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his_o answer_n to_o his_o letter_n in_o call_v it_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o psychopyrist_n pag._n 2._o 82._o as_o if_o he_o have_v assert_v that_o materiality_n of_o spirit_n which_o belong_v to_o body_n pag._n 94._o in_o complain_v also_o of_o his_o inconsistency_n with_o himself_o pag._n 10._o as_o if_o he_o one_o while_o say_v that_o mr._n baxter_n make_v spirit_n to_o be_v fire_n or_o material_a and_o another_o while_o say_v he_o make_v they_o not_o fire_n or_o material_a but_o to_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o accusation_n it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o if_o it_o be_v mr._n baxter_n that_o be_v call_v the_o learned_a psychopyrist_n how_o be_v the_o thing_n know_v to_o the_o world_n but_o by_o himself_o it_o look_v as_o if_o he_o be_v ambitious_a of_o the_o title_n and_o proud_a of_o the_o civil_a treat_v he_o have_v have_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o doctor_n though_o he_o have_v but_o ill_o repay_v his_o civility_n in_o his_o reply_n and_o beside_o this_o there_o be_v no_o 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distinct_o state_v the_o question_n which_o if_o mr._n baxter_n will_v have_v take_v notice_n of_o he_o may_v have_v save_v himself_o the_o labour_n of_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o needless_a verbosity_n in_o his_o placid_a collation_n where_o he_o do_v over-frequent_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o more_o distinctness_n in_o the_o multitude_n of_o word_n obscure_a knowledge_n five_o upon_o sect._n 10._o pag._n 21._o where_o mr._n baxter_n question_n be_v how_o a_o man_n may_v tell_v how_o that_o god_n that_o can_v make_v many_o out_o of_o one_o can_v make_v many_o into_o one_o etc._n etc._n to_o which_o the_o doctor_n there_o answer_v if_o the_o meaning_n be_v of_o substantial_a spirit_n it_o have_v be_v already_o note_v that_o god_n act_v in_o nature_n do_v not_o make_v many_o substance_n out_o of_o one_o the_o substance_n remain_v still_o entire_a for_o then_o generation_n will_v be_v creation_n and_o
neither_o he_o be_v no_o create_a spirit_n and_o be_v more_o absolute_o perfect_a than_o that_o any_o such_o property_n shall_v be_v compatible_a to_o he_o and_o it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o conceive_v that_o there_o be_v little_a actual_o of_o that_o property_n in_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v no_o particular_a spirit_n though_o create_v but_o a_o universal_a one_o and_o have_v no_o need_n thereof_o for_o the_o corporeal_a world_n do_v not_o grow_v from_o a_o small_a embryo_n into_o that_o vast_a amplitude_n it_o be_v now_o of_o but_o be_v produce_v of_o the_o same_o largeness_n it_o now_o have_v though_o there_o be_v a_o successive_a delineation_n and_o orderly_a polish_n and_o perfect_v the_o vast_a distend_v part_n thereof_o and_o to_o speak_v compendious_o and_o at_o once_o that_o god_n that_o have_v create_v all_o thing_n in_o number_n weight_n &_o measure_n have_v give_v such_o measure_n of_o spiritual_a essence_n and_o of_o the_o faculty_n of_o contract_v and_o dilate_v the_o same_o as_o also_o of_o spiritual_a subtlety_n of_o substance_n as_o serve_v the_o end_n of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n in_o create_v such_o a_o species_n of_o spirit_n so_o that_o it_o be_v fond_a unskilful_a and_o ridiculous_a to_o ask_v if_o the_o whole_a spirit_n of_o the_o world_n can_v be_v contract_v into_o a_o nutshell_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o flea_n extend_v to_o the_o convex_a of_o the_o universe_n they_o that_o talk_v at_o this_o rate_n err_v as_o alien_n from_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n and_o ignorant_a of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o