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scripture_n and_o the_o holy_a father_n do_v teach_v we_o that_o he_o be_v the_o father_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o lively_a and_o essential_a source_n of_o all_o light_n and_o by_o consequence_n of_o all_o knowledge_n the_o sun_n of_o intelligence_n and_o the_o life_n of_o all_o spirit_n exposition_n of_o this_o principle_n by_o s._n augustin_n st._n augustin_n by_o the_o force_n of_o this_o natural_a evidence_n divine_o say_v that_o we_o be_v so_o essential_o unite_v to_o god_n that_o we_o may_v say_v we_o be_v much_o more_o in_o god_n even_o by_o our_o body_n not_o only_o than_o we_o be_v in_o the_o air_n or_o within_o any_o other_o corporeal_a space_n whatsoever_o but_o than_o we_o be_v in_o ourselves_o because_o in_o fine_a say_v he_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n not_o only_o contain_v and_o environ_n our_o body_n better_a than_o any_o corporeal_a space_n but_o he_o continual_o give_v they_o their_o be_v and_o their_o motion_n by_o his_o action_n and_o by_o his_o almighty_a 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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 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make_v either_o by_o a_o unctuous_a or_o viscous_a humour_n which_o bind_v the_o part_n of_o they_o together_o or_o by_o nail_n peg_n and_o joint_n let_v we_o not_o imagine_v here_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v material_a let_v we_o cut_v off_o every_o thing_n which_o present_v itself_o corporeal_a to_o our_o spirit_n let_v we_o conceive_v precise_o this_o mutual_a and_o necessary_a dependence_n and_o have_v conceive_v thereby_o the_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o of_o our_o body_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o we_o have_v comprehend_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n they_o be_v not_o there_o by_o a_o local_a and_o corporeal_a circumscription_n they_o be_v not_o there_o as_o liquor_n be_v in_o the_o vessel_n as_o the_o bird_n be_v within_o the_o nest_n or_o in_o his_o cage_n or_o as_o the_o body_n be_v in_o the_o air_n which_o environ_n it_o they_o be_v there_o as_o god_n be_v in_o the_o world_n in_o which_o we_o must_v so_o conceive_v he_o as_o that_o we_o must_v conceive_v he_o say_v st._n augustin_n much_o more_o contain_v than_o contain_v let_v we_o remember_v that_o though_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o spiritual_a nature_n which_o do_v as_o essential_o exclude_v local_a extension_n and_o by_o consequence_n all_o sort_n of_o idea_n of_o local_a presence_n such_o as_o we_o common_o conceive_v under_o the_o corporeal_a immage_n of_o immediation_n of_o proportion_n and_o of_o co-extention_n of_o substance_n as_o it_o do_v essential_o include_v the_o ground_n and_o the_o act_n of_o the_o know_a faculty_n body_n have_v their_o proper_a fashion_n of_o be_v within_o place_n and_o spirit_n have_v they_o likewise_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o likeness_n between_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o and_o from_o the_o moment_n that_o you_o shall_v conceive_v the_o manner_n how_o a_o spirit_n be_v within_o a_o place_n by_o any_o thing_n resemble_v the_o manner_n how_o do_v you_o conceive_v that_o body_n be_v in_o their_o place_n say_v and_o 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she_o have_v essential_o the_o empire_n over_o every_o thing_n that_o she_o do_v as_o act_v according_a to_o s._n augustin_n observation_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o she_o can_v increase_v or_o diminish_v heat_n that_o she_o can_v advance_v or_o retard_v digestion_n and_o make_v it_o as_o she_o please_v for_o this_o be_v a_o intimate_a sentiment_n which_o we_o have_v from_o ourselves_o that_o we_o be_v free_a in_o the_o thing_n that_o we_o have_v the_o power_n and_o virtue_n of_o do_v by_o the_o active_a faculty_n our_o soul_n perceive_v her_o liberty_n in_o all_o the_o thing_n whereof_o she_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o the_o principle_n there_o be_v nothing_o which_o we_o certain_o know_v but_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o active_a