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which_o do_v in_o so_o many_o way_n depend_v upon_o this_o supreme_a nature_n chap._n x._o what_o the_o soul_n do_v in_o the_o body_n and_o what_o it_o do_v not_o we_o observe_v first_o of_o all_o that_o there_o be_v in_o we_o the_o operation_n or_o act_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o operation_n or_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o there_o be_v thing_n which_o the_o body_n do_v in_o we_o and_o thing_n which_o the_o soul_n do_v in_o the_o body_n this_o be_v a_o certain_a rule_n that_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o do_v any_o thing_n which_o she_o do_v not_o perceive_v that_o she_o do_v and_o that_o she_o do_v every_o thing_n that_o she_o perceive_v that_o she_o do_v thus_o we_o may_v say_v with_o assurance_n that_o our_o soul_n do_v not_o make_v the_o digestion_n in_o we_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n the_o natural_a and_o pure_o animal_n respiration_n in_o we_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o chyle_n which_o be_v the_o prepare_a juice_n of_o concoct_v and_o digest_v victual_n in_o the_o stomach_n together_o with_o the_o faeces_fw-la or_o gross_a matter_n which_o be_v discharge_v into_o the_o bowel_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o of_o the_o artery_n the_o ebullition_n and_o fermentation_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o of_o that_o matter_n which_o provoke_v carnal_a concupiscence_n it_o be_v moreover_o certain_a that_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o make_v neither_o the_o preparation_n of_o spirit_n either_o vital_a or_o animal_n nor_o the_o continuation_n of_o the_o motion_n or_o of_o the_o impression_n of_o external_n object_n which_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o nerve_n as_o by_o little_a well_o stretch_v chord_n from_o all_o the_o circumference_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o most_o integral_a part_n of_o the_o brain_n as_o to_o the_o common_a centre_n of_o all_o its_o structure_n and_o all_o its_o organization_n nor_o the_o retracement_n of_o object_n which_o be_v make_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o eye_n in_o the_o retina_fw-la or_o that_o which_o be_v make_v in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o brain_n which_o be_v the_o organ_n of_o that_o which_o we_o call_v the_o common_a and_o internal_a sense_n it_o be_v sure_a that_o they_o do_v not_o make_v the_o relaxation_n of_o the_o muscle_n and_o of_o the_o nerve_n which_o cause_n the_o tympanum_fw-la to_o be_v relax_v with_o all_o the_o nerve_n which_o serve_v to_o hear_v and_o the_o optic_a nerve_n which_o serve_v to_o the_o sight_n from_o whence_o sleep_n come_v that_o they_o do_v not_o cause_v fever_n the_o stone_n the_o gout_n the_o cholique_a the_o bloodyflux_n palsy_n obstruction_n apoplexy_n and_o disease_n in_o general_a our_o soul_n do_v nothing_o of_o all_o this_o these_o be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o body_n or_o its_o alteration_n and_o its_o passion_n for_o although_o the_o perception_n and_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v accompany_v some_o one_o of_o these_o effect_n she_o feel_v and_o perceive_v they_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n that_o she_o perceive_v at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o they_o go_v before_o and_o precede_v her_o sentiment_n and_o her_o perception_n and_o that_o be_v so_o she_o do_v not_o at_o all_o cause_n they_o much_o better_a do_v she_o perceive_v that_o she_o have_v essential_o the_o empire_n over_o every_o thing_n that_o she_o do_v and_o that_o she_o have_v none_o at_o all_o over_o all_o these_o thing_n that_o our_o soul_n do_v not_o operate_v out_o of_o themselves_o but_o by_o will_n and_o cause_v not_o in_o we_o neither_o heat_n nor_o digestion_n nor_o any_o corporeal_a effect_n there_o be_v some_o who_o conceive_v our_o soul_n as_o the_o physical_a and_o immediate_a cause_n of_o that_o heat_n for_o example_n