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A52536 A discourse upon the nature and faculties of man in several essayes with some considerations of humane life / by Tim. Nourse ... Nourse, Timothy, d. 1699. 1686 (1686) Wing N1418; ESTC R16136 165,226 400

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welfare_n upon_o this_o persuasion_n that_o a_o wiseman_n enjoy_v all_o thing_n within_o himself_o and_o be_v therefore_o uncapable_a of_o be_v make_v better_a by_o fortune_n or_o worse_a by_o injury_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o whosoever_o do_v defame_v rob_n wound_v a_o man_n do_v he_o no_o injury_n and_o if_o so_o then_o it_o will_v follow_v likewise_o that_o whosoever_o shall_v commit_v such_o a_o outrage_n will_v commit_v no_o crime_n as_o also_o that_o all_o sort_n of_o violence_n offer_v to_o another_o whether_o slander_n theft_n or_o murder_n will_v be_v equal_o indifferent_a and_o inoffensive_a for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o injury_n do_v there_o can_v be_v no_o degree_n of_o offence_n thus_o these_o philosopher_n whilst_o they_o endeavour_v to_o raise_v a_o man_n above_o the_o star_n and_o cloud_n into_o the_o sphere_n of_o the_o moon_n do_v real_o degrade_v he_o into_o the_o region_n of_o beast_n or_o rather_o of_o stock_n and_o stone_n when_o they_o describe_v he_o as_o a_o creature_n stupid_a and_o senseless_a without_o heat_n and_o motion_n but_o whatsoever_o those_o airy_a notion_n be_v with_o which_o they_o endeavour_v to_o delude_v their_o follower_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o when_o they_o come_v to_o put_v their_o doctrine_n into_o practice_n they_o soon_o change_v the_o natural_a philosopher_n into_o the_o natural_a man_n for_o beside_o their_o pride_n and_o covetousness_n for_o which_o they_o be_v so_o notorious_a we_o find_v they_o also_o to_o have_v be_v morose_n and_o cynical_a violent_a in_o their_o invective_n and_o subject_a to_o all_o the_o transport_v of_o choler_n and_o intemperance_n the_o rule_n of_o their_o profession_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n measure_v by_o a_o cloak_n and_o a_o long_a beard_n of_o which_o the_o loss_n in_o the_o fiction_n of_o lucian_n be_v a_o thing_n of_o such_o importance_n as_o be_v capable_a to_o draw_v tear_n from_o the_o great_a of_o they_o but_o to_o leave_v these_o philosopher_n and_o their_o beard_n we_o have_v argument_n of_o better_a authority_n to_o prove_v that_o passion_n be_v useful_a and_o consistent_a with_o human_a nature_n in_o its_o high_a perfection_n witness_v our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o be_v see_v to_o weep_v to_o be_v angry_a to_o be_v compassionate_a and_o tender_a with_o such_o like_a alteration_n as_o argue_v a_o perturbation_n of_o spirit_n nay_o god_n almighty_a in_o the_o divinity_n though_o he_o be_v free_a from_o all_o alteration_n and_o disturbance_n of_o passion_n be_v please_v nevertheless_o to_o appear_v to_o man_n under_o theseveral_a shape_n of_o love_n pity_v anger_n jealousy_n hatred_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v create_v in_o we_o the_o like_a passion_n for_o good_a and_o evil._n how_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o persuade_v a_o man_n to_o embrace_v virtue_n but_o by_o represent_v it_o clothe_v with_o all_o those_o beauty_n which_o may_v create_v a_o love_n and_o then_o a_o desire_n of_o it_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o dissuade_v a_o man_n from_o vice_n as_o drunkenness_n for_o instance_n but_o by_o represent_v it_o as_o injurious_a to_o reputation_n and_o estate_n as_o destructive_a of_o health_n and_o natural_a part_n as_o loathsome_a and_o painful_a to_o the_o body_n and_o as_o punishable_a with_o eternal_a misery_n hereafter_o all_o which_o can_v choose_v but_o create_v in_o we_o a_o fear_n of_o the_o punishment_n as_o well_o as_o a_o hatred_n