cause_n and_o the_o principle_n of_o it_o of_o which_o she_o have_v gain_v the_o empire_n either_o to_o do_v or_o not_o to_o do_v as_o she_o please_v we_o have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v than_o to_o reflect_v upon_o the_o faculty_n which_o she_o have_v of_o 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heat_n but_o that_o which_o be_v hot_a nor_o likewise_o can_v it_o be_v the_o efficient_a or_o physical_a cause_n since_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v that_o a_o spirit_n shall_v produce_v heat_n and_o yet_o we_o not_o at_o all_o know_v in_o our_o soul_n any_o other_o virtue_n of_o operate_n out_o of_o themselves_o than_o that_o of_o move_v the_o body_n by_o empire_n and_o by_o will_n as_o have_v be_v say_v and_o by_o they_o other_o body_n to_o who_o they_o apply_v themselves_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o ridiculous_a than_o to_o imagine_v and_o to_o conceive_v our_o soul_n as_o a_o enemy_n to_o herself_o in_o refuse_v heat_n sometime_o even_o to_o a_o general_a decay_n and_o languish_v of_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o at_o other_o time_n increase_v it_o even_o to_o a_o frightful_a conflagration_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o humour_n of_o the_o bowel_n and_o of_o all_o the_o viscera_n which_o serve_v to_o keep_v up_o the_o life_n of_o the_o body_n this_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v for_o certain_a and_o indubitable_a that_o there_o be_v a_o thousand_o thing_n do_v in_o we_o which_o be_v only_o if_o i_o may_v so_o say_v but_o the_o act_n of_o of_o the_o body_n and_o its_o life_n how_o there_o be_v a_o corporeal_a act_n of_o see_v hear_v and_o smell_a which_o be_v alike_o in_o man_n and_o beast_n this_o be_v extreme_o remarkable_a for_o it_o follow_v from_o hence_o that_o as_o there_o be_v in_o we_o a_o material_a principle_n of_o vegetation_n or_o a_o vegetative_a life_n which_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o cause_n so_o there_o be_v likewise_o a_o certain_a kind_n of_o act_n of_o see_v of_o hear_v of_o taste_v of_o smell_a of_o touch_v of_o self-moving_a or_o of_o sensibility_n in_o the_o body_n in_o which_o the_o soul_n have_v not_o any_o part_n to_o which_o she_o do_v not_o influence_n any_o thing_n and_o of_o which_o she_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o sentiment_n for_o when_o the_o image_n reflect_v from_o the_o superficies_n 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as_o we_o see_v every_o day_n happen_v by_o the_o force_n and_o vehemence_n of_o certain_a sudden_a impression_n which_o make_v we_o shun_v or_o approach_v in_o spite_n of_o ourselves_o and_o which_o make_v we_o either_o open_a or_o shut_v our_o eyelid_n or_o turn_v to_o or_o turn_v away_o our_o face_n whatsoever_o determination_n we_o have_v to_o the_o contrary_n it_o be_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o the_o act_n of_o taste_v hear_v and_o move_a for_o odour_n for_o example_n be_v receive_v through_o the_o os_fw-la cribriformis_fw-la into_o the_o olfactory_a nerve_n do_v there_o determine_v a_o motion_n which_o may_v lead_v on_o and_o determine_v another_o in_o the_o nerve_n and_o muscle_n which_o answer_n to_o the_o olfactory_a nerve_n without_o the_o soul_n meddle_v or_o take_v any_o
part_n therein_o and_o the_o body_n do_v then_o feel_v odour_n corporeal_o and_o move_v itself_o either_o by_o withdraw_v or_o approach_v according_a as_o the_o odour_n withdraw_v or_o approach_v noise_z or_o the_o pulsation_n of_o the_o air_n cause_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o the_o organ_n of_o hear_v the_o sudden_a noise_n of_o the_o report_n of_o a_o pistol_n or_o of_o a_o sudden_a ruin_n make_v we_o fly_v and_o tremble_v before_o the_o soul_n perceive_v it_o the_o body_n have_v also_o its_o proper_a action_n of_o taste_v and_o of_o touch_v which_o precede_v that_o of_o the_o soul_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o make_v the_o sensitive_a life_n and_o knowledge_n proper_a to_o beast_n it_o be_v very_o true_o say_v that_o they_o taste_v that_o they_o understand_v that_o they_o be_v sensible_a provide_v that_o in_o so_o say_v we_o do_v not_o