which_o concoct_n and_o digest_v the_o meat_n in_o our_o stomach_n and_o which_o keep_v in_o our_o blood_n that_o degree_n of_o ardour_n and_o quickness_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o end_n that_o it_o may_v spread_v abroad_o the_o nourishment_n and_o maintain_v motion_n in_o all_o the_o body_n they_o 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have_v of_o it_o that_o our_o soul_n have_v any_o such_o virtue_n to_o do_v it_o immediate_o and_o notwithstanding_o any_o other_o virtue_n and_o faculty_n that_o she_o may_v have_v for_o it_o we_o do_v not_o at_o all_o believe_v that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o she_o we_o experience_n in_o our_o soul_n no_o other_o power_n nor_o no_o other_o virtue_n upon_o body_n than_o that_o of_o be_v able_a to_o move_v that_o structure_n of_o bone_n of_o flesh_n and_o of_o nerve_n which_o we_o call_v our_o body_n and_o thereby_o other_o body_n to_o which_o we_o do_v apply_v it_o so_o likewise_o she_o have_v not_o the_o power_n to_o make_v and_o determine_v all_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o body_n she_o can_v do_v nothing_o and_o she_o do_v nothing_o as_o have_v be_v already_o say_v
constrain_v but_o by_o accident_n and_o by_o particular_a rencounter_n for_o whether_o god_n give_v they_o for_o recompense_n of_o their_o hope_n or_o the_o attention_n of_o their_o spirit_n as_o some_o conceive_v or_o whether_o the_o spirit_n make_v they_o itself_o by_o the_o light_n which_o it_o have_v once_o receive_v from_o god_n to_o discover_v the_o essence_n of_o thing_n in_o separate_v that_o which_o be_v essential_o agreeable_a to_o they_o from_o those_o which_o they_o have_v not_o but_o by_o accident_n and_o as_o it_o be_v accessory_o as_o well_o as_o the_o proportion_n and_o relation_n of_o equality_n or_o inequality_n which_o be_v in_o they_o as_o other_o have_v more_o willing_o conceive_v it_o it_o be_v hour_n always_o true_a to_o say_v that_o the_o soul_n form_v these_o idea_n and_o these_o notion_n since_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o she_o form_v they_o at_o least_o by_o her_o attention_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o she_o render_v herself_o attentive_a by_o herself_o and_o by_o she_o own_o proper_a choice_n and_o determination_n from_o whence_o there_o come_v to_o she_o afterward_o these_o idea_n and_o these_o notion_n as_o have_v be_v say_v already_o that_o god_n act_v perpetual_o in_o we_o in_o our_o perceptive_a faculty_n and_o in_o our_o appetitive_a faculty_n after_o this_o particular_a account_n i_o do_v not_o see_v that_o one_o can_v wish_v for_o any_o thing_n more_o to_o be_v full_o instruct_v of_o the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v and_o operate_v in_o our_o body_n unless_o it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v this_o general_a reflection_n to_o spread_v over_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v that_o it_o be_v god_n who_o be_v indubitable_o our_o light_n and_o our_o life_n who_o operate_v in_o we_o in_o all_o these_o divers_a act_n of_o our_o perceptive_a faculty_n and_o of_o our_o appetitive_a faculty_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o he_o perpetual_o act_v in_o our_o spirit_n and_o in_o our_o heart_n in_o our_o spirit_n by_o the_o act_n of_o his_o continual_a illumination_n and_o in_o our_o heart_n by_o that_o of_o his_o insurmountable_a and_o invincible_a attraction_n for_o that_o which_o we_o call_v in_o we_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o will_n or_o the_o appetitive_a faculty_n be_v but_o a_o vehement_a and_o a_o invincible_a desire_n by_o which_o god_n draw_v we_o to_o himself_o under_o the_o confuse_a idea_n of_o good_a of_o pleasure_n and_o of_o happiness_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v but_o in_o he_o and_o as_o all_o the_o act_n of_o the_o perceptive_a faculty_n be_v but_o only_o different_a modification_n of_o his_o eternal_a illumination_n which_o operate_v in_o we_o in_o a_o hundred_o divers_a manner_n