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continence_n courage_n shun_v of_o pleasure_n patience_n in_o labour_n victory_n over_o all_o the_o passion_n the_o effective_a accomplishment_n and_o the_o inflexible_a and_o unsurmountable_a love_n of_o all_o duty_n invincible_a to_o all_o interest_n and_o to_o all_o the_o charm_n of_o concupiscence_n and_o inexpugnable_a to_o the_o victorious_a force_n of_o the_o most_o delicate_a temptation_n there_o be_v to_o say_v truth_n little_a of_o such_o virtue_n in_o the_o world_n because_o there_o be_v very_o few_o who_o do_v not_o suffer_v their_o conscience_n to_o be_v subjugate_v to_o and_o stifle_v by_o concupiscence_n but_o these_o be_v two_o indubitable_a experience_n that_o the_o seed_n and_o the_o birth_n the_o inclination_n and_o the_o principle_n of_o it_o be_v together_o with_o the_o idea_n and_o the_o light_n of_o it_o in_o all_o people_n heart_n and_o that_o there_o be_v some_o people_n in_o who_o all_o these_o virtue_n be_v real_a and_o mount_v to_o a_o sovereign_a degree_n of_o a_o invincible_a and_o constant_a love_n of_o duty_n libertine_n will_v make_v we_o believe_v that_o virtue_n be_v but_o a_o vain_a name_n and_o a_o fine_a phantôme_n with_o which_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n flatter_v and_o please_v themselves_o but_o that_o it_o never_o have_v any_o reality_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o in_o the_o live_v of_o men._n this_o idea_n favour_v their_o libertinism_n and_o they_o will_v willing_o establish_v it_o to_o save_v they_o the_o shame_n and_o the_o reproach_n of_o their_o disorder_n which_o will_v appear_v to_o they_o excusable_a if_o duty_n be_v nothing_o but_o chimera_n and_o virtue_n but_o such_o phantôme_n but_o they_o can_v make_v good_a that_o pretention_n the_o world_n have_v always_o have_v true_a virtue_n in_o its_o great_a corruption_n and_o false_a and_o counterfeit_a virtue_n have_v bear_v witness_n to_o the_o idea_n which_o be_v of_o they_o in_o nature_n which_o have_v mark_v they_o with_o so_o sensible_a a_o mark_n of_o spirituality_n and_o with_o so_o august_n and_o bright_a a_o character_n of_o divinity_n few_o man_n have_v improve_v the_o seed_n of_o conscience_n so_o far_o as_o to_o the_o perfection_n of_o all_o virtue_n and_o all_o duty_n but_o there_o never_o be_v any_o man_n who_o have_v not_o find_v in_o himself_o the_o principle_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o virtue_n and_o duty_n to_o which_o we_o must_v add_v the_o second_o ground_n of_o joy_n and_o felicity_n which_o have_v always_o accompany_v the_o former_a for_o never_o do_v man_n follow_v and_o practice_v virtue_n but_o he_o find_v in_o it_o a_o ground_n of_o pure_a joy_n and_o unalterable_a and_o uncorruptible_a felicity_n as_o on_o the_o contrary_a never_o do_v any_o man_n violate_v conscience_n and_o duty_n but_o he_o find_v a_o ground_n of_o misery_n and_o calamity_n in_o his_o own_o heart_n which_o be_v his_o judge_n and_o his_o executioner_n and_o in_o his_o own_o irregularity_n which_o be_v his_o first_o torment_n the_o nero_n and_o the_o domitian_n be_v not_o able_a neither_o with_o their_o arm_n and_o sovereign_a power_n under_o which_o they_o make_v the_o whole_a universe_n tremble_v neither_o with_o their_o obstinate_a determination_n to_o evil_a neither_o with_o their_o harden_v and_o abandon_v themselves_o to_o crime_n to_o guard_v and_o defend_v themselves_o from_o the_o penetrate_a force_n of_o that_o just_a and_o imperious_a power_n which_o wound_v impure_a and_o disorderly_a soul_n with_o a_o thousand_o invisible_a arrow_n from_o whence_o spring_v a_o mortal_a sadness_n and_o a_o mortal_a pain_n that_o conscience_n be_v not_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n a_o effect_n of_o education_n or_o of_o some_o opinion_n with_o which_o it_o be_v imprint_v and_o prepossess_v in_o the_o infancy_n there_o be_v some_o who_o to_o deliver_v themselves_o from_o the_o pain_n which_o their_o conscience_n give_v they_o and_o to_o abandon_v themselves_o to_o disorder_n with_o more_o liberty_n and_o impunity_n