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mankind_n be_v sweep_v away_o by_o the_o fiery_a deluge_n and_o to_o take_v sanctuary_n in_o a_o miracle_n be_v unphilosophical_a and_o desperate_a i_o think_v therefore_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a i_o mean_v according_a to_o the_o dust_z of_o this_o hypothesis_n but_o that_o in_o this_o renew_a youth_n of_o the_o so_o late_o calcine_v and_o purify_v earth_n there_o may_v be_v some_o pure_a efflorescence_n of_o balmy_a matter_n not_o to_o be_v find_v now_o in_o its_o exhaust_a and_o decrepit_a age_n that_o may_v be_v proper_a vehicle_n of_o life_n into_o which_o soul_n may_v descend_v without_o further_a preparation_n and_o so_o orderly_a shape_n and_o form_v they_o as_o we_o see_v to_o this_o day_n several_a sort_n of_o other_o creature_n do_v without_o the_o help_n of_o generation_n for_o doubtless_o there_o will_v be_v great_a plenty_n of_o unctuous_a spirituous_a matter_n when_o the_o most_o inward_a and_o recondite_v spirit_n of_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v dislodge_a from_o their_o old_a close_a residence_n and_o
conception_n and_o idea_n of_o these_o nature_n and_o their_o relation_n can_v be_v only_o so_o far_o true_a *_o as_n they_o conform_v and_o agree_v with_o the_o thing_n themselves_o and_o the_o harmony_n which_o they_o have_v one_o to_o another_o finis_fw-la the_o content_n of_o the_o discourse_n of_o truth_n sect._n 1_o that_o truth_n be_v twofold_a in_o the_o object_n and_o in_o the_o subject_a that_o in_o the_o object_n what_o it_o be_v and_o that_o it_o be_v antecedent_n to_o and_o independent_a of_o any_o will_n or_o understanding_n whatever_o p._n 165_o sect._n 2._o the_o necessity_n of_o there_o be_v certain_a argument_n mean_n and_o object_n for_o certain_a conclusion_n end_n and_o faculty_n and_o that_o every_o thing_n will_v not_o suit_v every_o thing_n p._n 166_o sect._n 3_o a_o instance_n or_o two_o of_o the_o gross_a and_o horrid_a absurdity_n consequent_a to_o the_o deny_v the_o mutual_a respect_n and_o relation_n of_o thing_n to_o be_v eternal_a and_o indispensible_a p._n 167_o sect._n 4._o the_o entrance_n into_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o discourse_n which_o be_v of_o truth_n in_o the_o object_n that_o the_o divine_a understanding_n do_v not_o make_v the_o respect_n and_o relation_n of_o its_o object_n but_o find_v they_o or_o observe_v they_o p._n 168_o sect._n 5._o that_o the_o divine_a will_n do_v not_o determine_v the_o reference_n and_o dependence_n of_o thing_n because_o that_o will_v subvert_v his_o other_o attribute_n p._n 169_o sect._n 6._o the_o avoidance_n of_o the_o forego_n ill_a consequence_n by_o make_v god_n immutable_a with_o a_o answer_n thereto_o p._n 172_o sect._n 7._o a_o hideous_a but_o genuine_a inference_n of_o a_o pamphleteer_n from_o this_o principle_n that_o absolute_a and_o sovereign_a will_n be_v the_o spring_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o god_n action_n p._n 173_o sect._n 8._o that_o the_o denial_n of_o the_o mutual_a respect_n and_o relation_n of_o thing_n unto_o one_o another_o to_o be_v eternal_a and_o unchangeable_a despoil_v god_n of_o that_o universal_a rectitude_n of_o his_o nature_n p._n 174_o sect._n 9_o that_o the_o denial_n of_o the_o unchangeableness_n of_o the_o say_v mutual_a respect_n and_o relation_n of_o thing_n to_o one_o another_o take_v away_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o of_o our_o own_o happiness_n and_o lay_v a_o foundation_n of_o the_o most_o incurable_a scepticism_n imaginable_a p._n 176_o sect._n 10._o that_o the_o deny_v the_o eternal_a and_o immutable_a respect_n of_o thing_n frustrate_v all_o the_o noble_a essay_n of_o the_o mind_n or_o understanding_n of_o man_n p._n 180_o sect._n 11._o that_o in_o the_o abovesaid_a denial_n be_v lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o rantism_n debauchery_n and_o of_o all_o dissoluteness_n of_o life_n p._n 181_o sect._n 12._o that_o our_o assurance_n of_o future_a happiness_n be_v quite_o â—ut_v off_o by_o the_o deny_v of_o the_o eternal_a and_o immutable_a respect_n of_o thing_n p._n 182_o sect._n 13._o several_a objection_n propound_v against_o the_o scope_n of_o this_o discourse_n hitherto_o from_o the_o independency_n of_o the_o divine_a understanding_n and_o will._n p._n 184_o sect._n 14._o a_o main_a objection_n more_o full_o insist_v upon_o namely_o how_o well_o the_o advancement_n of_o god_n justice_n in_o the_o damnation_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n consist_v with_o the_o scope_n of_o this_o discourse_n especial_o it_o be_v so_o state_v as_o be_v here_o set_v down_o p._n 186_o sect._n 15._o a_o answer_n to_o that_o objection_n that_o concern_v the_o understanding_n of_o god_n show_v hat_n the_o divine_a understanding_n do_v not_o depend_v upon_o the_o nature_n and_o mutual_a respect_n of_o thing_n though_o they_o be_v its_o object_n p._n 187_o sect._n 16._o a_o answer_n to_o that_o objection_n which_o concern_v the_o will_n of_o god_n show_v that_o liberty_n in_o the_o power_n or_o principle_n be_v no_o where_o a_o perfection_n where_o there_o be_v not_o a_o indifferency_n in_o the_o thing_n or_o action_n about_o which_o it_o be_v conversant_a p._n 189_o sect._n 17._o that_o the_o discourse_n hitherto_o do_v not_o infer_v any_o dependency_n of_o god_n upon_o any_o thing_n without_o himself_o but_o only_a occasion_n be_v offer_v to_o he_o of_o act_v according_a to_o his_o own_o intimate_a nature_n and_o essence_n p._n 191_o sect._n 18._o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o discourse_n which_o brief_o treat_v of_o truth_n in_o the_o subject_a what_o it_o be_v what_o in_o god_n and_o what_o in_o the_o creature_n and_o that_o in_o both_o it_o be_v a_o representation_n or_o conception_n in_o the_o mind_n conformable_a to_o the_o unchangeable_a nature_n and_o mutual_a respect_n of_o thing_n p._n 193_o annotation_n upon_o the_o two_o forego_v treatise_n lux_n orientalis_n or_o an_o enquiry_n into_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o eastern_a sage_n concern_v the_o preexistence_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o discourse_n of_o truth_n write_a for_o the_o more_o full_o clear_v and_o further_a confirm_v the_o main_a doctrine_n in_o each_o treatise_n by_o one_o not_o unexercize_v in_o these_o kind_n of_o speculation_n london_n print_v for_o j._n collins_n and_o s._n lounds_o over_o against_o exeter-change_n in_o the_o strand_n 1682._o annotation_n upon_o lux_n orientalis_n