so_o all_o these_o divers_a act_n of_o our_o appetitive_a faculty_n all_o these_o divers_a resentment_n of_o our_o passion_n be_v but_o the_o divers_a modification_n of_o that_o desire_n and_o of_o that_o motion_n of_o that_o attraction_n and_o of_o that_o ardour_n so_o inflame_v with_o pleasure_n and_o with_o sovereign_a good_a by_o which_o he_o perpetual_o draw_v we_o to_o himself_o which_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o that_o insatiability_n of_o desire_n and_o of_o that_o perpetual_a emptiness_n of_o heart_n which_o nothing_o can_v satisfy_v and_o fill_v till_o it_o be_v fill_v by_o himself_o him_n of_o who_o st._n paul_n have_v so_o well_o say_v that_o a_o time_n will_v come_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v all_o in_o all._n erit_fw-la deus_fw-la omnia_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la it_o be_v in_o god_n that_o we_o see_v and_o perceive_v all_o that_o we_o see_v and_o perceive_v and_o it_o be_v in_o god_n that_o we_o love_v and_o we_o desire_v all_o that_o we_o love_v and_o all_o that_o we_o desire_v it_o be_v from_o god_n that_o we_o receive_v all_o our_o light_n and_o it_o be_v in_o god_n that_o all_o the_o motion_n of_o our_o heart_n do_v centre_n we_o know_v not_o at_o all_o that_o it_o be_v he_o that_o search_v we_o but_o it_o be_v he_o who_o be_v the_o true_a object_n and_o the_o true_a end_n of_o all_o our_o pursuit_n as_o he_o be_v the_o principle_n and_o the_o mover_n of_o they_o it_o be_v he_o that_o drive_v we_o on_o and_o who_o stimulate_v we_o in_o all_o our_o desire_n and_o it_o be_v he_o who_o be_v the_o centre_n and_o term_n of_o all_o our_o desire_n our_o poor_a soul_n go_v grope_v through_o all_o the_o body_n which_o environ_n it_o search_v for_o a_o pleasure_n and_o contentment_n which_o shall_v satisfy_v it_o and_o it_o be_v god_n who_o be_v that_o sovereign_a pleasure_n which_o make_v the_o soul_n thus_o search_v after_o it_o our_o soul_n regard_v god_n by_o all_o its_o be_v and_o by_o all_o its_o motion_n and_o god_n regard_v the_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v by_o all_o the_o ray_n of_o his_o infinite_a essence_n she_o hold_v fast_o to_o god_n on_o every_o side_n if_o we_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o say_v so_o &_o god_n tie_v himself_o to_o she_o by_o a_o thousand_o regard_v of_o his_o puissance_n of_o his_o bounty_n and_o of_o his_o intimate_a and_o continual_a influence_n we_o can_v separate_v our_o soul_n from_o god_n nor_o god_n from_o our_o soul_n we_o can_v know_v nothing_o clear_a of_o they_o but_o as_o far_o as_o we_o see_v and_o know_v god_n whole_o unite_v and_o whole_o apply_v to_o she_o and_o that_o we_o do_v not_o see_v they_o all_o turn_v towards_o god_n either_o to_o receive_v from_o he_o their_o light_n or_o to_o dart_v themselves_o towards_o he_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v find_v in_o he_o their_o satisfaction_n and_o their_o joy_n their_o contentment_n and_o their_o sovereign_a felicity_n the_o body_n do_v a_o little_a interpose_v betwixt_o they_o but_o this_o be_v it_o which_o complete_o give_v we_o knowledge_n of_o our_o state_n upon_o earth_n chap._n xxii_o man_n upon_o earth_n and_o the_o visible_a point_n wherein_o he_o ought_v to_o regard_v himself_o for_o to_o comprehend_v his_o state_n and_o his_o duty_n of_o this_o present_a life_n our_o soul_n be_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o we_o as_o we_o have_v see_v that_o be_v in_o relation_n to_o god_n our_o body_n be_v give_v to_o they_o for_o a_o trial_n and_o for_o a_o matter_n to_o exercise_n themselves_o upon_o our_o soul_n be_v essential_o unite_v to_o god_n and_o god_n remove_v they_o as_o it_o be_v from_o he_o for_o a_o time_n place_v they_o and_o keep_v they_o in_o the_o body_n to_o see_v if_o they_o can_v pierce_v the_o veil_n of_o they_o and_o break_v through_o the_o wall_n to_o go_v to_o he_o by_o their_o free_a and_o voluntary_a union_n which_o he_o will_v have_v they_o add_v to_o their_o essential_a union_n the_o body_n which_o he_o