indeed_o of_o the_o voice_n of_o scripture_n itself_o why_o shall_v god_n make_v the_o spirit_n of_o a_o flea_n which_o be_v intend_v for_o the_o constitute_n of_o such_o a_o small_a animal_n large_a enough_o to_o fill_v the_o whole_a world_n or_o what_o need_v of_o such_o a_o contraction_n in_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n or_o plastic_a soul_n of_o the_o corporeal_a universe_n that_o it_o may_v be_v contrive_v into_o a_o nutshell_n that_o it_o have_v such_o spiritual_a subtlety_n as_o that_o particular_a spirit_n may_v contract_v themselves_o in_o it_o so_o close_o together_o as_o to_o be_v commensurate_a to_o the_o first_o inchoation_n of_o a_o foetus_fw-la which_o be_v but_o very_o small_a stand_v to_o good_a reason_n and_o effect_n prove_v it_o to_o be_v so_o as_o also_o this_o smallness_n of_o a_o foetus_fw-la or_o embryo_n that_o particular_a spirit_n be_v so_o far_o contract_v at_o first_o and_o expand_v themselves_o leisurely_o afterward_o with_o the_o growth_n of_o the_o body_n which_o they_o regulate_v but_o into_o how_o much_o lesser_a space_n they_o can_v or_o do_v contract_n themselves_o at_o any_o time_n be_v needless_a to_o know_v or_o inquire_v and_o there_o be_v no_o repugnancy_n at_o all_o but_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v contract_v to_o the_o like_a essential_a spissitude_n that_o some_o particular_a spirit_n be_v but_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o conceit_n that_o it_o ever_o be_v or_o ever_o will_v be_v so_o contract_v while_o the_o world_n stand_v nor_o last_o be_v there_o any_o inconvenience_n in_o put_v indefinite_a limit_n of_o contraction_n in_o a_o spirit_n and_o to_o allow_v that_o after_o such_o a_o measure_n of_o contraction_n though_o we_o can_v say_v just_a what_o that_o be_v it_o natural_o contract_v no_o further_o nor_o do_v another_o so_o contract_v natural_o penetrate_v this_o thus_o contract_a spirit_n for_o as_o the_o usefulness_n of_o that_o measure_n of_o self-penetrability_a and_o contraction_n be_v plain_a so_o it_o be_v as_o plain_a that_o the_o admit_v of_o it_o be_v no_o incongruitie_n nor_o incommoditie_n to_o the_o universe_n nor_o any_o confusion_n to_o the_o specific_a mode_n of_o spirit_n and_o body_n for_o these_o two_o spirit_n suppose_v contract_v to_o the_o utmost_a of_o their_o natural_a limit_n may_v natural_o avoid_v the_o enter_v one_o another_o not_o by_o a_o dead_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o body_n or_o matter_n but_o by_o a_o vital_a saturitie_n or_o natural_a uneasiness_n in_o so_o do_v beside_o that_o though_o at_o such_o a_o contract_a pitch_n they_o be_v natural_o impenetrable_a to_o one_o another_o yet_o they_o demonstrate_v still_o their_o spirituality_n by_o self-penetration_a haply_o a_o thousand_o and_o a_o thousand_o time_n repeat_v and_o though_o by_o a_o law_n of_o life_n not_o by_o a_o dead_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v keep_v from_o penetrate_v one_o another_o yet_o they_o both_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n necessary_o penetrate_v matter_n as_o undergo_a the_o diverse_a measure_n of_o essential_a spissitude_n in_o the_o same_o so_o that_o by_o the_o increase_n of_o that_o essential_a spissitude_n they_o may_v approach_v near_o to_o a_o kind_n of_o hylopathick_n disposition_n of_o impenetrability_n and_o thence_o by_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o universe_n out_o of_o which_o they_o never_o be_v be_v curb_v from_o contract_v themselves_o any_o further_a than_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n and_o i_o note_v at_o first_o that_o spiritual_a subtlety_n as_o well_o as_o amplitude_n be_v give_v in_o measure_n to_o create_a spirit_n so_o that_o penetrabilitie_n be_v still_o a_o steadie_a character_n of_o a_o spiritual_a essence_n or_o substance_n to_o the_o