will_v persuade_v themselves_o that_o all_o that_o which_o we_o call_v conscience_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o effect_n of_o certain_a opinion_n with_o which_o our_o infancy_n have_v be_v prepossess_v and_o imprint_v upon_o by_o the_o authority_n and_o by_o the_o empire_n which_o our_o education_n have_v exercise_v over_o we_o but_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n so_o foolish_a so_o rash_a and_o so_o insupportable_a for_o conscience_n be_v without_o dispute_n before_o education_n and_o be_v also_o independent_a of_o it_o for_o the_o ground_n of_o its_o idea_n and_o of_o its_o instinct_n of_o good_a and_o evil._n it_o be_v true_a that_o education_n may_v prepossess_v the_o natural_a ground_n of_o conscience_n with_o some_o opinion_n and_o opinion_n very_o false_a which_o superstition_n do_v and_o the_o character_n which_o be_v call_v scrupulous_a but_o the_o error_n with_o which_o this_o natural_a ground_n of_o conscience_n may_v have_v be_v prepossess_v do_v only_o invincible_o prove_v the_o ground_n of_o conscience_n for_o as_o teriullian_n say_v if_o there_o be_v not_o in_o nature_n a_o idea_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a it_o be_v impossible_a that_o one_o shall_v err_v and_o deceive_v one_o self_n by_o the_o evil_a application_n of_o that_o idea_n if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o idea_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a one_o shall_v never_o deceive_v himself_o by_o acknowledge_v for_o good_a that_o which_o be_v evil_a and_o for_o evil_a that_o which_o be_v good_a or_o that_o which_o be_v indifferent_a all_o will_v have_v appear_v indifferent_a and_o above_o all_o there_o will_v neither_o have_v be_v certain_a idea_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a of_o which_o all_o man_n be_v agree_v how_o different_a soever_o their_o education_n may_v be_v and_o how_o opposite_a soever_o their_o preposession_n be_v nor_o it_o will_v not_o be_v impossible_a to_o imprint_v what_o idea_n one_o will_v of_o good_a and_o evil._n for_o if_o conscience_n be_v not_o a_o thing_n natural_a in_o man_n if_o man_n have_v not_o a_o natural_a idea_n and_o a_o natural_a love_n of_o duty_n one_o may_v then_o make_v man_n thereupon_o believe_v all_o that_o one_o will_v one_o may_v make_v they_o believe_v that_o injustice_n ingratitude_n and_o treachery_n be_v thing_n commendable_a and_o estimable_a and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o nothing_o be_v more_o impossble_a for_o as_o one_o can_v never_o make_v a_o man_n believe_v that_o a_o square_n have_v but_o three_o corner_n and_o that_o two_o and_o two_o make_v five_o so_o one_o can_v never_o make_v he_o believe_v that_o ingratitude_n be_v a_o ornament_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n that_o injustice_n merit_v a_o reward_n that_o treachery_n be_v a_o virtue_n a_o honest_a and_o commendable_a quality_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o justice_n fidelity_n and_o gratitude_n be_v thing_n condemnable_a and_o wicked_a man_n make_v law_n according_a to_o their_o fancy_n they_o establish_v they_o by_o caprice_n and_o by_o authority_n they_o make_v themselves_o obey_v by_o the_o
such_o manner_n that_o what_o it_o operate_v in_o we_o be_v our_o operation_n and_o our_o operation_n be_v it_o it_o operate_v in_o we_o sometime_o by_o way_n of_o light_n or_o illumination_n and_o sometime_o by_o way_n of_o anticipate_v or_o prevent_v pleasure_n and_o delectation_n and_o it_o operate_v after_o this_o sort_n in_o two_o manner_n by_o transient_a act_n and_o by_o permanent_a and_o settle_a habit_n transient_a irradiation_n whether_o they_o be_v by_o illumination_n or_o by_o celestial_a delectation_n which_o we_o common_o express_v by_o the_o name_n of_o inspiration_n be_v that_o which_o we_o call_v actual_a grace_n and_o those_o permanent_a and_o habitual_a disposition_n of_o holy_a and_o righteous_a inclination_n and_o affection_n which_o keep_v the_o soul_n turn_v towards_o god_n tie_v to_o duty_n and_o to_o virtue_n and_o