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other_o ii_o of_o the_o false_a judgement_n of_o some_o religious_a person_n iii_o of_o the_o false_a judgement_n of_o the_o superstitious_a and_o hypocrite_n iv_o of_o voetius_fw-la mr._n des_n cartes_n enemy_n whatever_o tend_v to_o exalt_v we_o above_o other_o by_o make_v we_o more_o perfect_a as_o science_n and_o virtue_n or_o give_v we_o authority_n over_o they_o by_o render_v we_o more_o powerful_a other_o as_o honour_n and_o riches_n seem_v to_o put_v we_o in_o a_o sort_n of_o independence_n all_o those_o that_o be_v below_o we_o reverence_n and_o fear_v we_o be_v always_o prepare_v to_o execute_v what_o we_o please_v for_o our_o preservation_n and_o be_v afraid_a of_o offend_v we_o or_o resist_v our_o desire_n which_o make_v man_n constant_o endeavour_v to_o be_v master_n of_o these_o advantage_n which_o elevate_v they_o above_o other_o for_o they_o do_v consider_v that_o their_o be_v and_o
great_a and_o solid_a truth_n which_o they_o have_v render_v familiar_a and_o which_o bear_v they_o up_o and_o strengthen_v they_o in_o all_o occasion_n chap._n ix_o of_o love_n and_o aversion_n and_o their_o principal_a species_n love_n and_o hatred_n be_v the_o passion_n that_o immediate_o succeed_v admiration_n for_o we_o dwell_v not_o long_o upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o a_o object_n without_o discover_v the_o relation_n it_o have_v to_o we_o or_o to_o something_o we_o love_v the_o object_n we_o love_v and_o to_o which_o consequent_o we_o be_v unite_v by_o that_o passion_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n present_v as_o well_o as_o that_o which_o we_o actual_o admire_v our_o mind_n quick_o and_o without_o any_o considerable_a reflection_n make_v the_o necessary_a comparison_n to_o find_v out_o the_o relation_n they_o have_v to_o each_o other_o and_o to_o we_o or_o else_o be_v natural_o aware_a of_o they_o by_o a_o prevent_a sense_n of_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n then_o it_o be_v that_o the_o motion_n of_o love_n we_o have_v for_o ourselves_o and_o for_o the_o belove_a object_n extend_v to_o that_o which_o be_v admire_v if_o the_o relation_n it_o have_v immediate_o to_o we_o or_o to_o something_o unite_v to_o we_o appear_v advantageous_a either_o by_o knowledge_n or_o sensation_n now_o that_o new_a motion_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o rather_o that_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n new_o determine_v join_v to_o that_o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o follow_v with_o the_o sensation_n that_o attend_v the_o new_a disposition_n that_o the_o same_o new_a motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n produce_v in_o the_o brain_n be_v the_o passion_n we_o call_v here_o love_n but_o when_o we_o feel_v by_o any_o pain_n or_o discover_v by_o a_o clear_a and_o evident_a knowledge_n that_o the_o union_n or_o relation_n of_o the_o admire_a object_n will_v prove_v disserviceable_a to_o we_o or_o to_o something_o unite_v to_o we_o than_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o love_n we_o have_v for_o ourselves_o or_o for_o the_o thing_n unite_v to_o we_o terminate_v in_o we_o or_o cleave_v to_o the_o unite_a object_n without_o follow_v the_o view_n of_o the_o mind_n or_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o admire_a thing_n but_o as_o the_o motion_n towards_o good_a in_o general_n which_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n continual_o imprint_n on_o the_o soul_n carry_v she_o to_o whatever_o be_v know_v and_o feel_v because_o what_o be_v either_o intelligible_a or_o sensible_a be_v good_a in_o itself_o so_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o resistance_n of_o the_o soul_n against_o that_o natural_a motion_n which_o attract_v it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o voluntary_a motion_n which_o terminate_v in_o nothingness_n now_o that_o voluntary_a person_n