these_o two_o book_n lux_fw-la orientalis_n and_o the_o discourse_n of_o truth_n be_v lucky_o put_v together_o by_o the_o publisher_n there_o be_v that_o suitableness_n between_o they_o and_o mutual_a support_n of_o one_o another_o and_o the_o argument_n they_o treat_v of_o be_v of_o the_o great_a importance_n that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n can_v entertain_v herself_o with_o the_o consideration_n thereof_o have_v excite_v so_o sluggish_a a_o genius_n as_o i_o to_o bestow_v some_o few_o annotation_n thereon_o not_o very_o anxious_a or_o operose_fw-la but_o such_o as_o the_o place_n easy_o suggest_v and_o may_v serve_v either_o to_o rectify_v what_o may_v seem_v any_o how_o oblique_a or_o illustrate_v what_o may_v seem_v less_o clear_a or_o make_v a_o supply_n or_o add_v strength_n where_o there_o may_v seem_v any_o further_a need_n in_o which_o i_o will_v not_o be_v so_o understand_v as_o that_o i_o have_v such_o a_o anxiety_n and_o fondness_n for_o the_o opinion_n they_o maintain_v as_o if_o all_o be_v go_v if_o they_o shall_v fail_v but_o that_o the_o dogmata_fw-la be_v more_o full_o clear_o and_o precise_o propound_v man_n may_v more_o safe_o and_o considerate_o give_v their_o judgement_n thereon_o but_o with_o that_o modesty_n as_o to_o admit_v nothing_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o true_o catholic_n and_o apostolic_a church_n chap._n 2._o p._n 4._o that_o he_o make_v we_o pure_a and_o innocent_a etc._n etc._n this_o be_v plain_o signify_v in_o the_o general_a mosaic_a history_n of_o the_o creation_n that_o all_o that_o god_n make_v he_o see_v it_o be_v good_a and_o it_o be_v particular_o declare_v of_o adam_n and_o eve_n that_o they_o be_v create_v or_o make_v in_o a_o state_n of_o innocency_n pag._n 4._o matter_n can_v do_v nothing_o but_o by_o motion_n and_o what_o relation_n have_v that_o to_o a_o moral_a contagion_n we_o must_v either_o grant_v that_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o particle_n of_o matter_n and_o their_o motion_n have_v a_o power_n to_o affect_v the_o soul_n unite_v with_o the_o body_n and_o i_o remember_v josephus_n somewhere_o speak_v of_o wine_n say_z it_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d regenerate_v as_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n into_o another_o life_n and_o sense_n of_o thing_n or_o else_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o part_n of_o matter_n be_v alterable_a into_o qualification_n that_o can_v be_v resolve_v into_o mere_a mechanical_a motion_n and_o figure_n whether_o they_o be_v thus_o alter_v by_o the_o vital_a power_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n or_o however_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o that_o matter_n have_v a_o considerable_a influence_n upon_o a_o soul_n unite_v thereto_o the_o author_n himself_o do_v copious_o acknowledge_v in_o his_o four_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o according_a to_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n our_o wit_n be_v either_o more_o quick_a free_a and_o sparkle_a or_o more_o obtuse_a weak_a and_o sluggish_a and_o our_o mind_n more_o cheerful_a and_o content_v or_o else_o more_o morose_a melancholic_a or_o dogged_a etc._n etc._n wherefore_o that_o he_o may_v appear_v the_o more_o consistent_a with_o himself_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o understand_v by_o this_o moral_a contagion_n the_o very_a venom_n and_o malignity_n of_o vicious_a inclination_n how_o that_o can_v be_v derive_v from_o matter_n especial_o its_o power_n consist_v in_o mere_a motion_n and_o figuration_n of_o part_n the_o psalmist_n description_n be_v very_o apposite_a to_o this_o purpose_n psal_n 58._o the_o ungodly_a be_v froward_a even_o from_o their_o mother_n womb_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v they_o go_v astray_o and_o
it_o shall_v go_v hard_a but_o that_o those_o who_o their_o education_n or_o prejudice_n have_v engage_v against_o this_o hypothesis_n will_v light_v on_o some_o obscure_a piece_n of_o text_n and_o break_a sentence_n or_o other_o that_o shall_v seem_v to_o condemn_v what_o they_o disapprove_v of_o but_o i_o be_o secure_o confident_a that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o sentence_n in_o the_o sacred_a volume_n from_o end_n to_o end_n that_o ever_o be_v intend_v to_o teach_v that_o all_o soul_n be_v not_o make_v of_o old_a or_o that_o by_o a_o legitimate_a consequence_n will_v infer_v it_o and_o if_o any_o there_o be_v that_o seem_v to_o look_v another_o way_n i_o dare_v say_v they_o be_v collateral_a and_o be_v never_o design_v by_o the_o divine_a author_n for_o the_o purpose_n they_o be_v make_v to_o serve_v by_o the_o enemy_n of_o praeexistence_n wherefore_o not_o to_o conceal_v any_o thing_n that_o with_o the_o least_o show_n of_o probability_n can_v be_v pretend_v from_o the_o sacred_a volume_n in_o discountenance_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o praeexistence_n i_o will_v bring_v into_o view_n whatever_o i_o know_v to_o have_v the_o least_o face_n of_o a_o testimony_n to_o the_o contrary_a in_o the_o divine_a revelation_n that_o so_o when_o it_o shall_v appear_v that_o the_o most_o specious_a text_n that_o can_v be_v allege_v have_v nothing_o at_o all_o in_o they_o to_o disprove_v the_o soul_n praeexistence_n we_o may_v be_v secure_a that_o god_n have_v not_o discover_v to_o we_o in_o his_o write_a will_n that_o it_o be_v not_o his_o pleasure_n to_o create_v all_o soul_n together_o therefore_o 1_o it_o may_v be_v pretend_v that_o the_o doctrine_n of_o praeexistence_n comport_v not_o with_o that_o innocence_n and_o integrity_n in_o which_o the_o scripture_n determine_v adam_n to_o have_v be_v make_v since_o it_o suppose_v the_o descent_n into_o these_o body_n to_o be_v a_o culpable_a lapse_n from_o a_o high_a and_o better_a state_n of_o life_n and_o this_o to_o be_v a_o state_n of_o incarceration_n for_o former_a delinquency_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v 1_o no_o one_o can_v object_v any_o thing_n to_o purpose_n against_o praeexistence_n from_o the_o unconceiveableness_n of_o it_o until_o he_o know_v the_o particular_a frame_n of_o the_o hypothesis_n without_o which_o all_o impugnation_n relate_v to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o thing_n will_v be_v wide_a of_o the_o mark_n and_o but_o little_a to_o the_o business_n therefore_o if_o the_o objector_n will_v have_v patience_n to_o wait_v till_o we_o come_v to_o that_o part_n of_o our_o undertake_n he_o will_v