determine_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n be_v that_o which_o we_o call_v habitual_a grace_n or_o divine_a charity_n for_o that_o which_o we_o call_v habitual_a grace_n have_v nothing_o in_o it_o that_o be_v physical_a beyond_o divine_a charity_n or_o that_o happy_a situation_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o regard_v and_o love_v god_n and_o duty_n as_o the_o sovereign_n good_a with_o a_o firm_a and_o inconcussible_a determination_n of_o the_o will_n from_o which_o nothing_o can_v draw_v it_o until_o human_a liberty_n come_v to_o be_v too_o loose_a do_v so_o diminish_v the_o heavenly_a impression_n so_o that_o temptation_n be_v able_a to_o prevail_v that_o be_v it_o which_o make_v the_o sad_a fall_v of_o the_o just._n there_o be_v some_o who_o conceive_v that_o this_o heavenly_a impression_n be_v not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o produce_v of_o action_n holy_a and_o just_a in_o themselves_o as_o for_o the_o produce_v they_o of_o a_o certain_a fashion_n whereof_o they_o have_v not_o and_o of_o which_o they_o do_v not_o give_v any_o distinct_a idea_n they_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v essential_a to_o our_o action_n that_o they_o be_v make_v by_o a_o supernatural_a principle_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v be_v agreeable_a to_o god_n and_o worthy_a of_o that_o eternal_a recompense_n which_o st._n paul_n call_v the_o crown_n of_o justice_n but_o that_o be_v altogether_o a_o pure_a illusion_n of_o certain_a school_n man_n who_o conceive_v it_o after_o that_o manner_n grace_n be_v necessary_a for_o the_o foundation_n of_o holy_a and_o just_a action_n themselves_o and_o not_o only_o for_o some_o circumstance_n whereof_o they_o may_v stand_v in_o need_n to_o make_v they_o worthy_a this_o will_v be_v mere_a pelagianism_n and_o most_o gross_a to_o believe_v that_o we_o can_v without_o the_o inward_a delectation_n of_o grace_n preserve_v continence_n pardon_v our_o enemy_n and_o love_n god_n above_o all_o thing_n by_o a_o effective_a love_n and_o efficacy_n which_o withdraw_v our_o heart_n from_o the_o world_n and_o from_o ourselves_o and_o tie_v it_o to_o that_o eternal_a and_o sovereign_a beauty_n it_o be_v grace_n which_o draw_v we_o from_o time_n from_o the_o world_n and_o from_o ourselves_o and_o make_v we_o taste_v god_n and_o eternity_n it_o be_v grace_n which_o cause_v we_o to_o do_v all_o the_o good_a which_o we_o do_v for_o all_o that_o we_o do_v without_o grace_n be_v poison_v and_o corrupt_v by_o some_o secret_a return_n of_o self-love_n which_o be_v that_o venomous_a root_n whereof_o st._n austin_n so_o often_o speak_v which_o poison_n all_o that_o it_o touch_v and_o even_o all_o that_o it_o come_v near_o how_o grace_n be_v efficacious_a it_o be_v demand_v whether_o grace_n be_v efficacious_a by_o its_o self_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v only_o by_o the_o free_a determination_n and_o co-operation_n of_o human_n will_n but_o beside_o that_o this_o may_v not_o perhaps_o be_v a_o place_n to_o decide_v qustion_n of_o this_o nature_n there_o be_v nothing_o perhaps_o but_o a_o equivocation_n in_o all_o the_o dispute_n which_o christian_n can_v have_v among_o themselves_o thereupon_o for_o since_o there_o be_v two_o certain_a truth_n among_o christian_n that_o grace_n of_o itself_o be_v victorious_a over_o the_o impure_a delectation_n of_o concupiscence_n whereof_o it_o invincible_o suspend_v the_o charm_n by_o the_o heavenly_a and_o inward_a taste_n which_o it_o give_v we_o of_o god_n of_o our_o duty_n and_o of_o eternal_a happiness_n and_o that_o at_o the_o same_o time_n it_o regard_v our_o liberty_n or_o at_o least_o it_o do_v not_o restrain_v it_o leave_v we_o to_o our_o own_o choice_n to_o cooperate_a with_o it_o or_o not_o it_o seem_v that_o among_o christian_n it_o ought_v necessary_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o in_o one_o sense_n grace_n be_v efficacious_a and_o victorious_a by_o itself_o and_o that_o in_o another_o it_o be_v not_o so_o it_o be_v efficacious_a by_o itself_o against_o inordinate_a desire_n but_o not_o