_o errorib_n popular_fw-la it_o concern_v only_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n this_o place_n may_v very_o convenient_o want_v any_o far_a consideration_n thereof_o nor_o can_v it_o much_o avail_n to_o the_o achievement_n of_o our_o design_n to_o insist_v upon_o more_o than_o the_o two_o last_o by_o the_o term_n of_o life_n therefore_o we_o ought_v to_o understand_v either_o accidental_a article_n 4._o the_o 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violent_a and_o unexpected_a accident_n introduce_v without_o any_o respect_n to_o the_o gradual_a and_o successive_a declination_n and_o consequent_a cessation_n of_o the_o natural_a temperament_n in_o the_o marasmus_fw-la of_o old_a age_n now_o from_o the_o acceptation_n of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n in_o the_o first_o signification_n there_o genuinly_a emerge_n two_o question_n first_o whether_o this_o term_n of_o life_n which_o be_v circumscribe_v per_fw-la signification_n article_n 5._o the_o result_n of_o our_o acceptation_n of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n in_o the_o first_o signification_n ipsius_fw-la temperamenti_fw-la defluxum_fw-la &_o decursum_fw-la by_o the_o natural_a deflux_n or_o wear_v out_o of_o the_o requisite_a temperament_n of_o the_o body_n and_o which_o we_o may_v without_o impropriety_n call_v a_o kind_n of_o mature_a easy_a and_o spontaneous_a fall_v asunder_o of_o the_o ligament_n of_o life_n be_v absolute_o and_o definite_o fix_v so_o that_o god_n have_v constitute_v to_o leave_v the_o nature_n of_o every_o individual_a to_o its_o own_o moderation_n nor_o by_o any_o mean_n to_o interrupt_v or_o alter_v its_o course_n prescribe_v i._n e._n not_o by_o any_o mean_n to_o procure_v that_o this_o deflux_n of_o the_o temperament_n shall_v have_v more_o or_o less_o duration_n then_o what_o may_v natural_o be_v expect_v from_o the_o more_o or_o less_o durability_n thereof_o dependent_a on_o the_o more_o or_o less_o perfect_a proportion_n that_o the_o passive_a and_o active_a principle_n hold_v each_o to_o other_o or_o more_o plain_o that_o the_o renitency_n or_o resistance_n of_o the_o oil_n hold_v to_o the_o depredatory_a and_o consumptive_a activity_n of_o the_o flame_n second_o if_o this_o term_n of_o life_n be_v thus_o fix_v and_o that_o god_n indeed_o have_v decree_v not_o to_o intend_v or_o prolong_v that_o deflux_n of_o the_o temperament_n beyond_o the_o point_n of_o its_o natural_a durability_n whether_o yet_o notwithstanding_o without_o alteration_n of_o his_o decree_n of_o commit_v nature_n to_o its_o own_o establish'â—_n course_n he_o may_v not_o be_v thereunto_o move_v by_o our_o
repentance_n prayer_n and_o piety_n correct_v those_o depravity_n and_o repair_v those_o violent_a decay_n of_o that_o our_o temperamental_a constitution_n occasion_v by_o intemperance_n disease_n extraneous_a accident_n or_o other_o mean_n whatever_o and_o so_o hinder_v the_o otherwise_o impendent_a immature_n collabascence_n and_o precipitous_a dissolution_n thereof_o in_o a_o word_n whether_o though_o god_n have_v predetermine_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v exceed_v that_o term_n of_o life_n to_o which_o the_o durability_n of_o his_o individual_a temperament_n or_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o particular_a constitution_n may_v in_o probability_n be_v extend_v his_o special_a providence_n do_v not_o yet_o suffer_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o putrefactive_a and_o destructive_a preternatural_a cause_n occurrent_a the_o temperament_n may_v be_v vitiate_a impair_v and_o ruin_v and_o so_o not_o hold_v out_o to_o that_o point_n of_o time_n to_o which_o otherwise_o in_o respect_n of_o its_o 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man_n life_n to_o be_v fix_v or_o movable_a as_o for_o the_o second_o