motion_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v join_v to_o that_o of_o the_o spirit_n and_o blood_n and_o follow_v by_o the_o sensation_n that_o attend_v the_o new_a disposition_n which_o that_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n produce_v in_o the_o brain_n be_v the_o passion_n we_o call_v here_o aversion_n or_o hatred_n that_o passion_n be_v altogether_o contrary_a to_o love_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v never_o without_o love_n it_o be_v altogether_o contrary_a to_o it_o because_o aversion_n separate_v and_o love_n unite_v the_o former_a have_v most_o common_o nothingness_n for_o its_o object_n and_o the_o latter_a have_v always_o a_o be_v the_o former_a resist_v the_o natural_a motion_n and_o make_v it_o of_o no_o effect_n whereas_o the_o latter_a yield_v to_o it_o and_o make_v it_o victorious_a however_o aversion_n be_v never_o separate_v from_o love_n because_o evil_a the_o object_n of_o the_o former_a be_v the_o privation_n of_o good_a so_o that_o to_o fly_v from_o evil_a be_v to_o fly_v from_o the_o privation_n of_o good_a that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o tend_v to_o good_a and_o therefore_o the_o aversion_n of_o the_o privation_n of_o good_a be_v the_o love_n of_o good_n but_o if_o evil_a be_v take_v for_o pain_n the_o aversion_n of_o pain_n be_v not_o the_o aversion_n of_o the_o privation_n of_o pleasure_n because_o pain_n be_v as_o real_a a_o sensation_n as_o pleasure_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o the_o privation_n of_o it_o but_o the_o aversion_n of_o pain_n be_v the_o aversion_n of_o some_o internal_a misery_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v affect_v with_o that_o passion_n shall_v we_o not_o love_v ourselves_o last_o if_o evil_a be_v take_v for_o what_o cause_v pain_n in_o we_o or_o for_o whatever_o deprive_v we_o of_o good_a than_o aversion_n depend_v on_o self-love_n or_o on_o the_o love_n of_o something_o to_o which_o we_o desire_v to_o be_v unite_v so_o that_o love_n and_o aversion_n be_v two_o mother-passion_n opposite_a to_o each_o other_o but_o love_n be_v the_o first_o the_o chief_z and_o the_o most_o universal_a as_o at_o that_o great_a distance_n and_o estrangement_n we_o be_v from_o god_n since_o the_o fall_n we_o look_v upon_o our_o be_v as_o the_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o thing_n to_o which_o we_o be_v unite_v so_o it_o may_v be_v say_v in_o some_o sense_n that_o our_o motion_n of_o love_n for_o any_o thing_n whatsoever_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o self-love_n we_o love_v honour_n because_o they_o raise_v we_o our_o riches_n because_o they_o maintain_v and_o preserve_v we_o our_o relation_n prince_n and_o country_n because_o we_o be_v concern_v in_o their_o preservation_n our_o motion_n of_o self-love_n reach_v to_o all_o the_o thing_n that_o relate_v to_o we_o and_o to_o which_o we_o be_v unite_v because_o it_o be_v that_o motion_n which_o unite_v we_o to_o they_o and_o spread_v our_o be_v if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v on_o those_o that_o surround_v we_o proportionable_o as_o we_o discover_v by_o reason_n or_o by_o sensation_n that_o it_o be_v our_o interest_n to_o be_v unite_v to_o they_o and_o therefore_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o think_v that_o since_o the_o fall_n self-love_n be_v only_o the_o cause_n and_o rule_n of_o all_o other_o affection_n but_o that_o most_o part_n of_o other_o affection_n be_v species_n of_o self-love_n for_o when_o we_o say_v that_o a_o man_n love_v any_o new_a object_n we_o must_v not_o suppose_v that_o a_o new_a motion_n of_o love_n be_v produce_v in_o he_o but_o rather_o that_o know_v that_o object_n to_o have_v some_o relation_n or_o union_n with_o he_o he_o love_v himself_o in_o that_o object_n and_o that_o with_o a_o motion_n of_o love_n coeval_fw-fr to_o himself_o for_o indeed_o without_o grace_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o