find_v that_o there_o be_v but_o little_a ground_n for_o such_o a_o scruple_n but_o however_o to_o prevent_v all_o cavilling_n in_o this_o place_n i_o will_v show_v the_o invalidity_n of_o this_o objection_n wherefore_o 2_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o praeexistence_n to_o suppose_v adam_n a_o delinquent_n before_o his_o note_a transgression_n in_o a_o terrestrial_a body_n for_o consider_v that_o his_o body_n have_v vast_a advantage_n above_o we_o in_o point_n of_o beauty_n purity_n and_o serviceableness_n to_o the_o soul_n what_o harshness_n be_v there_o in_o conceive_v that_o god_n may_v send_v one_o of_o those_o immaculate_a spirit_n that_o he_o have_v make_v into_o such_o a_o tenement_n that_o he_o may_v be_v his_o steward_n in_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o low_a family_n and_o a_o overseer_n and_o ruler_n of_o those_o other_o creature_n that_o he_o have_v order_v to_o have_v their_o dwell_n upon_o earth_n i_o be_o sure_a there_o be_v no_o more_o contrariety_n to_o any_o of_o the_o divine_a attribute_n in_o this_o supposition_n than_o there_o be_v in_o that_o which_o make_v god_n to_o have_v send_v a_o pure_a spirit_n which_o he_o have_v just_o make_v into_o such_o a_o body_n yea_o 3_o suppose_v that_o some_o soul_n fall_v when_o the_o angel_n do_v which_o the_o process_n of_o our_o discourse_n will_v show_v to_o be_v no_o unreasonable_a supposition_n this_o be_v a_o merciful_a provision_n of_o our_o maker_n and_o a_o generous_a undertake_n for_o a_o seraphic_a and_o untainted_a spirit_n for_o by_o this_o mean_n fit_a and_o congruous_a matter_n be_v prepare_v for_o those_o soul_n to_o reside_v and_o act_v in_o who_o have_v render_v themselves_o unfit_a to_o live_v and_o enjoy_v themselves_o in_o more_o refine_a body_n and_o so_o those_o spirit_n that_o have_v sin_v themselves_o into_o a_o state_n of_o silence_n and_o inactivity_n be_v by_o this_o seasonable_a mean_n which_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o goodness_n have_v contrive_v for_o they_o put_v once_o more_o into_o a_o capacity_n of_o act_v their_o part_n anew_o and_o come_v into_o play_n again_o now_o if_o it_o seem_v hard_a to_o any_o to_o conceive_v how_o so_o noble_a a_o spirit_n in_o such_o a_o advantageous_a body_n shall_v have_v be_v impose_v upon_o by_o so_o gross_a a_o delusion_n and_o submit_v so_o impotent_o to_o the_o first_o temptation_n he_o may_v please_v to_o consider_v that_o the_o difficulty_n be_v the_o same_o suppose_v he_o just_a then_o to_o have_v be_v make_v if_o we_o grant_v he_o but_o that_o purity_n and_o those_o great_a perfection_n both_o of_o will_n and_o understanding_n which_o orthodox_n theology_n allow_v he_o yea_o again_o 4_o i_o may_v ask_v what_o inconvenience_n there_o be_v in_o suppose_v that_o adam_n himself_o be_v one_o of_o those_o delinquent_a soul_n *_o which_o the_o divine_a pity_n and_o compassion_n have_v thus_o set_v up_o again_o that_o so_o so_o many_o of_o his_o excellent_a creature_n may_v not_o be_v lose_v and_o undo_v irrecoverable_o but_o may_v act_v anew_o though_o upon_o a_o low_a stage_n in_o the_o universe_n a_o due_a consideration_n of_o the_o infinite_a foecundity_n and_o fullness_n of_o the_o divine_a goodness_n will_v if_o not_o warrant_v yet_o excuse_v such_o a_o supposition_n but_o now_o if_o it_o be_v demand_v what_o advantage_n adam_n stand_n have_v be_v to_o his_o posterity_n have_v he_o continue_v in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n and_o how_o sin_n and_o misery_n be_v bring_v upon_o we_o by_o his_o fall_n according_a to_o this_o hypothesis_n i_o answer_v that_o then_o among_o many_o other_o great_a privilege_n he_o have_v transmit_v downward_o by_o way_n of_o natural_a generation_n that_o excellent_a and_o bless_a temper_n of_o body_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v like_o his_o own_o happy_a crasis_n so_o that_o our_o apprehension_n shall_v have_v be_v more_o large_a and_o free_a our_o affection_n more_o regular_a and_o governable_a and_o our_o inclination_n to_o what_o be_v good_a and_o virtuous_a strong_a and_o vigorous_a for_o we_o can_v but_o observe_v in_o this_o state_n how_o vast_a a_o influence_n the_o temper_n of_o our_o body_n have_v upon_o our_o mind_n both_o in_o reference_n to_o intellectual_a and_o moral_a disposition_n thus_o daily_a experience_n teach_v we_o how_o that_o according_a to_o the_o ebb_n or_o flow_v of_o certain_a humour_n in_o our_o body_n 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sufficient_a faculty_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o this_o world_n to_o command_v and_o keep_v in_o order_n the_o passion_n and_o appetite_n of_o their_o body_n and_o to_o be_v and_o do_v what_o their_o reason_n and_o conscience_n tell_v they_o they_o shall_v be_v and_o do_v and_o blame_v they_o for_o not_o be_v and_o do_v so_o that_o they_o know_v more_o by_o far_o than_o they_o find_v a_o ability_n in_o themselves_o to_o perform_v extreme_o few_o there_o be_v if_o any_o but_o this_o be_v their_o condition_n whence_o all_o philosopher_n that_o have_v any_o sense_n of_o virtue_n and_o holiness_n as_o well_o as_o jew_n and_o christian_n have_v look_v upon_o man_n as_o in_o a_o lapse_v state_n not_o blame_v god_n but_o deplore_a the_o sad_a condition_n they_o find_v themselves_o in_o by_o some_o forego_n lapse_n or_o fault_n in_o mankind_n and_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o our_o own_o conscience_n shall_v fly_v in_o our_o face_n for_o what_o we_o can_v never_o have_v help_v it_o be_v witty_a indeed_o which_o be_v allege_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o this_o hypothesis_n viz._n that_o the_o rational_a part_n of_o man_n be_v able_a to_o command_v the_o low_a appetite_n because_o if_o the_o superior_a part_n be_v not_o strong_a enough_o to_o govern_v the_o inferior_a it_o destroy_v the_o very_a be_v of_o moral_a good_a and_o evil_a forasmuch_o as_o those_o act_n that_o proceed_v out_o of_o necessity_n can_v be_v moral_a nor_o can_v the_o superior_a faculty_n be_v oblige_v to_o govern_v the_o inferior_a if_o they_o be_v not_o able_a because_o nothing_o be_v oblige_v to_o impossibility_n but_o i_o answer_v if_o inability_n come_v upon_o we_o by_o our_o own_o fault_n the_o defect_n of_o action_n then_o be_v upon_o the_o former_a account_n moral_a or_o rather_o immoral_a and_o our_o conscience_n right_o charge_v we_o with_o the_o vitiosity_n of_o our_o inclination_n and_o action_n even_o before_o we_o can_v mend_v they_o here_o because_o they_o be_v