preconsiderable_a the_o term_n of_o life_n may_v be_v design_n article_n 7._o the_o fixation_n of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n acceptable_a in_o a_o double_a interest_n viz._n 1_o in_o respect_n to_o some_o absolute_a divine_a decree_n precedent_n even_o to_o god_n prescience_n of_o all_o secondary_a or_o instrumental_a cause_n 2_o to_o some_o hypothetical_n divine_a decree_n who_o mutability_n be_v suspend_v on_o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n will._n and_o the_o indifferency_n of_o either_o branch_n of_o the_o distinction_n to_o our_o instant_a design_n say_v to_o be_v fix_v in_o a_o twofold_a sense_n 1_o in_o respect_n to_o some_o positive_a divine_a decree_n antegredient_n or_o precedent_n not_o only_o to_o all_o conspiracy_n but_o also_o the_o prescience_n of_o all_o secondary_a or_o instrumental_a cause_n whereby_o god_n have_v so_o precise_o fix_v and_o limit_v a_o certain_a space_n or_o time_n of_o life_n to_o every_o single_a man_n together_o with_o all_o relative_a circumstance_n as_o place_n manner_n or_o kind_n and_o cause_n of_o death_n that_o it_o be_v absolute_o impossible_a to_o man_n what_o mean_v soever_o he_o shall_v use_v to_o the_o contrary_a in_o order_n to_o his_o preservation_n or_o what_o danger_n soever_o he_o shall_v have_v former_o expose_v himself_o unto_o notwithstanding_o either_o to_o prolong_v his_o life_n beyond_o or_o to_o fall_v before_o that_o fatal_a term._n 2_o in_o respect_n not_o to_o some_o absolute_a but_o hypothetical_n or_o conditionate_n decree_n of_o god_n i._n e._n such_o who_o mutation_n or_o accomplishment_n be_v suspend_v on_o the_o liberty_n or_o free_a election_n of_o man_n will_n according_a as_o that_o either_o be_v conduct_v by_o the_o manuduction_n of_o light_n supernatural_a or_o divine_a grace_n shall_v pursue_v the_o real_a and_o true_a good_a or_o be_v seduce_v by_o the_o delusion_n of_o its_o own_o sensual_a judgement_n shall_v wander_v in_o the_o devious_a tract_n of_o error_n and_o so_o hunt_v after_o only_o apparent_a and_o false_a good_n now_o whether_o we_o understand_v this_o conditionate_n decree_n to_o be_v make_v and_o ground_v upon_o a_o certain_a and_o infallible_a prenotion_n of_o all_o concomitant_a thing_n circumstance_n manner_n cause_n and_o final_o of_o man_n election_n of_o and_o adherence_n unto_o good_a or_o evil_a object_n and_o his_o consequent_a virtuous_a or_o vicious_a course_n of_o life_n or_o whether_o we_o understand_v it_o to_o be_v make_v without_o any_o such_o certain_a prenotion_n or_o volition_n of_o prenotion_n at_o all_o but_o yet_o with_o a_o deliberate_a and_o positive_a sentence_n certain_o to_o be_v pronounce_v and_o execute_v in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n or_o opportunity_n when_o the_o right_a use_n or_o abuse_v of_o this_o prerogative_n or_o freedom_n of_o the_o will_n shall_v be_v in_o actual_a determination_n i._n e._n shall_v ripen_v the_o suppositionality_n of_o the_o decree_n into_o absoluteness_n and_o reduce_v the_o possibility_n thereof_o into_o actual_a necessity_n the_o distinction_n be_v not_o material_a for_o it_o can_v be_v of_o no_o considerable_a advantage_n to_o our_o present_a attempt_n whether_o of_o these_o two_o notion_n we_o prefer_v and_o that_o the_o reason_n be_v why_o we_o here_o omit_v to_o inquire_v whether_o hold_v the_o near_a cognation_n to_o truth_n from_o these_o premise_n have_v the_o judgement_n of_o man_n extract_v three_o distinction_n article_n 8._o three_o different_a opinion_n vulgar_o extract_v from_o the_o precedent_a distinction_n different_a opinion_n the_o first_o of_o those_o who_o hold_v it_o as_o point_v of_o faith_n that_o the_o term_n of_o every_o man_n life_n together_o with_o all_o mean_n or_o cause_n immediate_a mediate_a remote_a circumstantial_a and_o corollary_n or_o in_o any_o relation_n