at_o all_o understand_v that_o they_o see_v as_o we_o do_v with_o any_o certainty_n either_o of_o themselves_o or_o of_o their_o object_n or_o their_o acts._n thus_o we_o may_v likewise_o place_v in_o beast_n all_o the_o passion_n for_o there_o be_v in_o we_o corporeal_a motion_n which_o precede_v and_o which_o accompany_v those_o emotion_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o we_o call_v passion_n and_o as_o the_o name_n of_o passion_n may_v very_o well_o be_v give_v to_o these_o corporeal_a emotion_n which_o be_v in_o our_o body_n before_o those_o of_o our_o soul_n which_o be_v raise_v up_o upon_o their_o occasion_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o it_o be_v not_o ill_o say_v that_o animal_n have_v joy_n sorrow_n desire_n etc._n etc._n since_o they_o have_v all_o the_o corporeal_a emotion_n which_o we_o have_v in_o the_o resentment_n of_o joy_n of_o sorrow_n of_o pleasure_n and_o of_o pain_n with_o which_o our_o soul_n be_v agitate_a our_o soul_n then_o do_v not_o either_o do_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o which_o in_o our_o sense_n precede_v her_o sensation_n or_o her_o perception_n and_o certainty_n or_o any_o thing_n of_o that_o which_o 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act_n command_v by_o she_o but_o it_o can_v never_o be_v a_o act_n do_v in_o she_o and_o by_o she_o which_o be_v that_o we_o call_v she_o elicit_v act_n and_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o we_o by_o this_o principle_n infallible_o to_o discern_v what_o the_o body_n and_o what_o the_o soul_n do_v in_o us._n a_o rule_n to_o discern_v what_o the_o body_n do_v without_o any_o cooperation_n with_o the_o soul_n and_o what_o the_o soul_n do_v in_o the_o body_n this_o rule_n be_v certain_a and_o will_v never_o deceive_v that_o every_o act_n by_o the_o which_o we_o formal_o have_v a_o indubitable_a certainty_n of_o ourselves_o be_v a_o act_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o every_o act_n which_o do_v not_o bear_v in_o we_o that_o certainty_n but_o only_o make_v some_o change_n in_o the_o humour_n or_o in_o the_o solid_a part_n of_o our_o body_n be_v a_o act_n and_o operation_n of_o body_n and_o by_o this_o rule_n as_o to_o sleep_v to_o digest_v to_o have_v health_n or_o a_o fever_n to_o have_v the_o gout_n or_o the_o stone_n etc._n etc._n be_v act_n or_o operation_n or_o passion_n and_o alteration_n of_o body_n so_o to_o perceive_v object_n to_o be_v passionate_a with_o any_o desire_n with_o any_o fear_n or_o with_o any_o like_a emotion_n to_o be_v sensible_a of_o heat_n and_o cold_a white_a and_o black_a sweet_a and_o bitter_a to_o imagine_v to_o remember_v judge_n doubt_v compare_v reflect_v infer_v speculate_v deliberate_a to_o reason_n and_o conceive_v the_o abstract_a and_o universal_a notion_n of_o thing_n to_o be_v sensible_a of_o duty_n to_o have_v remorse_n to_o determine_v itself_o to_o love_n or_o hate_n etc._n etc._n be_v essential_o the_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n be_v in_o the_o soul_n and_o not_o in_o the_o body_n it_o be_v very_o important_a well_o to_o observe_v this_o rule_n because_o there_o be_v some_o who_o be_v so_o gross_a that_o they_o have_v not_o any_o neat_a &_o distinct_a idea_n that_o they_o know_v not_o in_o the_o least_o how_o to_o explain_v the_o proper_a operation_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o proper_a operation_n of_o the_o body_n how_o many_o be_v there_o of_o they_o likewise_o who_o confound_v these_o thing_n so_o essential_a to_o be_v distinguish_v how_o many_o be_v there_o who_o believe_v for_o example_n that_o it_o be_v the_o body_n that_o have_v the_o pleasure_n of_o drink_v of_o eat_v and_o of_o be_v warm_v and_o general_o all_o the_o pleasure_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o soul_n but_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o body_n if_o they_o have_v reflect_v they_o will_v have_v see_v plain_o that_o these_o sort_n of_o pleasure_n give_v we_o a_o entire_a certainty_n of_o ourselves_o and_o that_o so_o they_o be_v act_n of_o a_o know_a nature_n they_o will_v see_v moreover_o that_o they_o affect_v that_o part_n which_o reason_n and_o which_o determine_v itself_o