of_o the_o gild_n the_o passion_n be_v like_o wind_n when_o they_o be_v regular_a and_o moderate_a they_o fill_v the_o sail_n and_o carry_v on_o the_o ship_n to_o the_o desire_a port_n but_o when_o they_o be_v interrupt_v and_o violent_a they_o serve_v only_o to_o raise_v a_o tempest_n and_o menace_v nothing_o but_o danger_n and_o ruin_n it_o be_v the_o business_n therefore_o of_o reason_n to_o give_v they_o their_o measure_n and_o this_o it_o do_v these_o two_o way_n first_o by_o fix_v they_o on_o the_o right_a object_n and_o this_o be_v do_v when_o we_o love_v that_o which_o be_v true_o virtuous_a brave_a and_o honest_a and_o when_o we_o hate_v that_o which_o be_v real_o loathsome_a unjust_a and_o shameful_a etc._n etc._n second_o by_o assign_v they_o their_o proper_a degree_n and_o not_o suffer_v they_o to_o run_v out_o into_o extremity_n we_o may_v be_v angry_a but_o not_o be_v transport_v with_o fury_n we_o may_v desire_v but_o not_o with_o impatience_n all_o transport_v of_o this_o kind_n argue_v weakness_n of_o judgement_n they_o be_v injurious_a to_o ourselves_o as_o well_o as_o to_o other_o and_o hinder_v the_o due_a accomplishment_n of_o what_o we_o do_v design_n be_v a_o man_n prone_a to_o love_n let_v he_o fix_v his_o love_n upon_o such_o a_o object_n as_o be_v most_o beautiful_a most_o durable_a and_o most_o beneficial_a to_o he_o i_o mean_v the_o great_a creator_n from_o who_o he_o receive_v life_n with_o all_o its_o comfort_n and_o with_o respect_n to_o he_o let_v he_o love_v man_n his_o image_n and_o such_o especial_o as_o merit_v our_o gratitude_n if_o a_o man_n be_v prone_a to_o anger_n let_v he_o cherish_v his_o passion_n against_o the_o enemy_n of_o religion_n and_o virtue_n and_o against_o atheism_n oppression_n fraud_n hypocrisy_n perjury_n faction_n and_o such_o like_a vice_n as_o be_v every_o where_o popular_a and_o insult_a the_o passion_n of_o unconstant_a person_n as_o be_v excellent_o well_o describe_v by_o causin_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n eager_a and_o ardent_a at_o the_o beginning_n but_o be_v of_o little_a duration_n for_o such_o man_n be_v present_o tire_v with_o what_o be_v present_a and_o always_o look_v after_o thing_n to_o come_v be_v never_o where_o they_o be_v and_o be_v always_o where_o they_o be_v not_o nor_o never_o can_v be_v they_o be_v every_o day_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o life_n even_o then_o when_o they_o shall_v be_v at_o a_o end_n and_o the_o good_a action_n which_o they_o do_v they_o do_v they_o not_o but_o by_o half_n be_v never_o at_o leisure_n to_o finish_v their_o work_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o precipitation_n the_o diversity_n of_o desire_n which_o interchange_n draw_v they_o sometime_o here_o and_o sometime_o there_o and_o ruine_v all_o the_o design_n and_o level_a of_o their_o spirit_n one_o may_v observe_v in_o they_o a_o great_a thirst_n after_o novelty_n and_o continual_a change_n of_o manner_n study_n habit_n and_o course_n of_o life_n as_o also_o of_o speech_n converse_n sport_n exercise_n counsel_n amour_n and_o friendship_n with_o mouth_n breathe_v both_o hot_a and_o cold_a at_o once_o in_o short_a their_o life_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o continual_a flux_n and_o reflux_n be_v replenish_v with_o shadow_n giddiness_n and_o illusion_n which_o in_o effect_n make_v they_o most_o miserable_a and_o be_v usual_o attend_v with_o disesteem_a grief_n and_o tediousness_n of_o life_n and_o with_o great_a naufrage_fw-la of_o spirit_n and_o reputation_n thus_o he_o indeed_o a_o passionate_a man_n do_v at_o the_o same_o time_n desire_n and_o languish_v he_o hope_v and_o yet_o fasten_v on_o nothing_o he_o rejoice_v and_o repent_v and_o oftentimes_o contemn_v the_o possession_n of_o a_o thing_n which_o he_o a_o thousand_o time_n desire_v his_o pretension_n be_v contradictious_a he_o conjure_v by_o