whatever_o pertinent_a thereto_o be_v absolute_o immovable_a and_o fatal_a be_v precise_o decree_v by_o the_o immutable_a and_o irresistible_a law_n of_o the_o divine_a will._n the_o second_o of_o those_o who_o aver_v the_o absolute_a fatality_n or_o fixation_n of_o every_o individual_a man_n term_n of_o life_n à _fw-la posteriori_fw-la but_o decline_v it_o à _fw-la priori_fw-la i._n e._n they_o concede_fw-la that_o in_o truth_n the_o term_n of_o every_o man_n life_n be_v appoint_v by_o the_o irrevocable_a decree_n of_o fate_n in_o this_o respect_n that_o it_o can_v never_o be_v extend_v or_o spin_v out_o to_o the_o duration_n of_o one_o moment_n beyond_o that_o to_o which_o the_o natural_a condition_n of_o his_o particular_a temperament_n promise_v he_o to_o attain_v but_o not_o in_o this_o respect_n that_o it_o admit_v no_o possibility_n of_o contraction_n or_o abbreviation_n the_o three_o of_o those_o who_o allow_v the_o term_n of_o life_n to_o be_v fatal_a indeed_o yet_o upon_o no_o high_a a_o necessity_n then_o that_o of_o god_n mere_a prenotion_n or_o hypothetical_a determination_n respective_a to_o man_n right_a use_n or_o abuse_v of_o the_o liberty_n of_o his_o will_n and_o therefore_o not_o so_o fix_v but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v not_o only_o abbreviate_v but_o also_o prolong_v non_fw-la praesupposita_fw-la ista_fw-la aut_fw-la praenotione_fw-la aut_fw-la hypothesi_fw-la citra_fw-la praenotionem_fw-la and_o this_o be_v the_o most_o passant_a division_n of_o man_n dissent_v opinion_n only_o article_n 9_o the_o convenient_a reduction_n of_o they_o to_o 〈◊〉_d only_o concern_v this_o intricate_a subject_n but_o if_o we_o come_v with_o naked_a mind_n to_o examine_v the_o state_n of_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o last_o and_o the_o second_o we_o shall_v find_v they_o concentral_a in_o the_o point_n of_o mutability_n or_o mobility_n and_o therefore_o both_o perspicuity_n and_o brevity_n persuade_v that_o we_o grateful_o adhere_v to_o that_o more_o convenient_a reduction_n of_o all_o opinion_n concern_v this_o theorem_fw-la to_o two_o only_a offer_v by_o joh._n 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nay_o not_o unto_o the_o omniscience_n of_o god_n who_o be_v the_o only_a cardiognostes_n and_o see_v beyond_o our_o very_a essence_n so_o long_o as_o it_o hang_v in_o suspense_n or_o indecision_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o indifferency_n or_o non-determination_n of_o its_o cause_n i._n e._n while_o it_o be_v not_o determine_v to_o either_o part_n by_o the_o actual_a volition_n of_o man_n will_n but_o as_o for_o a_o absolute_a decree_n that_o can_v but_o be_v certain_a and_o immutable_a as_o be_v constitute_v without_o and_o antecedent_n to_o any_o prevision_n of_o a_o condition_n that_o be_v to_o be_v or_o have_v be_v perform_v or_o be_v not_o to_o be_v or_o have_v not_o be_v perform_v 3_o by_o insinuate_v that_o god_n make_v use_v of_o this_o sharp_a commination_n in_o order_n to_o the_o more_o expedite_a and_o effectual_a reduction_n of_o the_o k._n to_o penitence_n but_o alas_o this_o also_o be_v a_o break_a reed_n and_o he_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o ditch_n of_o error_n who_o 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over_o the_o affection_n of_o ezekiah_n if_o he_o firm_o believe_v that_o he_o shall_v not_o can_v not_o die_v before_o the_o precise_a term_n of_o his_o life_n constitute_v and_o make_v intransible_a from_o eternity_n assure_o if_o so_o he_o have_v no_o just_a cause_n either_o to_o complain_v of_o or_o fear_v the_o abscission_n of_o his_o day_n 4_o by_o recur_v to_o this_o their_o last_o refuge_n deum_fw-la hac_fw-la ratione_fw-la palam_fw-la facere_fw-la voluisse_fw-la quam_fw-la regi_fw-la ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la