give_v they_o as_o it_o be_v a_o burden_n and_o for_o a_o house_n upon_o the_o road_n of_o eternity_n be_v the_o only_a thing_n that_o can_v stop_v they_o and_o make_v they_o to_o wander_v and_o be_v lose_v in_o that_o course_n the_o body_n which_o be_v to_o god_n in_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o the_o union_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n the_o occasion_n of_o the_o determination_n 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body_n and_o of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o there_o be_v no_o more_o question_n but_o to_o observe_v the_o proper_a difference_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n let_v we_o follow_v they_o one_o after_o another_o chap._n xi_o operation_n depend_v and_o operation_n independ_v upon_o the_o body_n we_o observe_v second_o in_o we_o in_o the_o proper_a operation_n of_o the_o soul_n operation_n which_o do_v depend_v upon_o the_o body_n and_o operation_n which_o do_v not_o depend_v upon_o the_o body_n for_o we_o experience_v that_o there_o be_v act_n in_o we_o which_o we_o have_v independent_o of_o all_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n as_o the_o act_n of_o the_o will_n which_o be_v the_o necessary_a and_o invincible_a love_n of_o good_a in_o general_a but_o it_o be_v not_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n neither_o with_o those_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o our_o heart_n which_o be_v the_o power_n that_o we_o have_v to_o determine_v ourselves_o to_o love_n or_o to_o hate_n to_o 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there_o be_v only_o this_o movement_n of_o our_o will_n which_o be_v entire_o independent_a of_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n all_o the_o rest_n do_v more_o or_o less_o depend_v upon_o it_o i_o say_v more_o or_o less_o because_o there_o be_v divers_a degree_n of_o the_o dependence_n which_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n have_v upon_o our_o body_n the_o act_n of_o perception_n of_o imagination_n of_o reminiscency_n and_o of_o passionate_v one_o self_n depend_v thereupon_o much_o more_o than_o the_o act_n of_o understanding_n or_o of_o reason_v and_o the_o act_n of_o liberty_n and_o of_o conscience_n which_o be_v the_o faculty_n we_o have_v the_o most_o independent_a on_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n the_o act_n of_o perceive_v of_o imagine_v etc._n etc._n depend_v much_o more_o upon_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n than_o these_o three_o faculty_n of_o intellection_n or_o reason_n of_o liberty_n and_o of_o conscience_n because_o these_o three_o faculty_n do_v not_o depend_v upon_o it_o but_o indirect_o and_o occasional_o or_o accidental_o inasmuch_o as_o their_o act_n can_v be_v exercise_v in_o all_o their_o perfection_n if_o the_o imagination_n be_v not_o calm_a and_o sedate_v for_o the_o soul_n have_v no_o need_n of_o a_o certain_a positive_a disposition_n of_o the_o body_n or_o of_o a_o certain_a determination_n which_o shall_v happen_v to_o she_o from_o it_o for_o to_o determine_v she_o to_o conceive_v by_o pure_a intellection_n and_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o duty_n but_o only_o of_o not_o be_v trouble_v divert_a and_o transport_v by_o foolish_a and_o confuse_a thought_n which_o she_o conceive_v through_o the_o disorder_n of_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o imaginative_a faculty_n this_o aught_o to_o make_v we_o comprehend_v how_o the_o passion_n be_v pernicious_a since_o they_o all_o of_o they_o take_v away_o the_o sceptre_n and_o the_o empire_n from_o reason_n to_o give_v it_o to_o the_o imagination_n and_o that_o they_o give_v to_o this_o faculty_n already_o rebellious_a and_o impure_a and_o unruly_a enough_o of_o itself_o a_o rapid_a and_o untameable_a motion_n which_o infinite_o augment_v its_o unruliness_n but_o to_o perceive_v to_o imagine_v to_o remember_v to_o passionate_a itself_o the_o soul_n have_v need_n of_o be_v necessary_o determine_v by_o a_o