the_o consequence_n of_o our_o former_a gild_n wherefore_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o there_o be_v find_v a_o flaw_n in_o a_o subtlety_n that_o will_v conclude_v against_o the_o universal_a experience_n of_o man_n who_o all_o of_o they_o more_o or_o less_o that_o have_v any_o sense_n of_o morality_n leave_v in_o they_o complain_v that_o the_o inferior_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n at_o least_o for_o a_o time_n be_v too_o hard_o for_o the_o superior_a and_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o mankind_n be_v so_o general_o corrupt_v and_o abominable_a that_o it_o will_v argue_v the_o wise_a and_o just_a god_n a_o very_a unequal_a matcher_n of_o innocent_a soul_n with_o brutish_a body_n they_o be_v universal_o so_o huge_o foil_v or_o overcome_v in_o the_o conflict_n if_o he_o indeed_o be_v the_o immediate_a matcher_n of_o they_o for_o how_o can_v that_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o a_o equilibrious_a or_o sufficient_a free_a will_n and_o power_n that_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n perpetual_a and_o constant_a but_o there_o will_v be_v near_o as_o many_o example_n one_o way_n as_o the_o other_o if_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o this_o state_n be_v not_o by_o some_o precedent_a lapse_n become_v unable_a to_o govern_v as_o they_o ought_v all_o in_o they_o or_o about_o they_o that_o be_v to_o be_v subject_v to_o their_o reason_n no_o fine_a fetch_n of_o wit_n can_v demolish_v the_o steady_a and_o weighty_a structure_n of_o sound_n and_o general_a experience_n pag._n 9_o wherein_o he_o see_v it_o ten_o thousand_o to_o one_o but_o that_o they_o will_v corrupt_v etc._n etc._n the_o expression_n ten_o thousand_o to_o one_o be_v figurative_a and_o signify_v how_o huge_o more_o like_o it_o be_v that_o the_o soul_n will_v be_v corrupt_v by_o their_o incorporation_n in_o these_o animal_n or_o brutish_a body_n than_o escape_n corruption_n and_o the_o effect_n make_v good_a the_o assertion_n for_o david_n of_o old_a to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n and_o paul_n
dead_a to_o their_o life_n but_o the_o change_n of_o our_o earthly_a body_n for_o a_o aereal_a or_o aethereal_a this_o be_v not_o death_n but_o reviviscency_n in_o which_o all_o the_o energy_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o depress_v but_o exalt_v and_o our_o memory_n with_o the_o rest_n quicken_v as_o it_o be_v in_o esdras_n after_o he_o have_v drink_v down_o that_o cup_n offer_v to_o he_o by_o the_o angel_n full_a of_o liquor_n like_o fire_n which_o fill_v his_o heart_n with_o understanding_n and_o strengthen_v his_o memory_n as_o the_o text_n say_v thus_o we_o see_v how_o all_o objection_n against_o the_o three_o reason_n of_o lapse_v soul_n lose_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o other_o state_n vanish_v into_o smoke_n wherefore_o they_o every_o one_o of_o they_o single_a be_v so_o sound_a all_o three_o put_v together_o methinks_v shall_v not_o fail_v of_o convince_a the_o most_o refractory_a of_o this_o truth_n that_o though_o the_o soul_n do_v pre-exist_a and_o act_n in_o another_o state_n yet_o she_o may_v utter_o forget_v all_o the_o scene_n thereof_o in_o this_o pag._n 46._o now_o if_o the_o reason_n why_o we_o lose_v the_o remembrance_n of_o our_o former_a life_n be_v great_a etc._n etc._n and_o that_o they_o be_v so_o do_v appear_v in_o our_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n make_v against_o the_o say_a reason_n if_o the_o reader_n will_v consider_v they_o pag._n 50._o and_o thereby_o have_v remove_v all_o prejudices_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o there_o be_v yet_o one_o reason_n against_o pre-existence_n which_o the_o ingenious_a author_n never_o think_v of_o urge_v by_o the_o anti-pre-existentiaries_a namely_o that_o it_o imply_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o planet_n people_v with_o mankind_n it_o be_v unreasonable_a to_o think_v that_o all_o soul_n descend_v in_o their_o lapse_n to_o this_o only_a earth_n of_o we_o and_o if_o there_o be_v lapse_v soul_n there_o how_o shall_v they_o be_v recover_v shall_v christ_n undergo_v another_o and_o another_o death_n for_o they_o but_o i_o believe_v the_o ingenious_a author_n will_v have_v look_v upon_o this_o but_o as_o a_o mean_a and_o trifle_a argument_n there_o be_v no_o force_n in_o any_o part_n thereof_o for_o why_o may_v not_o this_o earth_n be_v the_o only_a hospital_n nosocomium_fw-la or_o coemeterium_fw-la speak_v platonical_o of_o sinful_o lapse_v soul_n and_o then_o suppose_v other_o lapse_v in_o other_o planet_n what_o need_n christ_n die_v again_o for_o they_o when_o one_o drop_n of_o his_o blood_n be_v sufficient_a to_o save_v miriads_o of_o world_n whence_o it_o may_v seem_v a_o pity_n there_o be_v not_o more_o world_n than_o this_o earth_n to_o be_v redeem_v by_o it_o nor_o be_v it_o necessary_a they_o shall_v historical_o know_v it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n at_o his_o passion_n by_o some_o inspire_a prophet_n may_v give_v they_o notice_n of_o it_o and_o describe_v to_o they_o as_o orderly_o a_o account_n of_o the_o redemption_n as_o moses_n do_v of_o the_o creation_n though_o he_o stand_v not_o by_o while_o the_o world_n be_v frame_v but_o it_o be_v reveal_v to_o he_o by_o god_n and_o last_o it_o be_v but_o a_o rash_a and_o precarious_a position_n to_o say_v that_o the_o infinite_a wisdom_n of_o god_n have_v no_o more_o way_n than_o one_o to_o save_v lapse_v soul_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o we_o be_v assure_v that_o this_o be_v the_o only_a way_n for_o the_o save_n of_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n and_o these_o be_v the_o fix_a bound_n of_o reveal_v truth_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o appertain_v to_o we_o inhabitant_n on_o earth_n but_o as_o for_o the_o oeconomy_n of_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n in_o the_o other_o planet_n if_o we_o do_v but_o reflect_v upon_o our_o absolute_a ignorance_n thereof_o we_o will_v have_v the_o discretion_n not_o to_o touch_v upon_o that_o topick_n unless_o we_o intend_v to_o make_v ourselves_o ridiculous_a while_o we_o endeavour_v to_o make_v other_o so_o chap._n 6._o pag._n 51._o now_o as_o the_o infinite_a goodness_n of_o the_o deity_n oblige_v he_o always_o to_o do_v good_a so_o by_o the_o same_o to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v best_a etc._n etc._n to_o elude_v the_o force_n of_o this_o chief_a argument_n