against_o our_o liberty_n for_o it_o invincible_o suspend_v the_o charm_n of_o concupiscence_n but_o it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o invincible_o engage_v our_o co-operation_n so_o often_o as_o it_o opein_o us._n i_o say_v so_o often_o because_o it_o be_v of_o that_o we_o be_v discourse_v but_o for_o certain_a occasion_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o grace_n do_v engage_v us._n chap._n xxi_o seven_o or_o eight_o difference_n of_o our_o act_n of_o intellection_n and_o how_o god_n act_v perpetual_o in_o we_o in_o the_o two_o capital_a faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n we_o observe_v in_o the_o twelve_o place_n seven_o or_o eight_o notable_a difference_n of_o divers_a act_n of_o pure_a intellection_n for_o we_o have_v of_o they_o in_o the_o first_o place_n notion_n which_o be_v applicable_a to_o a_o thousand_o divers_a subject_n as_o be_v all_o those_o idea_n which_o we_o call_v in_o the_o school_n abstract_v or_o universal_a by_o which_o we_o conceive_v essence_n and_o universal_a nature_n without_o any_o individual_a difference_n as_o for_o example_n the_o idea_n of_o a_o circle_n of_o a_o square_a of_o a_o triangle_n the_o idea_n of_o a_o man_n of_o a_o angel_n of_o a_o lion_n of_o a_o stone_n in_o general_a and_o on_o the_o contrary_a we_o have_v such_o as_o be_v singular_a and_o individual_a idea_n which_o can_v be_v apply_v but_o to_o one_o certain_a determine_a object_n which_o they_o represent_v or_o conceive_v we_o have_v in_o the_o second_o place_n such_o as_o be_v direct_o in_o view_n and_o other_o that_o be_v in_o view_n by_o reflection_n by_o which_o we_o come_v again_o upon_o our_o simple_a view_n and_o compare_v the_o one_o with_o the_o other_o for_o to_o observe_v their_o diversity_n and_o their_o singularity_n we_o have_v in_o the_o three_o place_n a_o simple_a conception_n or_o representation_n of_o object_n which_o we_o call_v simple_a apprehension_n and_o we_o have_v the_o judgement_n and_o the_o comparison_n thereof_o by_o which_o we_o decide_v the_o relation_n and_o the_o agreement_n of_o thing_n their_o equality_n their_o identity_n their_o disproportion_n etc._n etc._n we_o have_v in_o the_o four_o place_n aquiescence_n and_o decisive_a judgement_n by_o way_n of_o affirmation_n or_o by_o way_n of_o negation_n and_o a_o doubt_n or_o suspension_n and_o balance_v of_o the_o decision_n in_o the_o obscurity_n of_o thing_n or_o in_o the_o equality_n of_o reason_n which_o be_v call_v to_o doubt_n we_o have_v in_o the_o five_o place_n simple_z speculation_n of_o object_n without_o any_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o go_v further_o and_o a_o effort_n and_o agitation_n of_o the_o thought_n to_o extend_v knowledge_n and_o to_o pass_v on_o from_o that_o which_o we_o know_v to_o that_o we_o do_v not_o as_o yet_o know_v which_o be_v that_o proper_a species_n of_o reason_v which_o bring_v into_o the_o world_n all_o the_o art_n and_o science_n in_o relation_n to_o all_o these_o different_a act_n of_o the_o intellection_n there_o be_v this_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o it_o be_v not_o but_o by_o pure_a accident_n consider_v the_o state_n of_o union_n 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there_o be_v some_o who_o conceive_v the_o love_n of_o union_n or_o of_o this_o holy_a concupiscence_n which_o i_o here_o speak_v of_o and_o whereupon_o i_o establish_v duty_n as_o a_o disorder_n and_o irregularity_n of_o self-love_n which_o reverse_v the_o order_n of_o the_o essential_a relation_n which_o all_o creature_n ought_v to_o have_v to_o god_n but_o this_o be_v not_o right_o to_o comprehend_v the_o free_a and_o voluntary_a relation_n by_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o relate_v ourselves_o too_o god_n we_o do_v not_o only_o relate_v ourselves_o to_o god_n by_o the_o confession_n of_o our_o dependence_n and_o of_o his_o supereminent_a excellence_n over_o we_o by_o which_o we_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o we_o deserve_v to_o be_v annihilate_v by_o he_o we_o do_v no_o less_o relate_v