designarat_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o god_n be_v please_v to_o take_v this_o course_n for_o the_o promulgation_n of_o that_o longevity_n which_o he_o have_v from_o eternity_n design_v to_o ezekiah_n this_o be_v more_o impertinent_a and_o less_o satisfactory_a than_o any_o of_o the_o precedént_a exception_n for_o extreme_o ridiculous_a it_o be_v to_o opinion_n that_o god_n will_v by_o a_o commination_n suspend_v on_o a_o condition_n or_o by_o a_o 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that_o profound_a abyss_n of_o predestination_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n though_o he_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o all_o other_o man_n in_o this_o that_o he_o have_v the_o eye_n of_o his_o soul_n illuminate_v by_o beam_n deradiate_v immediate_o from_o the_o soul_n of_o light_n do_v yet_o excuse_v himself_o for_o his_o non-comprehension_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o which_o the_o solution_n of_o this_o grand_a difficulty_n have_v unavoidable_o precipitate_v it_o for_o the_o strong_a hold_n which_o the_o defendant_n of_o absolute_a fatality_n have_v leave_v they_o to_o retreat_v unto_o be_v erect_v upon_o this_o foundation_n it_o make_v no_o material_a difference_n say_v they_o whether_o the_o prescience_n of_o god_n be_v conceive_v precedent_n to_o his_o preordination_n of_o any_o future_a event_n and_o so_o predestination_n be_v found_v upon_o prevision_n or_o on_o the_o contrary_a this_o praeordination_n precedent_n to_o his_o prescience_n and_o so_o praedestination_n be_v the_o basis_n of_o paervision_n for_o from_o the_o concession_n of_o either_o it_o follow_v of_o absolute_a necessity_n that_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n in_o individuo_fw-la must_v be_v fix_v and_o intransible_a we_o answer_v evil._n article_n 2._o the_o refutation_n thereof_o by_o the_o conciliation_n of_o the_o infallibility_n of_o god_n praenotion_n to_o the_o indetermination_n of_o man_n free_a will_n to_o the_o actual_a election_n of_o good_a or_o evil._n that_o the_o consequence_n indeed_o aught_o to_o be_v admit_v as_o firm_a and_o impregnable_a for_o this_o prescience_n whether_o it_o praece_v or_o succeed_v divine_a praedestination_n be_v and_o must_v be_v ever_o certain_a praecise_a and_o infallible_a or_o so_o suppose_v to_o be_v at_o least_o and_o therefore_o must_v the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n be_v constitute_v certain_a precise_a and_o immutable_a ex_fw-la necessitate_v si_fw-la non_fw-la consequentis_fw-la saltem_fw-la consequentiae_fw-la by_o necessity_n if_o not_o of_o the_o consequent_a yet_o of_o the_o consequence_n i._n e._n if_o not_o from_o the_o virtue_n or_o efficiency_n yet_o from_o the_o hypothesis_n or_o conditionality_n of_o that_o prescience_n for_o no_o sceptic_a can_v disallow_v of_o this_o consequence_n if_o god_n do_v infallible_o foreknow_v that_o this_o and_o no_o other_o shall_v be_v the_o term_n of_o my_o life_n ergo_fw-la this_o and_o no_o other_o shall_v be_v the_o term_n of_o my_o life_n but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o point_n at_o which_o our_o inquiry_n be_v level_v manifest_a it_o be_v aswell_o from_o our_o precedent_a discourse_n as_o from_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o subject_n that_o these_o two_o proposition_n be_v not_o repugnant_a each_o to_o other_o viz._n the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n be_v fix_v and_o immutable_a in_o respect_n to_o the_o infallibility_n of_o god_n prescience_n and_o the_o term_n of_o man_n life_n be_v movable_a in_o respect_n to_o our_o right_a use_n or_o abuse_v of_o the_o liberty_n of_o our_o will._n though_o i_o confess_v with_o the_o great_a mersennus_n that_o the_o apparent_a discord_n betwixt_o the_o infallibility_n of_o god_n prenotion_n and_o the_o