certain_a disposition_n and_o a_o certain_a configuration_n of_o the_o brain_n which_o ought_v to_o precede_v her_o act_n of_o imagine_v of_o perceive_v of_o passionate_v and_o of_o call_v to_o mind_n by_o memory_n proper_o so_o call_v this_o have_v give_v place_n to_o the_o division_n of_o the_o organical_a faculty_n and_o of_o the_o inorganical_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o we_o have_v believe_v that_o we_o may_v call_v those_o organical_a which_o do_v not_o operate_v but_o upon_o the_o occasion_n and_o by_o the_o determination_n of_o a_o particular_a disposition_n of_o the_o body_n chap._n xii_o
diversity_n of_o temperament_n and_o of_o genius_n after_o which_o there_o remain_v nothing_o more_o to_o be_v say_v upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o difference_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n unless_o that_o it_o be_v thereby_o easy_a to_o comprehend_v that_o all_o the_o diversity_n which_o be_v observe_v betwixt_o one_o man_n and_o another_o do_v not_o come_v but_o from_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o temperament_n and_o from_o the_o material_a structure_n and_o harmony_n of_o the_o body_n and_o from_o the_o great_a or_o lesser_a disposition_n whereby_o the_o object_n which_o strike_v the_o sense_n be_v lively_o represent_v to_o the_o passive_a or_o to_o the_o active_a faculty_n of_o the_o think_v soul_n for_o if_o one_o be_v choleric_a and_o the_o other_o phlegmatic_a it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o happen_v because_o the_o soul_n of_o one_o be_v more_o lively_a and_o more_o sensible_a than_o the_o soul_n of_o another_o but_o because_o the_o same_o thing_n do_v more_o hurt_v the_o brain_n of_o the_o one_o and_o less_o hurt_v the_o brain_n of_o the_o other_o and_o it_o be_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o judgement_n and_o of_o the_o memory_n and_o of_o the_o other_o natural_a quality_n but_o let_v we_o go_v on_o and_o see_v further_o what_o other_o operation_n our_o soul_n make_v in_o our_o body_n chap._n xviii_o act_n of_o spiritual_a reminiscency_n and_o act_n of_o corporeal_a memory_n we_o observe_v in_o the_o nine_o place_n act_n of_o reminiscency_n or_o of_o remembrance_n spiritual_n and_o to_o speak_v proper_o inorganical_a and_o act_n of_o corporeal_a memory_n or_o of_o mechanic_n memory_n if_o we_o may_v be_v admit_v to_o say_v so_o for_o if_o you_o observe_v you_o will_v find_v that_o beyond_o or_o above_o that_o organical_a mechanic_n memory_n which_o determin_n in_o the_o same_o order_n and_o in_o the_o same_o connection_n that_o it_o have_v receive_v they_o the_o species_n and_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o fiber_n of_o the_o spirit_n from_o whence_o be_v form_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o throat_n and_o of_o the_o tongue_n which_o make_v we_o recite_v or_o sing_v true_o a_o air_n without_o dream_v of_o it_o or_o those_o of_o the_o foot_n which_o make_v we_o dance_v a_o currant_n or_o a_o ballet_n there_o be_v another_o species_n of_o memory_n by_o which_o we_o conserve_v the_o most_o abstract_a idea_n of_o science_n in_o all_o the_o order_n and_o all_o the_o arangement_n that_o demonstration_n make_v of_o they_o for_o though_o corporeal_a and_o mechanic_n memory_n serve_v to_o these_o science_n for_o conservation_n of_o these_o kind_n of_o term_n which_o serve_v thereto_o yet_o it_o be_v undubitable_a that_o there_o be_v a_o thousand_o sort_n of_o knowledge_n whole_o intellectual_a which_o we_o have_v acquire_v by_o speculation_n and_o reason_v the_o remembrance_n of_o which_o remain_v with_o we_o which_o do_v no_o way_n depend_v upon_o that_o organ_n of_o the_o corporeal_a memory_n which_o go_v like_o a_o wheel_n or_o like_o a_o clock_n so_o long_o as_o it_o have_v line_n and_o weight_n for_o though_o this_o corporeal_a memory_n be_v lose_v this_o spiritual_a reminiscency_n remain_v and_o so_o far_o be_v reminiscency_n or_o spiritual_a memory_n from_o be_v weaken_v by_o time_n and_o old_a age_n that_o she_o