ourselves_o to_o he_o by_o that_o which_o we_o do_v from_o the_o source_n of_o pleasure_n and_o happiness_n which_o we_o acknowledge_v in_o he_o only_o it_o be_v no_o less_o agreeable_a for_o he_o to_o 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bank_n and_o its_o channel_n he_o have_v prescribe_v certain_a bound_n and_o certain_a circumstance_n to_o it_o beyond_o which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v it_o pass_v god_n as_o a_o particular_a cause_n by_o the_o regard_v of_o his_o paternal_a providence_n over_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o prescribe_v certain_a circumstance_n and_o certain_a condition_n to_o the_o pleasure_n which_o he_o make_v in_o we_o as_o universal_a cause_n he_o have_v be_v oblige_v to_o enclose_v the_o sea_n within_o a_o bank_n that_o it_o may_v not_o overflow_v the_o whole_a earth_n and_o he_o have_v be_v force_v to_o limit_v in_o we_o the_o desire_n of_o pleasure_n which_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o give_v we_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o body_n within_o barrier_n and_o rampart_n to_o the_o end_n that_o our_o concupiscence_n shall_v be_v bound_v and_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o injure_v his_o right_n nor_o trouble_v the_o good_a order_n of_o the_o universe_n nor_o settle_v itself_o under_o the_o shade_n of_o bodily_a pleasure_n and_o so_o forget_v the_o pleasure_n to_o come_v by_o too_o great_a a_o relish_n of_o the_o present_a pleasure_n the_o necessity_n of_o gospel-self-denial_n and_o mortification_n you_o see_v here_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n we_o be_v debar_v from_o pleasure_n and_o that_o all_o pleasure_n of_o the_o body_n be_v dangerous_a and_o require_v in_o we_o a_o continual_a vigilance_n and_o attention_n to_o remove_v or_o moderate_v they_o this_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o that_o self-denial_n and_o of_o that_o self-hatred_n which_o the_o gospel_n so_o strict_o command_v we_o our_o concupiscence_n have_v need_v to_o be_v restrain_v to_o the_o end_n that_o our_o soul_n may_v preserve_v its_o liberty_n and_o its_o purity_n its_o empire_n and_o its_o reason_n together_o with_o our_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n to_o god_n and_o his_o duty_n and_o if_o we_o do_v not_o soon_o prevent_v they_o by_o continual_o weaken_v they_o in_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v impossible_a but_o 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they_o there_o be_v no_o heart_n pure_a and_o innocent_a without_o gospel_n self-denial_n god_n incarnate_a call_v his_o gospel_n the_o salt_n of_o the_o world_n and_o it_o be_v by_o this_o law_n of_o self-denial_n that_o it_o be_v effective_o so_o it_o be_v this_o mystical_a and_o spiritual_a salt_n which_o hinder_v the_o corruption_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o our_o duty_n by_o the_o practice_n of_o self-denial_n these_o duty_n subsist_v and_o continue_v incorruptible_a in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n without_o which_o they_o degenerate_v into_o a_o universal_a corruption_n and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v so_o little_a honesty_n virtue_n and_o love_n of_o duty_n in_o the_o world_n and_o in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n especial_o from_o whence_o gospel_n self-denial_n be_v banish_v by_o express_a profession_n every_o one_o can_v play_v his_o part_n in_o it_o one_o may_v find_v a_o colour_n for_o the_o corruption_n of_o his_o heart_n a_o appearance_n and_o a_o masque_n of_o honesty_n and_o sometime_o also_o of_o piety_n and_o superficial_a religion_n but_o there_o be_v never_o any_o truth_n or_o fidelity_n amity_n or_o equity_n and_o much_o less_o piety_n and_o effective_a religion_n under_o this_o superficies_n and_o this_o apparent_a colour_n they_o have_v their_o heart_n estrange_v from_o all_o duty_n be_v opposite_a to_o all_o their_o obligation_n void_a of_o all_o virtue_n and_o subdue_v by_o all_o vice_n they_o can_v here_o deceive_v themselves_o they_o may_v