heaven_n and_o detest_v the_o earth_n he_o curse_v man_n and_o all_o live_a creature_n and_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o himself_o and_o contemptible_a to_o all_o the_o world_n this_o consideration_n then_o of_o the_o great_a variety_n of_o the_o passion_n and_o of_o the_o great_a contrariety_n to_o one_o another_o make_v i_o willing_a to_o subscribe_v to_o their_o opinion_n who_o hold_v that_o man_n at_o present_a be_v a_o more_o excellent_a creature_n than_o he_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n for_o than_o he_o have_v all_o the_o mean_n of_o safety_n in_o his_o own_o power_n his_o understanding_n be_v pregnant_a and_o clear_a
chap._n 29._o employment_n chap._n 30._o study_n chap._n 31._o marriage_n and_o single-life_n chap._n 32._o death_n chap._n 33._o the_o conclusion_n that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o every_o man_n to_o advance_v his_o own_o happiness_n courteous_a reader_n the_o hand_n in_o which_o these_o paper_n be_v write_v be_v something_o difficult_a to_o be_v read_v have_v occasion_v some_o error_n which_o if_o uncorrected_a will_v render_v the_o sense_n in_o many_o place_n very_o difficult_a to_o be_v understand_v as_o for_o mispointing_n and_o mispelling_n be_v such_o mistake_v as_o be_v incident_a to_o the_o press_n it_o be_v hope_v they_o may_v be_v pardon_v by_o your_o candour_n farewell_o errata_fw-la page_n 8._o line_n 4._o for_o thire_n read_v there_o p._n 9_o l._n 7._o f._n entail_v they_o upon_o r._n entai_o upon_o they_o p._n 15._o l._n 23._o f._n who_o thire_n r._n who_o p._n 21._o l._n 29._o f._n mere_a r._n mean_v p._n 33._o l._n 12._o r._n intend_v to_o deal_v with_o p._n 41._o l._n 18._o f._n body_n r._n body_n p._n 85._o l._n 7._o f._n light_a r._n light_n p._n 86._o l._n penult_n deal_n of_o p._n 88_o l._n 16._o f._n notion_n r._n notion_n p._n 89._o l._n 20._o f._n proportion_n r._n proposition_n p._n 112._o l._n 24._o f._n andronicus_n comnenus_n r._n andronicus_n comnenus_n p._n 124._o l._n 8._o f._n conquest_n r._n coquette_n p._n 130._o l._n ult_n f._n coercion_n r._n aversion_n p._n 150._o l._n 8._o f._n merit_n r._n mind_n p._n 155._o l._n 15._o f._n lucius_n sylla_n r._n lucius_n sylla_n p._n 156._o l._n 3._o f._n by_o r._n of_o p._n 176._o l._n 14._o f._n vice_n r._n view_n ibid._n l._n 17._o f._n the_o r._n a_o vast_a ibid._n l._n 22._o f._n art_n r._n act_n p._n 177._o l._n 1._o f._n how_o r._n here_o we_o p._n 190._o l._n 5._o f_o name_n r._n war_n p._n 198._o l._n 27._o f._n and_o a_o confessor_n r._n and_o a_o cordelier_n p._n 210._o l._n 9_o f._n live_v r._n levy_n p._n 212._o l._n 21._o f._n reserve_v r._n relieve_v p._n 212._o l._n 24._o f._n seem_v r._n seem_v p._n 224._o l._n 11._o f._n other_o r._n the_o other_o p._n 232._o l._n 21._o f._n have_v win_v r._n be_v win_v p._n 237._o l._n 25._o f._n as_o be_v r._n as_o be_v p._n 245._o l._n 4._o f._n step_n r._n slip_n p._n 246._o l._n 3._o f._n give_v rest_n to_o r._n grow_v into_o p._n 254._o l._n 22._o f._n serve_v r._n serve_v p._n 257._o l._n 16._o f._n favour_n r._n favourite_n p._n 260._o l._n 29._o f._n unsaw_n r._n unsow_n p._n 263._o l._n 13._o f_o monsieur_n facet_fw-la r._n mons_fw-la faret_fw-la p._n 265._o l._n 6._o f._n the_o moral_a virtue_n r._n their_o moral_a virtue_n p._n 267._o l._n 22._o f._n another_o r._n another_o p._n 268_v l._n 23._o f._n and_o to_o give_v r._n and_o will_v give_v p._n 273._o l._n 20._o f._n several_a science_n r._n liberal_a science_n p._n 275._o l._n 20._o f._n action_n r._n actor_n p._n 278._o l._n 13._o f._n do_v not_o r._n do_v not_o p._n 286._o l._n 29._o f._n fanatic_a clown_n r._n fanatic_a clan_n p._n 315._o l._n 10._o f._n and_o then_o tame_v r._n and_o then_o value_v p._n 319._o l._n 6._o f._n valerius_n r._n vatinius_n p._n 323._o l._n 22._o f._n come_v of_o the_o sea_n stand_v r._n come_v of_o the_o sea_n he_o stand_v p._n 333._o l._n 10._o