of_o the_o pre-existentiaries_a a_o ingenious_a opposer_n have_v devise_v a_o way_n which_o seem_v worth_a our_o consider_v which_o be_v this_o viz._n by_o make_v the_o idea_n of_o god_n to_o consist_v main_o in_o dominion_n and_o sovereignty_n the_o scripture_n represent_v he_o under_o no_o other_o notion_n than_o as_o the_o supreme_a lord_n and_o sovereign_n of_o the_o universe_n wherefore_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o he_o that_o enterfere_n with_o the_o uncontroulableness_n of_o his_o dominion_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o they_o that_o assert_v goodness_n to_o be_v a_o necessary_a agent_n that_o can_v but_o do_v that_o which_o be_v best_a direct_o supplant_v and_o destroy_v all_o the_o right_n of_o his_o power_n and_o dominion_n nay_o he_o add_v afterward_o that_o this_o notion_n of_o god_n goodness_n be_v most_o apparent_o inconsistent_a not_o only_o with_o his_o power_n and_o dominion_n but_o with_o all_o his_o other_o moral_a perfection_n and_o for_o a_o further_a explication_n of_o his_o mind_n in_o this_o matter_n he_o add_v afterward_o that_o the_o divine_a will_n be_v endue_v with_o the_o high_a kind_n of_o liberty_n as_o it_o import_v a_o freedom_n not_o only_o from_o foreign_a violence_n but_o also_o from_o inward_a necessity_n for_o spontaneity_n or_o immunity_n from_o coaction_n without_o indifferency_n carry_v in_o it_o as_o great_a necessity_n as_o those_o motion_n that_o proceed_v from_o violence_n or_o mechanism_n from_o whence_o he_o conclude_v that_o the_o divine_a will_n can_v otherwise_o be_v determine_v than_o by_o its_o own_o intrinsic_a energy_n and_o last_o forasmuch_o as_o no_o courtesy_n can_v oblige_v but_o what_o be_v receive_v from_o one_o that_o have_v a_o power_n not_o to_o bestow_v they_o if_o god_n necessary_o act_v according_a to_o his_o goodness_n and_o not_o out_o of_o mere_a choice_n and_o liberty_n of_o will_n there_o be_v no_o thanks_o nor_o praise_n due_a to_o he_o which_o therefore_o will_v take_v away_o the_o duty_n of_o religion_n this_o be_v the_o main_a of_o his_o hypothesis_n whereby_o he_o will_v defeat_v the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n for_o the_o pre-existence_n of_o soul_n take_v from_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n which_o this_o hypothesis_n certain_o will_v do_v if_o it_o be_v true_a and_o therefore_o we_o will_v brief_o examine_v it_o first_o therefore_o i_o answer_v that_o though_o the_o scripture_n do_v frequent_o represent_v god_n as_o the_o lord_n and_o sovereign_n of_o the_o universe_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o conceal_v his_o other_o attribute_n of_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n and_o the_o like_a but_o that_o the_o former_a shall_v be_v so_o much_o inculcate_v be_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o beget_n in_o the_o people_n awe_n and_o obedience_n to_o he_o but_o it_o be_v a_o invalid_a consequence_n to_o draw_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o idea_n of_o god_n do_v main_o consist_v in_o dominion_n and_o sovereignty_n which_o abstract_v from_o his_o other_o attribute_n of_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n will_v be_v a_o very_a black_a and_o dark_a representation_n of_o he_o and_o such_o as_o this_o ingenious_a writer_n can_v not_o himself_o contemplate_v without_o aversation_n and_o horror_n how_o then_o can_v the_o idea_n of_o god_n chief_o consist_v in_o this_o it_o be_v the_o most_o terrify_v indeed_o but_o not_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o accomplish_v part_n in_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o deity_n this_o sovereignty_n than_o be_v such_o as_o be_v either_o bound_v or_o not_o bound_v by_o any_o other_o attribute_n of_o god_n if_o bound_v by_o none_o than_o he_o may_v do_v as_o well_o unwise_o as_o wise_o unjust_o as_o just_o if_o bound_v by_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n why_o be_v it_o bound_v by_o they_o but_o that_o it_o be_v better_a so_o to_o be_v than_o otherwise_o and_o goodness_n be_v as_o essential_a to_o god_n as_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n why_o may_v not_o his_o sovereignty_n be_v bound_v by_o that_o as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o other_o and_o so_o he_o be_v bind_v from_o himself_o of_o himself_o to_o do_v as_o well_o what_o be_v best_a as_o what_o be_v better_o this_o consist_v with_o his_o absolute_a sovereignty_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o and_o indeed_o what_o can_v be_v absolute_a sovereignty_n in_o a_o intelligent_a be_v if_o this_o be_v not_o viz._n full_o and_o entire_o to_o follow_v the_o will_n and_o inclination_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n without_o any_o check_n or_o control_v of_o any_o one_o touch_v those_o over_o who_o he_o rule_v whence_o in_o the_o second_o place_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o assert_v that_o god_n goodness_n be_v a_o necessary_a agent_n in_o
and_o course_n to_o pass_v through_o all_o these_o dispensation_n provide_v she_o keep_v herself_o sincere_a towards_o her_o maker_n be_v not_o proper_o any_o lapse_n or_o sin_n but_o a_o harmless_a experience_a all_o the_o capacity_n of_o enjoy_v themselves_o that_o god_n have_v bestow_v upon_o they_o which_o will_v open_v a_o door_n to_o a_o further_a answer_n touch_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o planet_n be_v inhabit_v namely_o that_o they_o may_v be_v inhabit_v by_o such_o kind_n of_o â—ouls_n as_o these_o who_o therefore_o want_v not_o the_o knowledge_n and_o assistance_n of_o a_o redeemer_n and_o so_o the_o earth_n may_v be_v the_o only_a nosocomium_fw-la of_o sinful_o lapse_v soul_n this_o may_v be_v a_o answer_n to_o such_o far-fetched_a objection_n till_o they_o can_v prove_v the_o contrary_n pag._n 118._o adam_n can_v withstand_v the_o inordinate_a appetite_n etc._n etc._n namely_o after_o his_o own_o remissness_n and_o heedlessness_n in_o order_v himself_o he_o have_v bring_v himself_o to_o such_o a_o wretched_a weakness_n pag._n 121._o the_o plastic_a faculty_n begin_v now_o full_o to_o awaken_v etc._n etc._n there_o be_v three_o vital_a congruity_n belong_v to_o the_o plastic_a of_o the_o soul_n and_o they_o be_v to_o awake_v orderly_o that_o be_v to_o operate_v one_o after_o another_o downward_o and_o upward_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o lapse_n the_o aereal_a follow_v the_o aethereal_a the_o terrestrial_a the_o aereal_a but_o in_o their_o recovery_n