free_o in_o we_o which_o all_o the_o world_n conceive_v as_o spiritual_a and_o every_o one_o well_o know_v it_o to_o be_v the_o soul_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o do_v in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v that_o curse_n which_o be_v throw_v upon_o the_o serpent_n fall_v upon_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o which_o operate_v and_o will_v operate_v aswell_o as_o the_o benediction_n of_o fruitfulness_n give_v to_o the_o earth_n even_o to_o the_o end_n man_n will_v have_v always_o a_o infinite_a difficulty_n to_o reflect_v upon_o themselves_o and_o to_o raise_v themselves_o up_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o their_o spiritual_a nature_n super_fw-la ventrem_fw-la tuum_fw-la gradieris_fw-la upon_o thy_o belly_n shall_v thou_o go_v etc._n etc._n if_o habit_n whether_o of_o science_n or_o of_o virtue_n be_v in_o the_o body_n or_o in_o the_o soul_n there_o present_v itself_o here_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v a_o question_n which_o it_o import_v we_o to_o clear_v up_o and_o decide_v which_o be_v to_o know_v in_o what_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o body_n the_o habit_n whether_o of_o virtue_n or_o of_o science_n do_v reside_v which_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o fruitful_a principle_n of_o most_o important_a moral_a consequence_n for_o although_o there_o can_v be_v no_o question_n make_v as_o to_o the_o act_n of_o science_n and_o of_o virtue_n which_o be_v indubitable_o in_o the_o soul_n yet_o there_o be_v nevertheless_o a_o true_a question_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v clear_v as_o to_o the_o subject_a of_o habit_n the_o habit_n of_o science_n and_o of_o virtue_n do_v indubitable_o subsist_v partly_o in_o the_o body_n since_o it_o be_v certain_a with_o regard_n to_o science_n that_o they_o subsist_v partly_o by_o the_o memory_n and_o that_o the_o memory_n depend_v upon_o the_o corporeal_a organ_n as_o shall_v be_v say_v more_o at_o large_a and_o so_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o respect_n to_o virtue_n it_o be_v sure_a that_o they_o be_v not_o settle_v into_o habit_n but_o by_o the_o faculty_n and_o the_o disposition_n which_o the_o soul_n acquire_v of_o practise_v the_o act_n thereof_o and_o of_o fulfil_v the_o duty_n of_o they_o which_o she_o do_v not_o acquire_v but_o by_o a_o certain_a profound_a impression_n of_o the_o lively_a image_n of_o duty_n which_o deface_v the_o image_n of_o the_o difficulty_n of_o their_o act_n which_o be_v common_o take_v from_o the_o resistance_n of_o the_o body_n or_o of_o the_o inclination_n which_o be_v entail_v upon_o the_o body_n this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o there_o must_v necessary_o be_v some_o change_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o brain_n and_o in_o the_o corporeal_a species_n and_o image_n which_o determine_v the_o thought_n and_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o often_o as_o we_o establish_v in_o we_o the_o habit_n of_o one_o virtue_n for_o example_n it_o be_v impossible_a
the_o invisible_a world_n against_o those_o unhappy_a spirit_n who_o have_v be_v permit_v to_o tempt_v and_o to_o try_v by_o their_o assault_n the_o fidelity_n of_o soul_n destine_v to_o fill_v up_o the_o place_n that_o their_o rebellion_n have_v leave_v empty_a in_o the_o heavenly_a and_o eternal_a court._n there_o you_o see_v man_n in_o his_o present_a state_n there_o you_o see_v the_o best_a of_o prospect_n in_o which_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v regard_v for_o to_o know_v well_o his_o state_n in_o the_o body_n and_o in_o the_o present_a life_n from_o whence_o do_v arise_v all_o his_o duty_n whether_o those_o which_o ought_v to_o regulate_v we_o in_o relation_n to_o god_n and_o ourselves_o or_o those_o which_o ought_v to_o put_v we_o into_o order_n in_o relation_n to_o other_o man_n during_o the_o course_n of_o this_o mortal_a and_o transitory_a life_n there_o be_v nothing_o that_o man_n do_v so_o ill_o comprehend_v and_o conceive_v as_o life_n i_o speak_v here_o according_a to_o common_a usage_n which_o call_v the_o present_a life_n simple_o life_n though_o it_o