self-love_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o love_n of_o truth_n of_o justice_n of_o god_n himself_o and_o every_o other_o love_n that_o be_v in_o we_o by_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o nature_n have_v ever_o since_o the_o fall_v be_v a_o sacrifice_n to_o self-love_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n however_o but_o the_o most_o wicked_a and_o barbarous_a man_n idolater_n and_o atheist_n themselves_o be_v unite_v to_o god_n by_o a_o natural_a love_n of_o which_o consequent_o self-love_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n for_o they_o be_v unite_v to_o he_o by_o their_o love_n to_o truth_n justice_n and_o virtue_n they_o praise_v and_o esteem_v good_a man_n and_o do_v not_o love_v they_o because_o they_o be_v man_n but_o because_o they_o see_v in_o they_o such_o quality_n as_o they_o can_v forbear_v to_o love_v because_o they_o can_v forbear_v to_o admire_v and_o judge_v they_o amiable_a and_o therefore_o we_o love_v something_o beside_o ourselves_o but_o self-love_n overrule_v all_o the_o rest_n and_o man_n forsake_v truth_n and_o justice_n for_o the_o small_a concern_v for_o when_o by_o their_o natural_a force_n they_o venture_v their_o good_n and_o life_n to_o defend_v oppress_v innocence_n or_o on_o any_o other_o occasion_n their_o great_a spur_n be_v mere_a vanity_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o get_v a_o name_n by_o the_o seem_a possession_n of_o a_o virtue_n which_o be_v reverence_v by_o all_o the_o world_n they_o love_v truth_n and_o justice_n when_o on_o their_o side_n but_o never_o against_o themselves_o because_o without_o grace_n they_o can_v obtain_v the_o least_o victory_n over_o self-love_n there_o be_v many_o other_o sort_n of_o natural_a love_n we_o natural_o love_v our_o prince_n country_n relation_n those_o that_o have_v any_o conformity_n of_o humour_n design_n and_o employment_n with_o we_o but_o all_o those_o sort_n of_o love_n be_v very_o weak_a as_o well_o as_o the_o love_n of_o truth_n and_o justice_n and_o self-love_n be_v the_o most_o violent_a of_o all_o conquer_v they_o so_o easy_o as_o to_o find_v no_o other_o resistance_n but_o what_o it_o create_v against_o itself_o body_n that_o strike_v against_o other_o lose_v their_o motion_n proportionable_o as_o they_o communicate_v it_o to_o the_o strike_n and_o after_o have_v move_v many_o other_o body_n may_v at_o last_o entire_o lose_v their_o own_o motion_n it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o self-love_n it_o determine_v every_o
so_o it_o be_v just_a that_o infant_n shall_v be_v bear_v sinner_n and_o in_o disorder_n and_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v just_a and_o equitable_a be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o sin_n but_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o progenitor_n in_o which_o sense_n it_o be_v not_o just_a and_o reasonable_a that_o a_o sinful_a father_n shall_v procreate_v child_n perfect_a than_o himself_o or_o that_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o dominion_n over_o their_o body_n which_o their_o mother_n have_v not_o over_o she_o own_o fourteen_o it_o be_v true_a that_o after_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n which_o ruine_v and_o corrupt_v all_o thing_n god_n may_v by_o change_v something_o in_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n have_v remedy_v the_o disorder_n which_o that_o sin_n have_v cause_v but_o god_n change_v not_o his_o will_n in_o that_o manner_n he_o will_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v just_a and_o what_o he_o once_o will_v he_o ever_o will_v he_o never_o correct_v himself_o nor_o repent_v of_o what_o he_o do_v but_o his_o will_n be_v constant_a and_o immutable_a his_o eternal_a decree_n depend_v not_o on_o the_o inconstant_a will_n of_o man_n nor_o be_v it_o just_a they_o shall_v be_v submit_v to_o it_o xv._o but_o if_o it_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o