be_v always_o grow_a more_o perfect_a for_o we_o see_v that_o abstract_a and_o speculative_a science_n be_v perfection_a more_o and_o more_o though_o the_o memory_n diminish_v in_o speculative_a men._n there_o may_v be_v a_o thousand_o reflection_n make_v upon_o this_o double_a memory_n for_o the_o corporeal_a on_o the_o one_o side_n operate_n as_o she_o do_v sensible_o by_o spirit_n without_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o often_o time_n without_o her_o participation_n from_o whence_o proceed_v a_o thousand_o marvellous_a effect_n as_o to_o observe_v the_o order_n and_o the_o dependence_n of_o tone_n and_o of_o pause_n or_o cadence_n in_o sing_v or_o in_o dance_v and_o to_o repeat_v thousand_o of_o word_n in_o the_o order_n that_o we_o have_v learn_v they_o may_v serve_v for_o a_o sensible_a demonstration_n of_o the_o inutility_n of_o the_o principle_n of_o a_o knowledge_n like_a to_o we_o which_o we_o so_o imprudent_o give_v to_o beast_n since_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o memory_n make_v we_o sing_v and_o dance_v without_o our_o dream_v of_o it_o and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n reminiscency_n and_o the_o faculty_n whole_o spiritual_a of_o the_o soul_n of_o remembrance_n make_v we_o see_v in_o our_o soul_n their_o spiritual_a quality_n and_o nature_n by_o the_o immensity_n of_o its_o idea_n of_o its_o principle_n and_o of_o its_o consequence_n and_o by_o the_o enchain_a of_o the_o one_o with_o the_o other_o which_o she_o treasure_n up_o in_o herself_o chap._n xix_o act_n of_o spiritual_a resentment_n and_o act_n of_o corporeal_a passion_n the_o difference_n of_o pleasure_n and_o joy_n of_o grief_n and_o sadness_n we_o observe_v in_o we_o in_o the_o ten_o place_n act_n of_o spiritual_a passion_n and_o act_n of_o corporeal_a passion_n for_o we_o have_v not_o only_a pleasure_n and_o pain_n but_o we_o have_v joy_n and_o sorrow_n thing_n altogether_o different_a pain_n and_o pleasure_n be_v sensation_n these_o be_v modification_n and_o confuse_a sentiment_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o affect_v it_o and_o penetrate_v it_o without_o enlighten_v it_o but_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o conduct_n of_o the_o body_n by_o relation_n to_o which_o they_o instruct_v it_o teach_v it_o to_o apprehend_v what_o be_v good_a and_o what_o be_v ill_a for_o the_o body_n by_o way_n of_o instinct_n a_o joy_n and_o sadness_n be_v passion_n or_o act_n and_o resentment_n of_o the_o appetite_n of_o that_o love_n which_o we_o have_v say_v carry_v we_o towards_o good_a and_o do_v flow_v from_o the_o idea_n oâ—_n the_o opinion_n which_o we_o have_v of_o it_o the_o difference_n of_o pain_n and_o sadness_n pain_n be_v very_o different_a from_o sadness_n not_o only_o in_o the_o sentiment_n which_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o give_v we_o but_o also_o in_o the_o manner_n whereby_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o enter_v into_o our_o soul_n pain_n be_v make_v in_o we_o without_o we_o it_o enter_v indeed_o by_o our_o sense_n but_o it_o be_v not_o we_o who_o open_v the_o gate_n of_o our_o soul_n to_o it_o we_o be_v very_o willing_a to_o keep_v it_o shut_v it_o make_v way_n it_o enter_v it_o penetrate_v it_o in_o spite_n of_o we_o and_o independent_o of_o our_o reflection_n even_o to_o the_o bottom_n of_o our_o soul_n on_o the_o contrary_a we_o open_v the_o gate_n to_o sadness_n it_o enter_v by_o our_o thought_n and_o by_o our_o reflection_n and_o it_o be_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o pleasure_n and_o joy_n as_o it_o be_v with_o pain_n and_o sadness_n pleasure_n be_v a_o sentiment_n like_o pain_n which_o be_v make_v in_o we_o without_o we_o independent_a of_o our_o thought_n and_o of_o our_o reflection_n and_o joy_n on_o the_o contrary_a enter_v by_o the_o gate_n of_o our_o thought_n and_o of_o our_o knowledge_n or_o reflection_n joy_n corporeal_a and_o corporeal_a sadness_n and_o as_o pain_n and_o sadness_n pleasure_n and_o joy_n be_v divers_a operation_n in_o