or_o emergency_n out_o of_o the_o lapse_n the_o aereal_a follow_v the_o terrestrial_a and_o the_o aethereal_a the_o aereal_a but_o however_o a_o more_o gross_a turgency_n to_o plastic_a operation_n may_v haply_o arise_v at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o aereal_a period_n which_o may_v be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o disease_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o that_o state_n and_o which_o may_v help_v to_o turn_v she_o out_o of_o it_o into_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n and_o be_v itself_o for_o the_o present_a silence_v therewith_o for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o union_n with_o body_n there_o be_v no_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n pag._n 121._o for_o it_o have_v a_o aptness_n and_o propensity_n to_o act_v in_o a_o terrestrial_a body_n etc._n etc._n this_o aptness_n and_o fitness_n it_o have_v in_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n according_a to_o that_o essential_a order_n of_o thing_n interweave_v into_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o into_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n or_o great_a archaeus_n of_o the_o universe_n according_a to_o the_o eternal_a counsel_n of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n by_o which_o law_n and_o appointment_n the_o soul_n will_v as_o certain_o have_v a_o fitness_n and_o propensity_n at_o its_o leave_v the_o terrestrial_a body_n to_o actuate_v a_o aereal_a one_o pag._n 122._o either_o by_o mere_a natural_a congruity_n the_o disposition_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n or_o some_o more_o spontaneous_a agent_n etc._n etc._n natural_a congruity_n and_o the_o disposal_n of_o the_o plastic_a soul_n of_o the_o world_n which_o other_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v join_v well_o together_o in_o this_o feat_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n attract_v such_o a_o soul_n as_o be_v most_o congruous_a to_o the_o predelineat_v matter_n which_o it_o have_v prepare_v for_o she_o but_o as_o for_o the_o spontaneous_a agent_n i_o suppose_v he_o may_v understand_v his_o ministry_n in_o some_o supernatural_a birth_n unless_o he_o think_v that_o some_o angel_n or_o genii_n may_v be_v employ_v in_o put_v soul_n into_o body_n as_o gardiner_n be_v in_o set_v pease_n and_o bean_n in_o the_o bed_n of_o garden_n but_o certain_o they_o must_v be_v no_o good_a genii_n then_o that_o have_v any_o hand_n in_o assist_v or_o set_v soul_n in_o such_o womb_n as_o have_v have_v to_o do_v with_o adultery_n incest_n and_o buggery_n pag._n 123._o but_o some_o apish_a show_n and_o imitation_n of_o reason_n virtue_n and_o religion_n etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o unregenerate_a in_o divine_a thing_n be_v little_o better_a than_o thus_o and_o virtue_n and_o religion_n which_o be_v not_o from_o that_o principle_n which_o revive_v in_o we_o in_o real_a regeneration_n be_v though_o much_o better_a than_o scandalous_a vice_n and_o profaneness_n mere_a picture_n and_o shadow_n of_o what_o they_o pretend_v to_o pag._n 123._o to_o its_o old_a celestial_a abode_n etc._n etc._n for_o we_o be_v pilgrim_n and_o stranger_n here_o on_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n of_o old_a declare_v and_o they_o that_o speak_v such_o thing_n say_v the_o apostle_n plain_o show_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o seek_v their_o native_a country_n for_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o signify_v and_o true_o if_o they_o have_v be_v mindful_a of_o that_o earthly_a country_n out_o of_o which_o they_o come_v they_o may_v say_v he_o have_v have_v opportunity_n of_o return_v but_o now_o they_o desire_v a_o better_a to_o wit_n a_o heavenly_a hebr._n 11._o pag._n 124._o but_o that_o they_o step_v forth_o again_o into_o airy_a vehicles_n this_o be_v their_o natural_a course_n as_o i_o note_v above_o but_o the_o example_n of_o enoch_n and_o elias_n and_o much_o more_o of_o our_o ever_o bless_a saviour_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o supernatural_a pag._n 125._o those_o therefore_o that_o pass_v out_o of_o these_o body_n before_o their_o terrestrial_a congruity_n be_v spoil_v weaken_a or_o orderly_o unwind_v according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o this_o hypothesis_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o favour_n of_o this_o ingenious_a writer_n this_o hypothesis_n do_v not_o need_v any_o such_o obnoxious_a appendage_n as_o this_o viz._n that_o soul_n that_o be_v out_v these_o terrestrial_a body_n before_o their_o terrestrial_a congruity_n be_v spoil_v weaken_a or_o orderly_o unwind_v return_v into_o the_o state_n of_o inactivity_n but_o this_o be_v far_o more_o consonant_a both_o to_o reason_n and_o experience_n or_o story_n that_o though_o the_o terrestrial_a congruity_n be_v still_o vigorous_a as_o not_o have_v run_v out_o it_o may_v be_v the_o half_a part_n no_o not_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o its_o period_n the_o soul_n immediate_o upon_o the_o quit_n of_o this_o body_n be_v invest_v with_o a_o body_n of_o air_n and_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o activity_n not_o of_o silence_n in_o no_o sense_n for_o some_o be_v murder_v have_v in_o all_o likelihood_n in_o their_o own_o person_n complain_v of_o their_o murderer_n as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o story_n of_o anne_n walker_n and_o there_o be_v many_o other_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o beside_o it_o be_v far_o more_o reasonable_a there_o be_v such_o numerous_a multitude_n of_o silent_a soul_n that_o their_o least_o continuance_n in_o these_o terrestrial_a body_n shall_v at_o their_o departure_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o magical_a cue_n or_o tessera_fw-la forthwith_o to_o the_o aereal_a congruity_n of_o life_n to_o begin_v to_o act_v its_o part_n upon_o the_o cease_n of_o the_o other_o that_o more_o soul_n may_v be_v rid_v out_o of_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n which_o make_v it_o more_o probable_a that_o every_o soul_n that_o be_v once_o besmear_v with_o the_o unctuous_a moisture_n of_o the_o womb_n shall_v as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o magic_a ointment_n be_v carry_v into_o the_o air_n though_o it_o be_v of_o a_o still-born_a infant_n than_o that_o any_o shall_v return_v into_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n or_o inactivity_n upon_o the_o