indetermination_n of_o man_n free_a will_n to_o the_o actual_a election_n of_o good_a or_o evil_n have_v be_v the_o rock_n against_o which_o many_o the_o great_a wit_n of_o all_o age_n and_o religion_n have_v be_v shipwrack_v in_o their_o persuasion_n of_o the_o irresistible_a enforcement_n of_o destiny_n to_o extricate_v our_o judgement_n out_o of_o this_o maze_n let_v we_o remember_v and_o adhaere_fw-la unto_o that_o excellent_a axiom_n of_o the_o most_o and_o most_o learned_a of_o the_o schoolman_n praevisionem_fw-la dei_fw-la nihil_fw-la influere_fw-la iâ—_n nostras_fw-la actiones_fw-la that_o the_o praevision_n of_o god_n have_v no_o influence_n upon_o the_o action_n of_o man_n nor_o upon_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o remedy_n apply_v by_o the_o physician_n to_o the_o cure_n of_o disease_n but_o presuppose_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o for_o in_o
truth_n god_n can_v foreknow_v the_o future_a action_n of_o man_n or_o the_o effect_n of_o remedy_n administer_v otherwise_o then_o because_o of_o their_o necessary_a futurity_n since_o if_o we_o take_v a_o way_n the_o futurition_n of_o event_n we_o necessary_o destroy_v the_o prenotion_n of_o god_n which_o abstrusity_n that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o comprehend_v let_v we_o beg_v the_o liberty_n to_o suppose_v some_o momenta_fw-la rationis_fw-la or_o successive_a minute_n in_o eternity_n which_o though_o in_o reality_n impossible_a eternity_n be_v one_o permanent_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o instance_n as_o uncapable_a of_o division_n as_o cessation_n may_v yet_o serve_v as_o a_o excellent_a perspective_n to_o our_o weak-sighted_a reason_n in_o its_o inspection_n of_o many_o sublime_a phaenomena_n in_o theology_n and_o humble_o conceive_v that_o in_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o eternity_n god_n see_v and_o only_o see_v without_o any_o relation_n at_o all_o to_o his_o future_a decree_n all_o thing_n to_o come_v as_o well_o '_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o such_o who_o futurity_n be_v necessary_a from_o the_o condition_n of_o their_o nature_n or_o impul_n of_o their_o proper_a cause_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o futura_fw-la contingentia_fw-la which_o hang_v suspend_v in_o aequilibrio_fw-la upon_o the_o free_a will_n of_o their_o efficient_n so_o that_o they_o may_v or_o may_v not_o succeed_v whether_o they_o be_v absolute_a or_o conditionate_n in_o which_o first_o moment_n have_v god_n acquiesce_v and_o proceed_v no_o far_o then_o only_o to_o foresee_v the_o necessity_n and_o possibility_n of_o their_o futurition_n then_o nothing_o shall_v have_v be_v to_o come_v that_o in_o the_o second_o moment_n god_n see_v and_o only_o see_v that_o this_o or_o that_o event_n be_v in_o possibility_n of_o futurition_n in_o the_o life_n of_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a man_n if_o such_o or_o such_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o this_o or_o that_o time_n with_o this_o or_o that_o temperament_n of_o body_n and_o other_o respective_a circumstance_n but_o yet_o do_v neither_o determine_v any_o thing_n to_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o futurition_n and_o therefore_o nothing_o can_v be_v say_v to_o depend_v upon_o the_o praeordination_n of_o god_n though_o all_o thing_n shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o he_o foresee_v they_o whensoever_o the_o fiat_n of_o his_o will_n shall_v bring_v they_o into_o actual_a existence_n or_o educe_v they_o extra_fw-la svas_fw-la causas_fw-la nor_o do_v he_o see_v that_o they_o will_v so_o and_o no_o otherwise_o come_v to_o pass_v from_o hence_o that_o he_o will_v they_o shall_v so_o and_o no_o otherwise_o come_v to_o pass_v since_o this_o praevision_n antece_v all_o volition_n that_o therefore_o