believe_v of_o they_o what_o they_o will_v and_o flatter_v themselves_o with_o friendship_n truth_n and_o equity_n but_o god_n see_v they_o in_o the_o light_n of_o his_o eternal_a truth_n full_a of_o a_o secret_a opposition_n to_o charity_n and_o justice_n full_a of_o themselves_o and_o enslave_v by_o their_o passion_n of_o pleasure_n and_o self-love_n these_o act_n do_v not_o always_o proceed_v from_o this_o foundation_n of_o corruption_n because_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o be_v not_o continual_a but_o the_o foundation_n of_o corruption_n be_v always_o establish_v in_o the_o heart_n it_o do_v not_o fail_v to_o express_v and_o manifest_v itself_o in_o these_o rencounter_n and_o occurrence_n there_o be_v nothing_o then_o more_o constant_a and_o more_o certain_a than_o this_o maxim_n that_o without_o gospel_n self-denial_n there_o can_v be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n either_o any_o solid_a religion_n towards_o god_n or_o any_o true_a honesty_n towards_o man_n and_o this_o rule_n so_o establish_v by_o the_o constant_a experience_n of_o the_o world_n follow_v necessary_o from_o the_o principle_n whereby_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n but_o let_v we_o pass_v to_o our_o three_o part_n and_o let_v we_o see_v how_o our_o soul_n ought_v to_o be_v out_o of_o the_o body_n to_o draw_v from_o thence_o the_o last_o part_n of_o morality_n which_o ought_v to_o regulate_v the_o order_n of_o our_o duty_n betwixt_o the_o present_a and_o future_a life_n between_o time_n and_o eternity_n and_o between_o the_o present_a world_n and_o the_o world_n to_o come_v the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o part._n a_o moral_a essay_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man._n part_n iii_o concern_v our_o duty_n of_o time_n and_o eternity_n of_o the_o present_a life_n and_o of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v of_o the_o present_a world_n and_o of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v which_o result_n from_o the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n ought_v to_o be_v out_o of_o our_o body_n first_o of_o all_o and_o then_o in_o our_o spiritualised_a body_n after_o the_o universal_a resurrection_n chap._n i._n a_o objection_n against_o the_o design_n of_o this_o three_o part_n to_o be_v answer_v which_o be_v to_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o know_v how_o our_o soul_n be_v to_o be_v out_o of_o our_o body_n since_o we_o be_v accustom_v to_o limit_v our_o knowledge_n by_o our_o sense_n and_o that_o we_o do_v not_o only_o follow_v with_o a_o extreme_a propensity_n the_o facy_o of_o imagine_v who_o act_n we_o exercise_v without_o do_v any_o violence_n to_o ourselves_o but_o beside_o we_o make_v but_o very_o little_a use_n of_o the_o faculty_n of_o reason_v or_o of_o serve_v ourselves_o with_o the_o light_n already_o acquire_v to_o enlighten_v the_o matter_n which_o we_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o dive_v into_o i_o have_v reason_n to_o believe_v that_o many_o will_v censure_v my_o undertake_n of_o rashness_n to_o go_v about_o to_o speak_v of_o a_o thing_n so_o impenetrable_a in_o their_o opinion_n so_o remote_a and_o so_o hide_v from_o our_o sight_n as_o be_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v and_o how_o they_o operate_v out_o of_o our_o body_n perhaps_o there_o be_v those_o who_o will_v tell_v i_o as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n nunquid_fw-la ingressus_fw-la es_fw-la portas_fw-la mortis_fw-la aut_fw-la ostia_fw-la tenebrosa_fw-la vidisti_fw-la but_o i_o hope_v that_o all_o reasonable_a person_n will_v find_v that_o my_o curiosity_n be_v lawful_a and_o 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happiness_n of_o which_o it_o be_v the_o basis_n and_o so_o long_o as_o it_o be_v indubitable_a that_o that_o part_n by_o which_o and_o in_o which_o we_o can_v and_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v essential_o either_o happy_a or_o unhappy_a be_v not_o only_o our_o principal_a part_n but_o the_o whole_a true_a ground_n of_o