pretence_n of_o the_o remain_a vigour_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a congruity_n of_o life_n for_o these_o law_n be_v not_o by_o any_o consequential_a necessity_n but_o by_o the_o free_a counsel_n of_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n of_o god_n consult_v for_o the_o best_a and_o therefore_o this_o be_v so_o apparent_o for_o the_o best_a this_o law_n be_v interweave_v into_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o every_o particular_a soul_n that_o upon_o the_o cease_n of_o her_o terrestrial_a union_n her_o aereal_a congruity_n of_o life_n shall_v immediate_o operate_v and_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n assist_v she_o shall_v be_v dress_v in_o aereal_a robe_n and_o be_v find_v among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o those_o region_n if_o soul_n shall_v be_v remand_v back_o into_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n that_o depart_v before_o the_o terrestrial_a period_n of_o vital_a congruity_n be_v orderly_o unwind_v so_o very_a few_o reach_n the_o end_n of_o that_o period_n that_o they_o must_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o be_v turn_v into_o the_o state_n of_o inactivity_n which_o will_v be_v to_o weave_v penelope_n web_n to_o do_v and_o undo_v because_o the_o day_n be_v long_o enough_o as_o the_o proverb_n be_v when_z as_o it_o rather_o seem_v too_o short_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o numerosity_n of_o silent_a soul_n that_o expect_v their_o turn_n of_o recovery_n into_o life_n pag._n 125._o but_o only_o follow_v the_o clew_n of_o this_o hypothesis_n the_o hypothesis_n
require_v no_o such_o thing_n but_o it_o rather_o clash_v with_o the_o first_o and_o chief_a pillar_n thereof_o viz._n that_o all_o the_o divine_a design_n and_o action_n be_v lay_v and_o carry_v on_o by_o infinite_a goodness_n and_o i_o have_v already_o intimate_v how_o much_o better_o it_o be_v to_o be_v this_o way_n that_o i_o be_o plead_v for_o than_o that_o of_o this_o otherwise-ingenious_a writer_n pag._n 125._o since_o by_o long_a and_o hard_a exercise_n in_o this_o body_n the_o plastic_a life_n be_v well_o tame_v and_o debilitate_a etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v not_o at_o all_o necessary_a no_o not_o in_o those_o soul_n who_o plastic_a may_v be_v deem_v the_o most_o rampant_a dis-union_n from_o this_o terrestrial_a body_n immediate_o tame_v it_o i_o mean_v the_o terrestrial_a congruity_n of_o life_n and_o itâ—_n operation_n be_v stop_v as_o sure_o as_o a_o string_n of_o a_o lutâ—_n never_o so_o smart_o vibrate_v be_v streightways_o silence_v by_o a_o gentle_a touch_n of_o the_o finger_n and_o another_o single_a string_n may_v be_v immediate_o make_v to_o sound_v alone_o while_o the_o other_o be_v mute_a and_o silent_a for_o i_o say_v these_o be_v the_o free_a law_n of_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n but_o fatal_o and_o vital_o not_o intellectual_o implant_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o all_o humane_a soul_n or_o spirit_n the_o whole_a universe_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o automatal_a harp_n of_o that_o great_a and_o true_a apollo_n and_o as_o for_o the_o general_a strike_v of_o the_o string_n and_o stop_v their_o vibration_n they_o be_v do_v with_o as_o exquisite_a art_n as_o if_o a_o free_a intellectual_a agent_n play_v upon_o they_o but_o the_o plastic_a power_n in_o the_o world_n be_v not_o such_o but_o only_o vital_a and_o fatal_a as_o i_o say_v before_o pag._n 126._o that_o a_o aereal_a body_n be_v not_o enough_o for_o it_o to_o display_v its_o force_n upon_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v far_o more_o safe_a and_o rational_a to_o say_v that_o the_o soul_n desert_n her_o aereal_a estate_n by_o reason_n that_o the_o period_n of_o the_o vital_a congruity_n be_v expire_v which_o according_a to_o those_o fatal_a law_n i_o speak_v of_o before_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n but_o whether_o a_o soul_n may_v do_v any_o thing_n to_o abbreviate_v this_o period_n and_o excite_v such_o symptom_n in_o the_o plastic_a as_o may_v shorten_v her_o continuance_n in_o that_o state_n let_v it_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o more_o inquisitive_a to_o define_v pag._n 128._o where_o be_v then_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o just_a and_o the_o wicked_a in_o state_n place_n and_o body_n their_o difference_n in_o place_n i_o have_v sufficient_o show_v in_o my_o answer_n to_o the_o three_o argument_n against_o the_o triple_a congruity_n of_o life_n in_o the_o plastic_a of_o humane_a soul_n how_o fit_o they_o may_v be_v dispose_v of_o in_o the_o air._n but_o to_o the_o rude_a buffonery_n of_o that_o crude_a opposer_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o pre-existence_n i_o make_v no_o answer_n it_o be_v methinks_v sufficient_o answer_v in_o the_o scholia_fw-la upon_o sect._n 12._o cap._n 3._o lib._n 3._o of_o dr._n h._n mores_n immortalitas_fw-la animae_fw-la if_o the_o reader_n think_v it_o worth_a his_o while_n to_o consult_v the_o place_n now_o for_o state_n and_o body_n the_o difference_n be_v obvious_a the_o vehicle_n be_v of_o more_o pure_a air_n and_o the_o conscience_n more_o pure_a of_o the_o one_o than_o of_o the_o other_o pag._n 130._o for_o according_a to_o this_o hypothesis_n the_o gravity_n of_o those_o body_n be_v less_o because_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o draw_v they_o be_v so_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o ingenious_a invention_n both_o to_o salve_v that_o phaenomenon_n why_o body_n in_o mine_n and_o other_o deep_a subterraneous_a place_n shall_v seem_v not_o so_o heavy_a nor_o hard_a to_o lift_v there_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o superior_a air_n above_o the_o earth_n and_o also_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o crust_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v not_o of_o so_o considerable_a a_o thickness_n as_o man_n usual_o conceive_v it_o be_v i_o say_v it_o be_v ingenious_a but_o not_o so_o firm_a and_o sure_a the_o quicksilver_n in_o a_o torricellian_a tube_n will_v sink_v deep_o in_o a_o high_a or_o clear_a air_n though_o there_o be_v the_o same_o magnetism_n of_o the_o earth_n under_o it_o that_o be_v before_o but_o this_o be_v not_o altogether_o so_o fit_a a_o illustration_n there_o be_v another_o cause_n than_o i_o drive_v at_o conjoin_v thereto_o but_o that_o which_o i_o drive_v at_o be_v sufficient_a of_o it_o self_n to_o