dive_v into_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o to_o speak_v our_o thought_n upon_o the_o motive_n which_o may_v determine_v he_o to_o establish_v the_o order_n now_o explain_v and_o permit_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n i_o can_v see_v how_o we_o can_v conceive_v a_o notion_n more_o worthy_a the_o greatness_n of_o god_n and_o more_o consonant_a to_o reason_n and_o religion_n than_o to_o believe_v his_o principal_a design_n in_o his_o external_n operation_n be_v the_o incarnation_n of_o his_o son_n that_o god_n establish_v the_o order_n of_o nature_n 3._o and_o permit_v the_o disorder_n which_o befall_v it_o to_o help_v forward_o his_o great_a work_n that_o he_o permit_v all_o man_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o sin_n that_o none_o may_v glory_v in_o himself_o and_o suffer_v concupiscence_n in_o the_o perfect_a and_o holy_a of_o man_n lest_o they_o shall_v take_v a_o vain_a complacency_n in_o their_o own_o person_n for_o upon_o consider_v the_o perfection_n of_o one_o be_v it_o be_v difficult_a to_o despise_v it_o unless_o at_o the_o same_o time_n we_o contemplate_v and_o love_v the_o supreme_a good_a before_o who_o all_o our_o perfection_n and_o greatness_n dissolve_v and_o fall_v to_o nothing_o i_o own_o that_o concupiscence_n may_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o our_o merit_n and_o that_o it_o be_v most_o just_a the_o mind_n shall_v for_o a_o season_n follow_v order_n with_o pain_n and_o difficulty_n that_o it_o may_v merit_v to_o be_v eternal_o subject_a to_o it_o with_o ease_n and_o pleasure_n i_o grant_v that_o upon_o that_o prospect_n god_n may_v have_v permit_v concupiscence_n when_o he_o foresee_v the_o sin_n but_o concupiscence_n not_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o our_o merit_v if_o god_n permit_v it_o it_o be_v that_o man_n may_v be_v able_a to_o do_v no_o good_a without_o the_o aid_n which_o jesus_n christ_n have_v merit_v for_o he_o and_o that_o he_o may_v not_o glory_v in_o his_o own_o strength_n for_o it_o be_v visible_a that_o a_o man_n can_v encounter_v and_o conquer_v himself_o unless_o animate_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n who_o as_o head_n of_o the_o faithful_a inspire_v they_o with_o quite_o opposite_a sentiment_n to_o those_o of_o concupiscence_n derive_v to_o they_o from_o the_o original_a man._n xvi_o suppose_v then_o that_o infant_n be_v bear_v with_o concupiscence_n it_o be_v plain_a they_o be_v effective_o sinner_n since_o their_o heart_n be_v set_v upon_o body_n as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v capable_a there_o be_v as_o yet_o in_o their_o will_n but_o one_o love_n and_o that_o disorder_a and_o corrupt_a and_o so_o they_o have_v nothing_o in_o they_o that_o can_v be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n because_o he_o can_v love_v disorder_n xvii_o but_o when_o they_o have_v be_v regenerate_v in_o jesus_n christ_n that_o be_v when_o their_o heart_n have_v be_v convert_v to_o god_n either_o by_o a_o actual_a motion_n of_o love_n or_o by_o a_o internal_a disposition_n like_o that_o which_o remain_v after_o a_o act_n of_o loving_n god_n then_o concupiscence_n be_v no_o more_o a_o sin_n in_o they_o because_o it_o do_v not_o sole_o possess_v the_o heart_n nor_o domineer_v any_o long_o in_o it_o habitual_a love_n which_o remain_v in_o they_o through_o the_o grace_n of_o baptism_n in_o our_o lord_n be_v more_o free_a or_o more_o strong_a than_o that_o which_o be_v in_o they_o through_o the_o contagion_n of_o concupiscence_n derive_v from_o adam_n they_o be_v like_o the_o just_a who_o in_o their_o sleep_n obey_v the_o motion_n of_o concupiscence_n yet_o lose_v not_o the_o grace_n of_o their_o baptism_n because_o their_o consent_n to_o these_o motion_n be_v involuntary_a xviii_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v think_v strange_a that_o i_o believe_v it_o 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