our_o be_v so_o long_o it_o be_v clear_a and_o certain_a that_o our_o soul_n be_v all_o the_o true_a ground_n of_o our_o be_v because_o we_o find_v that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n that_o all_o our_o sentiment_n essential_o be_v that_o be_v to_o say_v joy_n and_o pleasure_n on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o pain_n and_o grief_n on_o the_o other_o and_o by_o consequence_n happiness_n or_o unhappiness_n for_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n which_o alone_o have_v essential_o the_o certainty_n and_o sentiment_n of_o all_o that_o we_o perceive_v and_o if_o the_o soul_n have_v pleasure_n she_o take_v no_o care_n at_o all_o of_o the_o body_n in_o what_o estate_n soever_o it_o may_v be_v 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will_v find_v that_o these_o heat_n and_o emotion_n of_o the_o passion_n turn_v she_o out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o end_n of_o sovereign_n good_a and_o of_o reason_n and_o throw_v she_o aside_o into_o precipice_n and_o abyss_n wherein_o she_o not_o only_o wander_v and_o lose_v herself_o but_o she_o wound_v murder_n and_o embloody_v herself_o if_o i_o may_v say_v so_o by_o a_o thousand_o deep_a scar_n from_o whence_o spring_n a_o thousand_o remorse_n like_o black_a and_o livid_v blood_n which_o empoyson_v all_o her_o joy_n and_o corrupt_v all_o her_o pleasure_n seven_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o the_o seven_o place_n that_o our_o soul_n have_v essential_o a_o certain_a sentiment_n of_o her_o limitation_n and_o dependence_n on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o on_o the_o other_o of_o a_o superior_a and_o overrule_v power_n on_o which_o she_o depend_v for_o our_o soul_n do_v naturally_n and_o essential_o feel_v in_o themselves_o religious_a duty_n they_o be_v as_o tertullian_n say_v naturally_n 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of_o god_n as_o a_o avenger_n of_o order_n in_o the_o intellectual_a part_n and_o in_o the_o understanding_n even_o after_o the_o passion_n and_o the_o habit_n of_o vice_n have_v deface_v that_o of_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v that_o which_o be_v more_o common_o express_v by_o the_o name_n of_o conscience_n or_o of_o sensibility_n of_o order_n and_o duty_n we_o must_v observe_v nine_o that_o in_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o natural_a capacity_n of_o our_o soul_n beside_o that_o immense_a capacity_n of_o pleasure_n or_o felicity_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n that_o immense_a capacity_n of_o grief_n and_o calamity_n which_o we_o have_v acknowledge_v in_o we_o our_o soul_n have_v moreover_o a_o insatiability_n of_o desire_n and_o pleasure_n which_o come_v to_o they_o like_o all_o the_o rest_n from_o the_o ground_n of_o their_o spiritual_a nature_n by_o the_o which_o they_o make_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o instant_a and_o moment_n a_o digestion_n if_o i_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o say_v so_o 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but_o which_o be_v know_v to_o all_o those_o who_o have_v understand_v the_o price_n of_o their_o soul_n their_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o immortal_a condition_n have_v apply_v themselves_o to_o cultivate_v it_o chap._n xviii_o that_o all_o these_o knowledge_n be_v so_o many_o light_n and_o principle_n of_o morality_n and_o duty_n every_o one_o will_v find_v all_o these_o thing_n in_o his_o own_o proper_a sentiment_n and_o in_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o his_o soul_n if_o he_o give_v himself_o never_o so_o little_a trouble_n to_o reflect_v upon_o it_o and_o unfold_v it_o and_o that_o shall_v not_o only_o complete_a in_o we_o the_o conviction_n of_o her_o spirituality_n see_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v in_o a_o substance_n corporeal_a and_o material_a so_o many_o attribute_n so_o many_o advantage_n and_o so_o many_o character_n so_o undoubted_o spiritual_a
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