utmost_a sense_n thereof_o and_o to_o argue_v against_o impenetrability_n its_o be_v the_o property_n of_o matter_n from_o this_o kind_n of_o impenetrability_n of_o contract_a spirit_n be_v like_o that_o quibble_n sophistry_n against_o indiscerpibility_n be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o spirit_n because_o a_o physical_a monad_n be_v also_o indiscerpible_a the_o nine_o objection_n be_v against_o the_o indiscerpibility_n of_o spirit_n and_o will_v infer_v that_o because_o the_o doctor_n make_v they_o intellectual_o divisible_a therefore_o by_o divine_a power_n if_o it_o imply_v no_o contradiction_n a_o spirit_n be_v discerpible_a into_o physical_a part_n but_o this_o be_v so_o full_o satisfy_v already_o by_o the_o doctor_n in_o his_o discourse_n of_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o its_o defence_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o what_o i_o have_v say_v already_o above_o to_o prove_v it_o do_v imply_v a_o contradiction_n that_o i_o will_v let_v it_o go_v and_o proceed_v to_o the_o ten_o and_o last_o allegation_n which_o pretend_v that_o these_o two_o term_n penetrable_a and_o indiscerpible_a be_v needless_a and_o hazardous_a in_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n but_o how_o useful_a or_o needful_a peneâ—…rability_n be_v be_v manifest_a from_o what_o we_o have_v say_v to_o the_o eight_o objection_n and_o the_o needfulness_n of_o indiscerpibility_n be_v also_o susficient_o show_v by_o the_o doctor_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n sect._n 30._o but_o now_o for_o the_o hazardousness_n of_o these_o term_n as_o if_o they_o be_v so_o hard_o that_o it_o will_v discourage_v man_n from_o the_o admit_v of_o the_o existence_n of_o spirit_n it_o appear_v from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v to_o the_o eight_o objection_n that_o penetrability_n be_v not_o only_o intelligible_a and_o admittable_a but_o necessary_o to_o be_v admit_v in_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n as_o sure_a as_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n and_o that_o there_o be_v spirit_n of_o man_n and_o angel_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v not_o make_v of_o shred_n but_o actuate_v their_o whole_a grow_v body_n though_o at_o first_o they_o be_v contract_v into_o the_o compass_n of_o a_o very_a small_a foetus_fw-la and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o repugnancy_n that_o a_o essence_n may_v be_v ample_a and_o yet_o indiscerpible_a mr._n baxter_n himself_o must_v allow_v who_o pag._n 51._o plain_o declare_v that_o it_o be_v the_o vile_a contradiction_n to_o say_v that_o god_n be_v capable_a of_o division_n so_o that_o i_o wonder_v that_o he_o will_v call_v penetrable_a and_o indiscerpible_a hard_a and_o doubtful_a word_n and_o such_o as_o may_v stumble_v man_n belief_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o spirit_n when_o they_o be_v term_n so_o plain_a and_o necessary_a nor_o can_v that_o unity_n that_o belong_v to_o a_o spirit_n be_v conceive_v or_o understand_v without_o they_o especial_o without_o indiscerpibilitie_n and_o indeed_o if_o we_o do_v not_o allow_v penetrability_n the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n will_v be_v far_o from_o be_v one_o but_o a_o thing_n discontinue_v and_o scatter_v in_o the_o pore_n of_o his_o corpcreal_a consistencie_n we_o will_v conclude_v with_o mr._n baxters_n conceit_n of_o the_o indivisibleness_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o see_v how_o that_o will_v corroborate_v man_n faith_n of_o their_o existence_n and_o put_v all_o out_o of_o hazard_n various_a element_n say_v he_o pag._n 50._o vary_v in_o divisibility_n earth_n be_v most_o divisible_a water_v more_o hardly_o the_o part_n more_o incline_v to_o the_o close_a contact_n air_n yet_o more_o hardly_o and_o in_o fire_n no_o doubt_n the_o discerpibility_n be_v