f._n continue_v r._n continual_a p._n 334._o l._n 2._o f._n carrier_n r._n courier_n p._n 340._o l._n 14._o f._n by_o a_o right_a measure_n r._n by_o weight_n measure_n ibid._n l._n 16._o f._n compute_v the_o face_n r._n compute_v the_o force_n p._n 341._o l._n 9_o f._n alteration_n r._n altercation_n p._n 344._o l._n 26._o f._n yet_o man_n r._n that_o man_n p._n 369._o l._n 5._o f._n over_o the_o best_a r._n over_o the_o list_n ibid._n l._n 14._o f_o gueft_n r._n gift_n p._n 373._o l._n 1._o f._n remark_n r._n remora_n p._n 383._o l._n 21._o f._n such_o little_a r_o such_o like_a p._n 385._o l._n 13._o deal_n to_o be_v ibid._n l._n 23._o f._n peasure_n r._n pleasure_n p._n 389._o l._n 24._o f._n do_v toe_n intellctual_n r._n do_v to_o our_o intellectual_n p._n 381._o l._n 13._o f._n seat_n r._n sect_n p._n 401._o l._n 5._o f._n cause_v the_o name_n r._n carry_v the_o name_n p._n 404._o l._n 29._o f._n equity_n r._n equality_n p_o 399._o l._n 14._o f._n necessary_a good_n r._n accessary_a good_n p._n 408._o l._n r._n f._n teach_v the_o same_o sentence_n r._n teach_v to_o pass_v the_o same_o sentence_n p._n 409._o l._n 1._o f._n cheer_n and_o whereas_o r._n cheer_n whereas_o p._n ult.l.penult_n f._n in_o the_o open_a sigh_v r._n in_o the_o open_a light_n p._n 388._o l_o 23._o f._n examinion_n r._n examination_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o generation_n of_o man_n as_o also_o of_o the_o animal_n and_o rational_a faculty_n man_z the_o subject_a of_o this_o follow_a discourse_n be_v the_o subject_a also_o of_o our_o wonder_n if_o we_o consider_v he_o either_o in_o his_o first_o production_n or_o in_o the_o continuance_n and_o propagation_n of_o his_o race_n after_o that_o almighty_a god_n have_v in_o a_o wise_a and_o wonderful_a manner_n frame_v the_o world_n in_o the_o last_o place_n he_o create_v man_n after_o his_o own_o image_n and_o give_v he_o power_n and_o dominion_n over_o all_o live_a creature_n by_o this_o signify_v that_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n with_o all_o their_o glorious_a body_n then_o in_o their_o great_a lustre_n and_o perfection_n be_v all_o make_v for_o the_o sake_n and_o service_n of_o this_o one_o noble_a creature_n with_o which_o he_o sum_v up_o the_o whole_a creation_n but_o wave_v these_o consideration_n together_o with_o the_o consequence_n of_o that_o happy_a state_n of_o which_o our_o nature_n be_v deprive_v as_o thing_n of_o which_o we_o be_v inform_v only_o by_o divine_a revelation_n it_o will_v be_v more_o suitable_a to_o the_o scope_n of_o this_o discourse_n to_o consider_v man_n as_o he_o now_o stand_v in_o a_o state_n of_o nature_n subject_n to_o generation_n and_o corruption_n and_o obnoxious_a to_o all_o the_o change_n incident_a to_o a_o mortal_a life_n and_o under_o this_o capacity_n we_o may_v consider_v he_o as_o consist_v of_o two_o part_n of_o a_o soul_n and_o of_o a_o body_n first_o for_o his_o body_n and_o the_o generation_n of_o it_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o humane_a race_n be_v propagate_v by_o the_o same_o way_n as_o that_o of_o bruit_n animal_n it_o will_v be_v a_o laborious_a though_o not_o a_o tedious_a curiosity_n to_o trace_v nature_n in_o its_o several_a advance_n from_o the_o imperfect_a state_n of_o a_o embryon_n to_o that_o of_o a_o mature_a offspring_n contain_v in_o a_o just_a and_o full_a formation_n of_o all_o its_o part_n but_o it_o be_v entertainment_n sufficient_a for_o our_o present_a thought_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o great_a variety_n of_o part_n which_o serve_v for_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o humane_a body_n some_o be_v useful_a for_o life_n other_o for_o nutrition_n other_o again_o for_o motion_n let_v we_o but_o consider_v a_o little_a the_o receptacle_n of_o image_n the_o region_n of_o imagination_n the_o 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