we_o so_o there_o be_v likewise_o in_o we_o a_o great_a difference_n of_o joy_n and_o sadness_n we_o have_v two_o sort_n of_o they_o which_o we_o may_v call_v corporeal_a and_o we_o have_v some_o which_o we_o may_v call_v and_o which_o we_o have_v always_o call_v spiritual_a both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o be_v passion_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o they_o be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o appetitive_a faculty_n which_o we_o otherwise_o call_v the_o will_n not_o by_o way_n of_o free_a determination_n and_o deliberate_a act_n but_o by_o way_n of_o resentment_n and_o emotion_n and_o this_o be_v proper_o call_v passion_n we_o have_v corporeal_a joy_n and_o sadness_n not_o that_o the_o body_n can_v have_v any_o resentment_n of_o joy_n or_o sadness_n for_o it_o can_v have_v they_o in_o any_o manner_n but_o because_o we_o have_v they_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o body_n or_o by_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o sensible_a or_o corporeal_a appetite_n which_o be_v the_o love_n of_o sensible_a good_n corporeal_a joy_n and_o sadness_n do_v arise_v in_o we_o these_o two_o way_n either_o because_o the_o violent_a passion_n of_o love_n for_o some_o sensible_a good_a have_v a_o happy_a or_o unhappy_a success_n from_o whence_o joy_n and_o sadness_n spring_v up_o by_o a_o necessary_a resentment_n or_o because_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o body_n of_o which_o there_o be_v some_o earthy_a and_o melancholy_a one_o which_o lock_v up_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o heart_n and_o thereby_o give_v occasion_n to_o sad_a thought_n condition_n and_o disposition_n and_o some_o that_o be_v
begin_v to_o be_v touch_v and_o can_v this_o duty_n be_v more_o lively_o draw_v near_o we_o and_o place_v before_o our_o eye_n than_o by_o a_o action_n so_o efficacious_a and_o so_o sovereign_a by_o a_o empire_n so_o almighty_a and_o so_o invincible_a by_o which_o god_n cause_v in_o we_o the_o dolorous_a and_o affect_a sentiment_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o pain_n of_o incommodity_n and_o disease_n the_o idea_n whereof_o may_v be_v always_o present_a either_o by_o our_o own_o pain_n or_o by_o those_o of_o other_o men._n man_n strive_v to_o make_v terrible_a picture_n of_o god_n vengeance_n to_o establish_v and_o imprint_v the_o fear_n of_o they_o but_o as_o i_o have_v observe_v there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o make_v such_o effort_n when_o one_o have_v once_o conceive_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n have_v pain_n and_o grief_n in_o our_o body_n we_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o remember_v that_o god_n will_v wound_v and_o strike_v after_o another_o manner_n the_o impure_a and_o reprobated_a soul_n deliver_v up_o he_o to_o wrath_n and_o to_o his_o eternal_a vengeance_n than_o he_o now_o wound_v we_o by_o to_o make_v we_o sensible_a and_o concern_v for_o the_o conservation_n of_o our_o body_n of_o hell_n i_o find_v once_o a_o libertine_n who_o tell_v i_o he_o can_v not_o comprehend_v that_o hell_n shall_v be_v such_o as_o they_o say_v it_o be_v i_o do_v no_o more_o than_o ask_v he_o if_o he_o have_v never_o have_v a_o fever_n the_o cholique_a or_o the_o toothache_n which_o may_v have_v very_o much_o disturb_v he_o and_o if_o he_o have_v never_o have_v they_o if_o he_o have_v ever_o see_v any_o body_n in_o those_o torment_n the_o libertine_n answer_v that_o he_o himself_o have_v have_v but_o too_o much_o experience_n of_o they_o alas_o say_v i_o to_o he_o do_v you_o but_o imagine_v now_o a_o eternal_a fit_a of_o a_o burn_a fever_n or_o the_o cholique_a or_o the_o rage_n of_o a_o desperate_a toothache_n and_o you_o have_v conceive_v what_o hell_n be_v do_v not_o you_o apprehend_v that_o the_o power_n which_o at_o present_a make_v in_o we_o these_o so_o sad_a condition_n can_v make_v they_o eternal_o in_o our_o soul_n if_o they_o have_v render_v themselves_o worthy_a of_o his_o wrath_n and_o