a_o bucket_n of_o water_n while_o it_o be_v in_o the_o water_n come_v up_o with_o ease_n to_o he_o that_o draw_v it_o at_o the_o well_o but_o so_o soon_o as_o it_o come_v into_o the_o air_n though_o there_o be_v the_o same_o earth_n under_o it_o that_o there_o be_v before_o it_o feel_v now_o exceed_v more_o weighty_a of_o which_o i_o conceive_v the_o genuine_a reason_n be_v because_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n which_o range_v all_o thing_n in_o their_o due_a order_n act_v proportionate_o strong_o to_o reduce_v they_o thereto_o as_o they_o be_v more_o heterogenious_o and_o disproportionate_o place_v as_o to_o their_o consistency_n and_o therefore_o by_o how_o much_o more_o crass_a and_o solid_a a_o body_n be_v above_o that_o in_o which_o it_o be_v place_v by_o so_o much_o the_o strong_a effort_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n use_v to_o reduce_v it_o to_o its_o right_a place_n but_o the_o less_o it_o exceed_v the_o crassness_n of_o the_o element_n it_o be_v in_o the_o effort_n be_v the_o less_o or_o weak_a hence_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o a_o stone_n or_o such_o like_a body_n in_o those_o subterraneous_a depth_n seem_v less_o heavy_a because_o the_o air_n there_o be_v so_o gross_a and_o thick_a and_o be_v not_o so_o much_o disproportionate_a to_o the_o grossness_n of_o the_o stone_n as_o our_o air_n above_o the_o earth_n here_o be_v nor_o do_v i_o make_v any_o doubt_n but_o if_o the_o earth_n be_v all_o cut_v away_o to_o the_o very_a bottom_n of_o any_o of_o these_o mine_n so_o that_o the_o air_n may_v be_v of_o the_o same_o consistency_n with_o we_o the_o stone_n will_v then_o be_v as_o heavy_a as_o it_o be_v usual_o to_o we_o in_o this_o superioor_a surface_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o that_o this_o be_v no_o certain_a argument_n for_o the_o prove_v that_o the_o crust_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v of_o such_o thinness_n as_o this_o author_n will_v have_v it_o though_o i_o do_v not_o question_v but_o that_o it_o be_v thin_a enough_o pag._n 131._o and_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o great_a deep_a in_o the_o sacred_a history_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o more_o considerable_a argument_n for_o the_o thinness_n of_o the_o crust_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o think_v it_o not_o improbable_a but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o aqueous_a hollow_a sphaericum_fw-la which_o be_v the_o basis_n of_o this_o habitable_a earth_n according_a to_o that_o of_o psalm_n 24._o 2._o for_o he_o have_v found_v it_o upon_o the_o sea_n and_o establish_v it_o upon_o the_o flood_n pag._n 131._o now_o i_o intend_v not_o that_o after_o a_o certain_a distance_n all_o be_v fluid_a matter_n to_o the_o centre_n that_o be_v to_o say_v after_o a_o certain_a distance_n of_o earthly_a matter_n that_o the_o rest_n shall_v be_v fluid_a matter_n namely_o water_n and_o air_n to_o the_o centre_n etc._n etc._n but_o here_o his_o intention_n be_v direct_v by_o that_o veneration_n he_o have_v for_o des_n cartes_n otherwise_o i_o believe_v if_o he_o have_v free_o examine_v the_o thing_n to_o the_o bottom_n he_o will_v have_v find_v it_o more_o reasonable_a to_o conclude_v all_o fluid_a betwixt_o the_o concave_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a crust_n and_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o we_o usual_o phrase_v it_o though_o nothing_o be_v proper_o earth_n but_o that_o crust_n pag._n 131._o which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n very_o likely_a be_v a_o gross_a and_o foetid_v kind_n of_o air_n etc._n etc._n on_o this_o side_n of_o the_o concave_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a crust_n there_o may_v be_v several_a