be_v only_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o true_a life_n which_o be_v to_o come_v as_o shall_v be_v say_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n we_o conceive_v the_o present_a life_n as_o if_o it_o be_v all_o the_o life_n of_o man_n and_o as_o if_o we_o be_v not_o in_o the_o body_n and_o in_o the_o present_a world_n but_o for_o ambition_n and_o for_o vanity_n and_o pleasure_n to_o see_v and_o to_o be_v see_v to_o enjoy_v the_o present_a good_a and_o to_o make_v to_o ourselves_o a_o felicity_n whole_o corporeal_a in_o the_o vain_a honour_n and_o the_o vain_a pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n man_n blind_v by_o self-love_n and_o by_o his_o pride_n look_v upon_o himself_o in_o his_o body_n to_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o visible_a world_n as_o it_o be_v the_o centre_n of_o himself_o and_o of_o all_o thing_n he_o make_v to_o himself_o a_o idea_n of_o independency_n in_o relation_n to_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v above_o he_o or_o about_o he_o he_o believe_v there_o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v owe_v to_o he_o and_o his_o passion_n and_o he_o believe_v all_o be_v reducible_a to_o he_o and_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o ought_v to_o serve_v his_o desire_n and_o his_o pleasure_n he_o know_v not_o any_o duty_n he_o believe_v himself_o whole_o free_a and_o whole_o master_n of_o himself_o se_fw-la liberum_fw-la natum_fw-la putat_fw-la say_v the_o divine_a writer_n and_o he_o believe_v it_o too_o but_o to_o undeceive_v himself_o he_o need_v only_o reflect_v upon_o what_o have_v be_v explain_v and_o clear_v of_o the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n for_o so_o far_o be_v he_o from_o find_v himself_o free_a and_o disfranchise_v of_o duty_n and_o of_o be_v independent_a and_o master_n of_o himself_o that_o he_o will_v find_v himself_o charge_v with_o all_o the_o part_n of_o duty_n accountable_a to_o god_n to_o himself_o and_o to_o all_o mankind_n to_o the_o future_a life_n and_o to_o the_o world_n to_o come_v he_o will_v understand_v that_o that_o which_o he_o call_v life_n be_v but_o a_o trial_n or_o a_o proof_n that_o time_n be_v for_o eternity_n and_o the_o present_a world_n for_o the_o world_n to_o come_v that_o all_o his_o be_v be_v essential_o relative_n to_o the_o supreme_a be_v that_o he_o owe_v all_o to_o god_n that_o he_o owe_v a_o thousand_o thing_n to_o himself_o contrary_a to_o his_o most_o lively_a inclination_n and_o that_o he_o owe_v no_o less_o to_o all_o mankind_n instead_o of_o his_o imaginary_a independence_n he_o will_v see_v in_o himself_o nothing_o but_o dependence_n and_o servitude_n and_o so_o far_o will_v he_o be_v from_o find_v himself_o in_o the_o body_n and_o in_o the_o visible_a world_n as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o garden_n of_o pleasure_n which_o he_o figure_v to_o himself_o as_o the_o scripture_n say_v into_o which_o he_o be_v only_o send_v to_o gather_v the_o agreeable_a flower_n and_o fruit_n he_o will_v find_v himself_o there_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o enclose_v field_n or_o a_o amphitheatre_n where_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o struggle_v and_o to_o combat_v but_o let_v we_o see_v from_o thence_o how_o the_o particular_n of_o our_o duty_n do_v arise_v chap._n xxiii_o how_o the_o conviction_n of_o all_o our_o duty_n and_o especial_o of_o our_o duty_n towards_o god_n do_v arise_v from_o thence_o all_o our_o duty_n do_v arise_v from_o the_o relation_n which_o we_o have_v with_o god_n from_o the_o alliance_n which_o we_o have_v with_o mankind_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o the_o soul_n or_o by_o the_o body_n or_o by_o god_n himself_o and_o from_o the_o engagement_n which_o the_o soul_n have_v for_o the_o body_n and_o the_o body_n for_o the_o soul_n for_o duty_n be_v essential_o a_o order_n of_o relation_n and_o respect_n of_o one_o thing_n to_o another_o and_o the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v and_o operate_v in_o our_o body_n do_v discover_v to_o we_o all_o the_o engagement_n 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and_o all_o the_o sentiment_n