in_o the_o three_o moment_n of_o eternity_n god_n decree_v that_o he_o will_v make_v future_a not_o all_o those_o possible_a effect_n whether_o absolute_a or_o conditionate_n but_o only_o some_o particular_n as_o for_o example_n that_o he_o will_v make_v alexander_n or_o plato_n of_o this_o or_o that_o individual_a temperament_n of_o body_n in_o this_o or_o that_o climate_n and_o country_n of_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a course_n of_o life_n with_o all_o conspire_a circumstance_n to_o who_o all_o thing_n shall_v happen_v according_a to_o the_o possibility_n of_o their_o futurition_n wherein_o god_n behold_v they_o before_o the_o conception_n or_o pronunciation_n of_o his_o decree_n so_o that_o by_o this_o influence_n of_o god_n definitive_a will_n those_o event_n be_v no_o more_o then_o deduce_v into_o actual_a existence_n which_o former_o be_v only_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o in_o the_o womb_n of_o their_o cause_n now_o upon_o this_o hypothesis_n our_o understanding_n be_v advance_v to_o this_o manifest_a conclusion_n that_o the_o prescience_n of_o god_n do_v nothing_o conduce_v adrem_fw-la existentem_fw-la nor_o to_o the_o action_n or_o passion_n thereof_o since_o it_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o inference_n nor_o do_v his_o decree_n that_o be_v subsequent_a unto_o and_o in_o a_o manner_n ground_v upon_o his_o prevision_n work_v any_o the_o least_o mutation_n at_o all_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o creature_n or_o by_o violence_n pervert_v their_o virtue_n to_o the_o production_n of_o any_o effect_n to_o which_o by_o their_o primitive_a constitution_n and_o individuation_n they_o be_v not_o precise_o adapt_v and_o accommodate_v since_o in_o so_o do_v he_o must_v take_v away_o from_o his_o creature_n those_o peculiar_a faculty_n which_o he_o at_o their_o creation_n free_o confer_v upon_o their_o several_a nature_n and_o innovate_v the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o nature_n now_o this_o dark_a shadow_n of_o that_o dark_a mystery_n of_o predestination_n declare_v article_n 3._o the_o diametral_a disparlty_n between_o that_o divine_a praenotion_n which_o be_v antecedent_n to_o divine_a praeordination_n and_o that_o which_o be_v subsequent_a ample_o declare_v how_o obscure_o soever_o present_v do_v yet_o sufficient_o commonstrate_v how_o vast_a and_o diametral_a a_o disparity_n be_v between_o that_o divine_a prenotion_n which_o be_v antecedent_n and_o that_o which_o be_v subsequent_a to_o divine_a praeordination_n for_o that_o prescience_n which_o have_v for_o its_o object_n a_o thing_n to_o come_v without_o any_o praevious_a and_o praedeterminant_a decree_n suppose_v that_o particular_a thing_n to_o come_v together_o with_o the_o whole_a series_n or_o concatenation_n of_o its_o proper_a cause_n and_o method_n or_o manner_n of_o its_o futurition_n the_o modus_fw-la futuritionis_fw-la be_v as_o the_o schoolman_n well_o define_v id_fw-la quod_fw-la futurum_fw-la est_fw-la sive_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la rei_fw-la quae_fw-la futura_fw-la praescitur_fw-la futuritionem_fw-la quolibet_fw-la modo_fw-la pertinet_fw-la this_o that_o rabbin_z isac_n bar_v sesat_n quote_v by_o menass_v ben_n israel_n de_fw-la termino_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la pag._n 226._o seem_v well_o to_o have_v understand_v when_o he_o say_v deus_fw-la ab_fw-la aterno_fw-la disposuit_fw-la totius_fw-la mundi_fw-la negotia_fw-la &_o divina_fw-la sva_fw-la sapientia_fw-la ac_fw-la perspicacia_fw-la vidit_fw-la omnes_fw-la effectus_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o tempore_fw-la futuri_fw-la essent_fw-la qui_fw-la licet_fw-la pendeant_fw-la loquor_fw-la enim_fw-la de_fw-la actionibus_fw-la humanis_fw-la a_fw-la libero_fw-la hominis_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la