hollow_n of_o foetid_v air_n and_o stagnant_a water_n which_o may_v be_v so_o many_o particular_a lodging_n for_o lapse_v and_o unruly_a spirit_n but_o there_o be_v moreover_o a_o considerable_a aqueous_a sphaericum_fw-la upon_o which_o the_o earth_n be_v found_v and_o be_v most_o proper_o the_o abyss_n but_o in_o a_o more_o comprehensive_a notion_n all_o from_o the_o convex_a thereof_o to_o the_o centre_n may_v be_v term_v the_o abyss_n or_o the_o deep_a place_n that_o touch_v our_o imagination_n pag._n 131._o the_o low_a and_o central_a region_n may_v be_v fill_v with_o flame_n and_o aether_n etc._n etc._n that_o there_o be_v the_o relic_n of_o a_o sun_n after_o the_o incrustation_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o aqueous_a orb_n be_v according_a to_o this_o hypothesis_n reasonable_a enough_o and_o a_o kind_n of_o air_n and_o aether_n betwixt_o this_o diminish_v sun_n and_o the_o concave_a of_o this_o aqueous_a orb_n but_o no_o crass_a and_o opake_v concameration_n of_o hard_a matter_n interpose_v betwixt_o which_o be_v a_o hypothesis_n the_o most_o kind_a to_o the_o ingenious_a author_n of_o telluris_fw-la theoria_fw-la sacra_fw-la that_o he_o can_v wish_v for_o he_o hold_v that_o there_o be_v for_o almost_o two_o thousand_o year_n a_o opake_v earthy_a crust_n over_o this_o aqueous_a orb_n unbroken_a till_o the_o deluge_n which_o he_o ascribe_v to_o the_o break_v thereof_o it_o be_v necessary_a there_o shall_v be_v 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and_o rephaim_n and_o the_o latin_a translation_n job_n 26._o 5._o excellent_o well_o accord_v with_o this_o sad_a phaenomenon_n ecce_fw-la gigantes_fw-la gemunt_fw-la sub_fw-la aquis_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la habitant_fw-la cum_fw-la eye_n here_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o symmachus_n translate_v the_o word_n and_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o verse_n nudus_fw-la est_fw-la infernus_fw-la coram_fw-la eo_fw-la hell_n be_v naked_a before_o god_n and_o symmachus_n in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o proverb_n put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d together_o which_o therefore_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a and_o the_o nethermost_a hell_n and_o it_o will_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o high_a sense_n whenever_o this_o lurid_a light_n as_o it_o seem_v probable_a to_o i_o it_o sometime_o will_v be_v be_v quite_o extinct_a and_o this_o central_n fire_v turn_v into_o a_o terrella_n as_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v already_o happen_v in_o saturn_n but_o we_o must_v remember_v as_o the_o author_n sometime_o remind_v we_o that_o we_o be_v embellish_v but_o a_o romantic_a hypothesis_n and_o be_v sure_a we_o admit_v no_o more_o than_o reason_n scripture_n and_o the_o apostolic_a faith_n will_v allow_v pag._n 132._o be_v after_o death_n commit_v to_o those_o squalid_a subterraneous_a habitation_n etc._n etc._n he_o seem_v to_o suppose_v that_o all_o the_o wicked_a and_o degerate_v soul_n be_v commit_v hither_o that_o they_o may_v be_v less_o troublesome_a to_o better_a soul_n in_o this_o air_n above_o the_o earth_n but_o consider_v the_o devil_n be_v call_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o air_n &_o that_o he_o have_v his_o client_n and_o subject_n in_o the_o same_o place_n with_o he_o we_o may_v well_o allow_v the_o low_a region_n of_o the_o