there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o that_o spirit_n who_o till_o then_o be_v most_o disorder_v and_o the_o great_a libertine_n perhaps_o that_o ever_o be_v to_o make_v he_o conceive_v hell_n he_o confess_v it_o and_o believe_v it_o so_o well_o that_o he_o quit_v not_o only_o debauchery_n but_o the_o world_n he_o afterward_o make_v a_o edify_a repentance_n which_o be_v know_v to_o a_o great_a many_o the_o scripture_n teach_v we_o that_o all_o the_o evil_a the_o pain_n and_o the_o calamity_n in_o the_o world_n which_o at_o present_a do_v afflict_v mankind_n all_o the_o terror_n and_o dread_v which_o affright_v they_o be_v no_o other_o but_o lightning_n which_o come_v out_o beforehand_o from_o the_o cloud_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o from_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o 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to_o acknowledge_v in_o it_o the_o advantage_n of_o our_o spiritual_a nature_n because_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o empire_n of_o our_o soul_n over_o its_o desire_n be_v a_o evident_a and_o a_o indubitable_a character_n of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n st._n augustin_n say_v that_o the_o only_a contrariety_n of_o our_o desire_n be_v a_o assure_a argument_n of_o the_o spirituality_n of_o our_o soul_n because_o that_o in_o fine_a say_v he_o there_o will_v not_o be_v in_o we_o a_o combat_n of_o desire_n if_o we_o be_v not_o compose_v of_o two_o part_n of_o a_o corporeal_a one_o by_o reason_n of_o which_o we_o have_v corporeal_a desire_n and_o of_o a_o spiritual_a one_o which_o cause_v we_o to_o have_v desire_v quite_o opposite_a but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o from_o this_o opposition_n of_o our_o desire_n as_o from_o the_o empire_n that_o we_o exercise_v over_o they_o that_o i_o will_v here_o draw_v the_o conviction_n of_o this_o advantage_n and_o of_o this_o excellency_n of_o our_o soul_n this_o empire_n make_v we_o evident_o see_v two_o thing_n the_o one_o that_o we_o be_v thereby_o imprint_v with_o the_o lively_a resemblance_n of_o that_o wisdom_n and_o sovereign_a liberty_n of_o the_o eternal_a nature_n and_o essence_n which_o the_o grecian_a father_n common_o express_v by_o that_o particular_a name_n which_o their_o language_n only_o furnish_v to_o express_v the_o be_v sovereign_o master_n of_o ourselves_o the_o other_o that_o we_o have_v a_o order_n essential_o in_o our_o nature_n from_o whence_o be_v form_v that_o light_n and_o that_o force_n of_o reason_n which_o make_v we_o condemn_v our_o desire_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o our_o duty_n and_o these_o two_o thing_n make_v we_o undoubted_o see_v the_o nature_n and_o the_o spiritual_a quality_n of_o our_o soul_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o this_o double_a resemblance_n of_o the_o supreme_a nature_n which_o be_v a_o sovereign_a spirit_n shall_v be_v find_v in_o a_o corporeal_a nature_n chap._n xiii_o we_o have_v a_o indubitable_a certainty_n of_o the_o immortal_a condition_n of_o our_o soul_n by_o the_o desire_v and_o instinct_n of_o immortality_n and_o eternity_n which_o we_o have_v there_o may_v be_v a_o great_a many_o reflection_n add_v here_o to_o that_o which_o have_v be_v just_a now_o say_v concern_v the_o empire_n of_o our_o reason_n over_o our_o heart_n and_o over_o our_o desire_n to_o draw_v from_o thence_o convince_a argument_n of_o the_o indubitable_a spiritual_a quality_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o because_o i_o be_o unwilling_a to_o tire_v the_o reader_n patience_n in_o hold_v he_o too_o long_o upon_o this_o speculation_n i_o choose_v rather_o to_o suppress_v they_o and_o to_o remark_n the_o certainty_n of_o the_o immortal_a quality_n and_o condition_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o find_v by_o serious_o reflect_v upon_o it_o in_o that_o ground_n of_o liberty_n or_o will_n which_o we_o experience_n in_o we_o and_o by_o which_o i_o 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