ut_fw-la fiant_fw-la aut_fw-la non_fw-la siant_fw-la nihilominus_fw-la tamen_fw-la deus_fw-la certò_fw-la &_o infallibiliter_fw-la eos_fw-la praevidit_fw-la ac_fw-la praescivit_fw-la neque_fw-la tamen_fw-la ideoquicquam_fw-la in_o tempore_fw-la facit_fw-la homo_fw-la quia_fw-la deus_fw-la ca_fw-mi facturum_fw-la praescivit_fw-la sed_fw-la è_fw-la contrà _fw-la quia_fw-la homo_fw-la in_o tempore_fw-la hoc_fw-la vel_fw-la illud_fw-la facit_fw-la aut_fw-la operatur_fw-la ideo_fw-la deus_fw-la ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la illud_fw-la scivit_fw-la but_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o prescience_n which_o follow_v upon_o the_o praedetermination_n of_o the_o divine_a will_n have_v indeed_o for_o its_o object_n a_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o also_o presuppose_v it_o as_o full_o as_o the_o former_a but_o so_o that_o it_o comprehend_v the_o order_n and_o manner_n of_o its_o futurition_n as_o sixth_o and_o immutable_a be_v so_o constitute_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o antecedent_n praedestination_n for_o the_o further_a inculcation_n of_o this_o distinction_n let_v we_o make_v use_n of_o a_o example_n most_o familiar_a and_o pertinent_a to_o the_o difficulty_n in_o hand_n that_o divine_a prescience_n which_o have_v no_o dependence_n on_o a_o praedeterminant_a exemplification_n article_n 4._o a_o second_o illustration_n of_o the_o same_o difference_n by_o a_o pertinent_a instance_n or_o exemplification_n decree_n let_v we_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v a_o prescience_n of_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o the_o health_n and_o sickness_n of_o the_o good_a or_o evil_a use_n of_o the_o free_a will_n of_o peter_n john_n and_o every_o individual_a man_n in_o the_o world_n and_o be_v twofold_a first_o conditionate_n if_o peter_n or_o john_n be_v bear_v of_o a_o sound_n and_o durable_a constitution_n shall_v choose_v such_o a_o course_n of_o life_n as_o that_o he_o shall_v observe_v the_o wholesome_a aphorism_n of_o temperance_n in_o his_o use_n of_o the_o six_o nonnaturals_n shall_v opportune_o in_o all_o distemper_n introduce_v by_o the_o inclemency_n of_o the_o aer_fw-la the_o malignant_a impression_n of_o the_o star_n epidemic_a contagion_n or_o other_o undeclinable_a accident_n recur_v to_o the_o use_n of_o such_o convenient_a remedy_n as_o both_o reason_n and_o experience_n prescribe_v for_o the_o preservation_n or_o restauration_n of_o health_n then_o i_o foreknow_v that_o he_o shall_v live_v healthy_a and_o long_a but_o if_o on_o the_o contrary_a then_o i_o foreknow_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v infest_a with_o frequent_a disease_n and_o die_v immature_o second_o absolute_a i_o foreknow_v that_o peter_n or_o john_n shall_v choose_v a_o prudent_a course_n of_o life_n convenient_a both_o to_o his_o genius_n and_o temperament_n shall_v sedulous_o endeavour_v the_o preservation_n of_o his_o health_n by_o moderation_n in_o diet_n and_o other_o
all_o sublunary_a agent_n and_o more_o especial_o upon_o man_n as_o the_o most_o analogous_a recipient_a by_o the_o inoppugnable_a influence_n of_o celestial_a body_n respective_a to_o their_o motion_n position_n connexion_n aspect_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n we_o confess_v that_o the_o chaldaean_n a_o mercurial_a tradition_n article_n 2._o the_o gross_a vanity_n thereof_o conceal_v from_o many_o philosopher_n only_o by_o the_o cloud_n of_o transcriptive_a adbaesion_n to_o antique_a tradition_n and_o volatile_a nation_n general_o infatuate_v with_o astral_a idolatry_n be_v the_o inventor_n of_o this_o planetary_a destiny_n since_o they_o deify_v all_o they_o understand_v not_o and_o advance_v their_o observation_n of_o the_o circumvolution_n of_o the_o sphere_n together_o