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that_o deny_v that_o god_n can_v make_v two_o substance_n of_o one_o in_o the_o sense_n above-declared_n need_v not_o puzzle_v himself_o how_o he_o may_v make_v one_o of_o those_o two_o again_o which_o be_v no_o lean_a but_o full_a and_o apposite_a answer_n to_o the_o question_n there_o propound_v and_o yet_o in_o this_o his_o placid_a collation_n as_o if_o he_o be_v wroth_a he_o give_v ill_a language_n and_o insinuate_v that_o much_o of_o the_o doctor_n philosophical_a dispute_n be_v such_o as_o be_v not_o worth_a a_o man_n puzzle_v himself_o about_o they_o whenas_o it_o be_v well_o know_v to_o all_o that_o know_v he_o or_o his_o write_n that_o he_o concern_v himself_o in_o no_o theory_n but_o such_o as_o be_v weighty_a and_o useful_a as_o this_o of_o the_o indiscerpibility_n of_o spirit_n be_v touch_v which_o he_o further_o slander_v the_o doctor_n as_o if_o it_o be_v his_o mere_a assertion_n without_o any_o proof_n as_o if_o mr._n baxter_n have_v never_o read_v or_o forget_v the_o doctor_n discourse_n of_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n or_o what_o he_o have_v write_v in_o the_o further_a defence_n thereof_o see_v sect._n 26_o 28_o 30_o 31._o thus_o to_o say_v any_o thing_n in_o a_o angry_a mood_n very_o do_v not_o become_v the_o title_n of_o a_o placid_a collation_n six_o the_o doctor_n in_o sect._n 11._o of_o his_o defence_n of_o his_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n write_v thus_o i_o desire_v you_o to_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o light_n thorough_o and_o you_o shall_v find_v it_o nothing_o but_o a_o certain_a motion_n of_o a_o medium_fw-la who_o part_n or_o particle_n be_v so_o or_o so_o qualify_v some_o such_o way_n as_o cartesianism_n drive_v at_o to_o this_o mr._n baxter_n reply_v against_o the_o doctor_n pag._n 59_o real_o saâ—…es_v he_o when_o i_o read_v how_o far_o you_o have_v escape_v the_o delusion_n of_o cartesianism_n i_o be_o sorry_a you_o yet_o stick_v in_o so_o gross_a a_o part_n of_o it_o as_o this_o be_v when_o he_o that_o know_v no_o more_o than_o motion_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n which_o be_v the_o active_a principle_n by_o which_o mental_a and_o sensitive_a nature_n operate_v on_o man_n and_o brute_n and_o vegetable_n and_o all_o the_o passive_a element_n and_o all_o the_o visible_a action_n in_o this_o low_a world_n be_v perform_v what_o can_v that_o man_n philosophy_n be_v worth_a i_o therefore_o return_v your_o counsel_n study_v more_o thorough_o the_o nature_n of_o ethereal_a fire_n satis_fw-la pro_fw-la imperio_fw-la very_o magisterial_o speak_v and_o in_o such_o a_o igneous_a rapture_n that_o it_o be_v not_o continued_o sense_n do_v mental_a and_o sensitive_a nature_n act_n on_o brute_n and_o vegetable_n and_o all_o the_o passive_a element_n but_o to_o let_v go_v that_o be_v all_o the_o doctor_n philosophy_n worth_n nothing_o if_o he_o hold_v with_o des_n cartes_n touch_v the_o phaenomenon_n of_o light_a as_o to_o the_o material_a part_n thereof_o it_o be_v the_o ignorance_n of_o mr._n baxter_n that_o he_o reject_v all_o in_o des_fw-mi cartes_n and_o judiciousness_n in_o the_o doctor_n that_o he_o retain_v some_o thing_n and_o supply_n where_o his_o philosophy_n be_v deficient_a he_o name_v here_o only_o the_o mechanical_a cause_n of_o light_n viz._n motion_n and_o due_o modify_v particle_n but_o in_o his_o enchiridium_n he_o intimate_v a_o high_a principle_n than_o either_o fire_n or_o aether_n or_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v material_a be_v it_o as_o fine_a and_o pure_a as_o you_o please_v to_o fancy_v it_o see_v his_o enchirid_a metaphys_n cap._n 19_o where_o he_o show_v plain_o that_o light_n will_v not_o be_v light_n be_v there_o not_o a_o spiritus_fw-la mundanus_fw-la or_o spirit_n of_o nature_n which_o pervade_v the_o whole_a universe_n mr._n baxter_n ignorance_n whereof_o have_v cast_v he_o into_o so_o deep_a a_o dotage_n upon_o fire_n and_o light_n and_o fine_a discerpible_a corporeity_n which_o he_o will_v by_o his_o magisterial_a prerogative_n dubb_v spirit_n when_o to_o nothing_o that_o title_n be_v due_a but_o what_o be_v penetrable_a and_o indiscerpible_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o