of_o dependence_n which_o we_o owe_v he_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n we_o ought_v to_o fear_v he_o as_o he_o who_o can_v render_v our_o soul_n irreparable_o unhappy_a according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o wisdom_n incarnate_a fear_v not_o say_v he_o those_o who_o threaten_v to_o kill_v your_o body_n but_o fear_v he_o who_o be_v able_a to_o deliver_v up_o your_o soul_n to_o despair_v and_o plunge_v they_o into_o everlasting_a fire_n you_o see_v here_o the_o first_o duty_n the_o first_o not_o in_o dignity_n or_o by_o the_o order_n of_o excellency_n and_o of_o rank_n say_v st._n augustin_n but_o the_o first_o in_o relation_n to_o our_o interest_v sensibility_n since_o it_o be_v thereby_o that_o it_o common_o
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 that_o they_o will_v subdue_v and_o stifle_v in_o we_o all_o our_o duty_n it_o belong_v only_o to_o we_o to_o render_v concupiscence_n weak_a and_o our_o duty_n strong_a and_o stable_a by_o the_o constant_a practice_n of_o self-denial_n with_o this_o constant_a exercise_n of_o self-denial_n and_o opposition_n to_o the_o inclination_n of_o pleasure_n we_o shall_v acquit_v ourselves_o of_o all_o our_o duty_n for_o self-love_n be_v tame_v thereby_o and_o easy_o suppress_v give_v free_a leave_n for_o all_o the_o virtue_n to_o issue_n out_o of_o the_o natural_a foundation_n of_o conscience_n and_o out_o of_o the_o supernatural_a principle_n of_o grace_n without_o this_o exercise_n and_o usage_n of_o self-denial_n we_o can_v clear_o acquit_v ourselves_o of_o any_o duty_n we_o may_v from_o time_n to_o time_n and_o by_o interval_n perform_v some_o act_n of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v easy_a and_o assist_v by_o some_o interest_n or_o passion_n but_o we_o can_v never_o constant_o accomplish_v 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 that_o i_o have_v reason_n to_o communicate_v it_o to_o all_o the_o world_n in_o desire_v that_o every_o one_o may_v know_v how_o our_o soul_n be_v out_o of_o our_o body_n and_o that_o all_o those_o who_o be_v willing_a to_o give_v themselves_o the_o trouble_n of_o be_v attentive_a to_o use_v their_o reason_n will_v judge_v that_o my_o enterprise_n be_v not_o rash_a it_o be_v true_a that_o we_o conceive_v nothing_o out_o of_o the_o circumference_n and_o beyond_o the_o activity_n of_o our_o sense_n and_o of_o our_o imagination_n and_o by_o consequence_n out_o of_o our_o body_n but_o a_o immensity_n of_o darkness_n and_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o it_o shall_v appear_v rash_a to_o attempt_v to_o carry_v a_o light_n into_o it_o but_o if_o we_o remember_v that_o reason_n have_v ray_n and_o a_o light_n to_o which_o nothing_o can_v give_v bound_n which_o be_v that_o which_o st._n paul_n mean_v when_o he_o say_v that_o
the_o spirit_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o spiritual_a nature_n pierce_v penetrate_v and_o enlighten_v all_o thing_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o advantage_n which_o reason_n and_o the_o proper_a intelligence_n of_o our_o spiritual_a nature_n give_v we_o of_o be_v able_a sure_o to_o enlarge_v our_o knowledge_n by_o the_o infallible_a consequence_n which_o we_o draw_v from_o thing_n we_o have_v already_o know_v for_o those_o which_o we_o do_v not_o know_v as_o yet_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o natural_a and_o less_o rash_a than_o to_o endeavour_v to_o decide_v by_o the_o clear_a idea_n which_o we_o have_v of_o our_o soul_n and_o by_o the_o notion_n no_o less_o clear_a which_o we_o have_v of_o the_o supreme_a nature_n which_o alone_o be_v able_a to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o divers_a condition_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o estate_n wherein_o it_o ought_v to_o place_v our_o soul_n after_o they_o shall_v have_v finish_v their_o trial_n in_o the_o body_n 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do_v not_o say_v that_o they_o shall_v change_v nature_n and_o that_o by_o a_o impossible_a conversion_n and_o metamorphosis_n they_o shall_v become_v know_v nature_n and_o shall_v cease_v to_o be_v extend_v substance_n he_o mean_v