with_o their_o orb_n of_o light_n to_o such_o a_o height_n of_o insolence_n that_o they_o fancy_v the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n represent_v in_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o asterism_n and_o praetend_v to_o the_o skill_n of_o 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and_o sublime_a the_o wit_n of_o man_n be_v natural_o prone_a to_o affect_v and_o admire_v rather_o than_o indubitate_a and_o examine_v those_o transmission_n which_o concern_v the_o remote_a difficulty_n in_o nature_n and_o above_o all_o the_o energy_n and_o configuration_n of_o celestial_a body_n prodigia_fw-la cum_fw-la narrantur_fw-la excipi_fw-la solent_fw-la favore_fw-la mirantium_fw-la &_o quanquam_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la verum_fw-la exacti_fw-la sint_fw-la postquam_fw-la semel_fw-la scriptorem_fw-la invenerunt_fw-la pluribus_fw-la placent_fw-la veneratione_n crescunt_fw-la vetustate_fw-la commendantur_fw-la be_v nicopompus_fw-la his_fw-la say_v in_o joh._n barclaii_n argenis_n lib._n 2._o for_o have_v they_o devest_v their_o mind_n of_o all_o traditional_a praejudice_n and_o but_o reflect_v their_o thought_n either_o upon_o the_o hypothetical_n necessity_n of_o the_o matter_n or_o subject_a whereon_o the_o star_n be_v suppose_v to_o discharge_v and_o six_o their_o 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the_o sun_n moon_n and_o other_o sidereal_a magnet_n and_o though_o all_o the_o planet_n shall_v convene_v in_o the_o watery_a sign_n of_o pisces_fw-la as_o before_o the_o catholic_a deluge_n 143._o respice_fw-la pag._n 143._o and_o threaten_v a_o apertio_fw-la portarum_fw-la to_o that_o climate_n yet_o because_o the_o material_a cause_n of_o rain_n evaporation_n be_v there_o want_v must_v their_o conspiracy_n be_v defeat_v and_o their_o influence_n become_v languid_a and_o ineffectual_a and_o theresore_n by_o equal_a reason_n unless_o the_o planet_n which_o be_v lord_n of_o the_o geniture_n shall_v find_v a_o subject_a qualify_v in_o all_o point_n for_o the_o admission_n and_o promotion_n of_o this_o celestial_a fate_n which_o our_o effront_a genethliack_n have_v conceive_v it_o to_o immit_n into_o embryo_n and_o birth_n all_o its_o magnify_a influx_n must_v miscarry_v and_o be_v lose_v in_o a_o invalidity_n as_o absolute_a as_o the_o labour_n of_o that_o statuary_n who_o shall_v attempt_v to_o melt_v marble_n with_o fire_n or_o mould_n sand_n into_o a_o image_n without_o a_o convenient_a cement_n if_o this_o be_v as_o it_o must_v be_v true_a that_o the_o praeparation_n of_o the_o matter_n on_o which_o the_o impression_n of_o superlunary_a body_n be_v to_o operate_v do_v depend_v upon_o sublunary_a and_o determinate_a cause_n then_o may_v we_o with_o more_o honour_n recur_n
to_o that_o excellent_a sentence_n of_o the_o poet_n libera_n stat_fw-la nobis_fw-la mens_fw-la nulli_fw-la subdita_fw-la coelo_fw-la the_o second_o pregnant_a argument_n wherewith_o the_o more_o sober_a twin_n article_n 4._o 2_o by_o the_o common_a experiment_n of_o the_o unaequal_a fortune_n of_o twin_n sort_n of_o bookman_n usual_o deride_v the_o arrogance_n of_o our_o genethliack_n who_o blush_v not_o to_o promise_v to_o the_o world_n exact_a copy_n of_o the_o roll_n of_o destiny_n and_o divine_a as_o confident_o as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v of_o the_o cabal_n with_o all_o the_o asterism_n we_o derive_v from_o the_o common_a experiment_n of_o twin_n who_o though_o procreate_v of_o the_o same_o seminality_n faecundate_n in_o the_o same_o ovarie_a or_o bed_n of_o nature_n and_o for_o aught_o even_o our_o most_o perspicacious_a harvey_n know_v to_o the_o contrary_a conceive_v in_o the_o same_o moment_n and_o so_o under_o the_o same_o ascendent_n be_v notwithstanding_o many_o time_n 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