immediate_a oneness_n of_o its_o essence_n even_o as_o god_n the_o father_n and_o creator_n of_o all_o spirit_n be_v one_o indiscerpible_a substance_n or_o be_v and_o therefore_o i_o will_v advise_v mr._n baxter_n to_o study_v more_o thorough_o the_o true_a nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o to_o let_v go_v these_o ignes_fw-la fatui_fw-la that_o will_v seduce_v he_o into_o thick_a mist_n and_o bog_n for_o that_o universal_a spirit_n of_o nature_n be_v most_o certain_o the_o mover_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o modifier_n thereof_o and_o thence_o exhibit_v to_o we_o not_o only_o the_o phaenomena_n of_o light_n and_o fire_n but_o of_o earth_n and_o water_n and_o frame_v all_o vegetable_n into_o shape_n and_o growth_n and_o fire_n of_o itself_o be_v but_o a_o dead_a instrument_n in_o its_o hand_n as_o all_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o synesius_n if_o i_o well_o remember_v somewhere_o call_v he_o in_o his_o hymn_n seven_o that_o be_v also_o less_o ingenuous_o do_v of_o mr._n baxter_n when_o the_o doctor_n so_o friendly_a and_o faithful_o put_v he_o in_o a_o way_n of_o undeceive_v himself_o sect._n 17._o touch_v the_o doctrine_n of_o atom_n that_o he_o put_v it_o off_o so_o slight_o and_o so_o sect._n 18._o where_o he_o earnest_o exhort_v he_o to_o study_v the_o nature_n of_o water_n as_o mr._n baxter_n do_v other_o to_o study_v the_o nature_n of_o fire_n he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v bite_v and_o thence_o take_v with_o that_o disease_n the_o physician_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o which_o signify_v the_o fear_n of_o water_n have_v slink_v away_o and_o quite_o neglect_v the_o doctor_n friendly_a monition_n and_o be_v so_o small_a a_o proficient_a in_o hydrostaticks_n that_o pag._n 68_o he_o understand_v not_o what_o great_a wonder_n there_o be_v in_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o dr.'s_n rundle_n than_o in_o the_o rise_n of_o a_o piece_n of_o timber_n from_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v a_o sign_n he_o never_o read_v the_o 13_o chapter_n of_o the_o dr.'s_n enchiridion_n metaphysicum_fw-la much_o less_o the_o scholia_fw-la thereon_o for_o if_o he_o have_v he_o will_v discern_v the_o difference_n and_o the_o vast_a usefulness_n of_o the_o one_o above_o that_o of_o the_o other_o to_o prove_v a_o principium_fw-la hylarchicum_n distinct_a from_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o universe_n against_o all_o evasion_n and_o tergiversation_n whatsoever_o but_o these_o thing_n can_v be_v insist_v on_o here_o eight_o mr._n baxter_n pag._n 76._o charge_n the_o doctor_n with_o such_o a_o strange_a paradox_n as_o to_o half_a of_o it_o that_o i_o can_v imagine_v from_o whence_o he_o shall_v fetch_v it_o thou_fw-mi seem_v say_v he_o to_o make_v all_o substance_n atom_n spiritual_a atom_n and_o material_a atom_n the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o charge_n the_o doctor_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o will_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v true_a but_o may_v easy_o prove_v out_o of_o mr._n baxter_n pag._n 65._o that_o he_o must_v hold_v so_o too_o for_o his_o word_n there_o be_v these_o that_o god_n be_v able_a to_o divide_v all_o matter_n into_o atom_n or_o indivisible_a part_n i_o doubt_v not_o and_o can_v they_o be_v phyâ—…ically_o divide_v into_o part_n of_o which_o they_o do_v consist_v but_o mr._n baxter_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n make_v spirit_n divisible_a by_o god_n though_o not_o by_o any_o creature_n make_v they_o consist_v of_o spiritual_a atom_n for_o they_o can_v but_o consist_v of_o such_o part_n as_o they_o be_v divisible_a into_o and_o if_o they_o be_v divisible_a by_o god_n into_o large_a shred_n only_o but_o not_o into_o