that_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o a_o charge_n to_o the_o soul_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v to_o they_o no_o more_o a_o obstacle_n or_o hindrance_n in_o any_o thing_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v only_o serve_v to_o do_v honour_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o of_o the_o redemption_n we_o will_v first_o of_o all_o take_v away_o from_o body_n that_o which_o we_o call_v gravity_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o impulsion_n whole_o exterior_a towards_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o happen_v to_o they_o at_o present_a from_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o creator_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o terrestrial_a nature_n and_o composition_n we_o will_v restore_v to_o they_o their_o natural_a indifference_n to_o motion_n 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and_o although_o the_o soul_n ought_v to_o be_v enlighten_v and_o affect_v with_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o their_o body_n thus_o spiritualise_v in_o proportion_n as_o they_o themselves_o shall_v be_v affect_v by_o the_o corporeal_a impression_n of_o other_o body_n which_o shall_v act_v upon_o they_o however_o that_o will_v not_o at_o all_o hinder_a but_o that_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o god_n and_o of_o god_n with_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v near_o and_o immediate_a because_o that_o independent_o of_o these_o corporeal_a impression_n he_o will_v act_n continual_o in_o they_o the_o body_n be_v now_o a_o essential_a occasional_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o natural_a action_n of_o god_n in_o the_o soul_n but_o then_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n occasional_a not_o essential_a god_n will_v act_n by_o himself_o immediate_o in_o they_o enlighten_v they_o and_o diverse_o modify_v or_o affect_v they_o without_o any_o regard_n of_o the_o body_n in_o a_o thousand_o manner_n the_o body_n shall_v be_v no_o long_o neither_o a_o wall_n nor_o a_o veil_n between_o god_n and_o the_o soul_n nor_o a_o channel_n of_o communication_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o god_n he_o will_v act_n in_o they_o independent_o of_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v now_o the_o essential_a condition_n of_o his_o natural_a action_n in_o we_o then_o when_o the_o holy_a soul_n shall_v be_v reunite_v to_o their_o body_n they_o will_v not_o at_o all_o fail_n as_o have_v be_v say_v to_o have_v the_o whole_a spectacle_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n although_o there_o be_v but_o one_o part_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n who_o species_n come_v to_o be_v retract_v in_o the_o material_a eye_n they_o will_v not_o at_o all_o fail_n to_o have_v the_o pleasure_n of_o melody_n although_o there_o be_v not_o any_o symphony_n which_o strike_v their_o corporeal_a ear_n civitas_n non_fw-la egebit_fw-la sole_fw-la neque_fw-la lunâ_fw-la nam_fw-la claritas_fw-la dei_fw-la illuminabit_fw-la eam_fw-la such_o will_v be_v our_o soul_n in_o their_o spiritualise_v body_n after_o the_o universal_a resurrection_n &_o there_o remain_v nothing_o more_o for_o we_o to_o do_v after_o this_o last_o illustration_n than_o to_o make_v use_n of_o these_o knowledge_n to_o reform_v our_o idea_n and_o correct_v our_o judgement_n about_o eternity_n and_o about_o time_n about_o the_o present_a life_n and_o the_o future_a about_o the_o present_a world_n and_o the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o thereby_o to_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a extent_n of_o our_o duty_n chap._n fourteen_o what_o be_v time_n and_o eternity_n the_o present_a world_n and_o the_o world_n to_o come_v the_o present_a life_n and_o the_o future_a life_n it_o be_v easy_a for_o we_o after_o all_o that_o have_v be_v illustrate_v concern_v that_o future_a state_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o the_o new_a and_o immortal_a life_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o commence_v in_o go_v out_o of_o the_o body_n it_o be_v 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