salve_v this_o phaenomenon_n a_o bucket_n of_o water_n while_o it_o be_v in_o the_o water_n come_v up_o with_o ease_n to_o he_o that_o draw_v it_o at_o the_o well_o but_o so_o soon_o as_o it_o come_v into_o the_o air_n though_o there_o be_v the_o same_o earth_n under_o it_o that_o there_o be_v before_o it_o feel_v now_o exceed_v more_o weighty_a of_o which_o i_o conceive_v the_o genuine_a reason_n be_v because_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n which_o range_v all_o thing_n in_o their_o due_a order_n act_v proportionate_o strong_o to_o reduce_v they_o thereto_o as_o they_o be_v more_o heterogenious_o and_o disproportionate_o place_v as_o to_o their_o consistency_n and_o therefore_o by_o how_o much_o more_o crass_a and_o solid_a a_o body_n be_v above_o that_o in_o which_o it_o be_v place_v by_o so_o much_o the_o strong_a effort_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n use_v to_o reduce_v it_o to_o its_o right_a place_n but_o the_o less_o it_o exceed_v the_o crassness_n of_o the_o element_n it_o be_v in_o the_o effort_n be_v the_o less_o or_o weak_a hence_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o a_o stone_n or_o such_o like_a body_n in_o those_o subterraneous_a depth_n seem_v less_o heavy_a because_o the_o air_n there_o be_v so_o gross_a and_o thick_a and_o be_v not_o so_o much_o disproportionate_a to_o the_o grossness_n of_o the_o stone_n as_o our_o air_n above_o the_o earth_n here_o be_v nor_o do_v i_o make_v any_o doubt_n but_o if_o the_o earth_n be_v all_o cut_v away_o to_o the_o very_a bottom_n of_o any_o of_o these_o mine_n so_o that_o the_o air_n may_v be_v of_o the_o same_o consistency_n with_o we_o the_o stone_n will_v then_o be_v as_o heavy_a as_o it_o be_v usual_o to_o we_o in_o this_o superioor_a surface_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o that_o this_o be_v no_o certain_a argument_n for_o the_o prove_v that_o the_o crust_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v of_o such_o thinness_n as_o this_o author_n will_v have_v it_o though_o i_o do_v not_o question_v but_o that_o it_o be_v thin_a enough_o pag._n 131._o and_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o great_a deep_a in_o the_o sacred_a history_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o more_o considerable_a argument_n for_o the_o thinness_n of_o the_o crust_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o think_v it_o not_o improbable_a but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o aqueous_a hollow_a sphaericum_fw-la which_o be_v the_o basis_n of_o this_o habitable_a earth_n according_a to_o that_o of_o psalm_n 24._o 2._o for_o he_o have_v found_v it_o upon_o the_o sea_n and_o establish_v it_o upon_o the_o flood_n pag._n 131._o now_o i_o intend_v not_o that_o after_o a_o certain_a distance_n all_o be_v fluid_a matter_n to_o the_o centre_n that_o be_v to_o say_v after_o a_o certain_a distance_n of_o earthly_a matter_n that_o the_o rest_n shall_v be_v fluid_a matter_n namely_o water_n and_o air_n to_o the_o centre_n etc._n etc._n but_o here_o his_o intention_n be_v direct_v by_o that_o veneration_n he_o have_v for_o des_n cartes_n otherwise_o i_o believe_v if_o he_o have_v free_o examine_v the_o thing_n to_o the_o bottom_n he_o will_v have_v find_v it_o more_o reasonable_a to_o conclude_v all_o fluid_a betwixt_o the_o concave_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a crust_n and_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o we_o usual_o phrase_v it_o though_o nothing_o be_v proper_o earth_n but_o that_o crust_n pag._n 131._o which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n very_o likely_a be_v a_o gross_a and_o foetid_v kind_n of_o air_n etc._n etc._n on_o this_o side_n of_o the_o concave_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a crust_n there_o may_v be_v several_a hollow_n of_o foetid_v air_n and_o stagnant_a water_n which_o may_v be_v so_o many_o particular_a lodging_n for_o lapse_v and_o unruly_a spirit_n but_o there_o be_v moreover_o a_o considerable_a aqueous_a sphaericum_fw-la upon_o which_o the_o earth_n be_v found_v and_o be_v most_o proper_o the_o abyss_n but_o in_o a_o more_o comprehensive_a notion_n all_o from_o the_o convex_a thereof_o to_o the_o centre_n may_v be_v term_v the_o abyss_n or_o the_o deep_a place_n that_o touch_v our_o imagination_n pag._n 131._o the_o low_a and_o central_a region_n may_v be_v fill_v with_o flame_n and_o
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in_o the_o aereal_a region_n and_o two_o of_o the_o spirit_n which_o facius_n cardanus_n see_v in_o that_o vision_n leave_v upon_o record_n by_o he_o and_o of_o which_o he_o often_o tell_v his_o son_n hieronymus_n while_o he_o be_v live_v be_v two_o professor_n of_o philosophy_n in_o different_a academy_n and_o be_v of_o different_a opinion_n one_o of_o they_o apert_o profess_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o aven-roist_a the_o story_n be_v too_o long_o to_o insert_v here_o see_v dr._n h._n moor_n his_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n book_n 3._o chap._n 17._o so_o that_o lapse_v soul_n philosophize_v in_o their_o aerial_a state_n and_o be_v divide_v into_o sect_n and_o consequent_o maintain_v their_o different_a or_o opposite_a opinion_n with_o heat_n and_o affection_n which_o reach_v the_o plastic_a this_o may_v leave_v a_o great_a propension_n in_o they_o to_o the_o same_o opinion_n here_o and_o make_v they_o almost_o as_o prone_a to_o such_o and_o such_o error_n as_o to_o such_o and_o such_o vice_n this_o i_o suppose_v the_o ingenious_a author_n propound_v as_o a_o argument_n credible_a and_o plausible_a though_o he_o do_v not_o esteem_v it_o of_o like_a force_n with_o those_o he_o produce_v before_o nor_o do_v his_o opposer_n urge_v any_o thing_n to_o any_o purpose_n against_o it_o the_o main_a thing_n be_v that_o these_o propensity_n to_o some_o one_o opinion_n be_v not_o universal_a and_o blend_v with_o the_o constitution_n of_o every_o person_n but_o be_v thin_a sow_v and_o grow_v up_o spare_o where_o there_o be_v five_o say_v he_o natural_o bend_v to_o any_o one_o opinion_n there_o be_v many_o million_o that_o be_v free_a to_o all_o if_o some_o say_v he_o descend_v into_o this_o life_n big_a with_o aptness_n and_o proclivity_n to_o peculiar_a theory_n why_o then_o shall_v not_o all_o suppose_v they_o pre-existed_n together_o do_v the_o like_a as_o if_o all_o in_o the_o other_o aereal_a state_n be_v professor_n of_o philosophy_n or_o zealous_a follower_n of_o they_o that_o be_v the_o solution_n of_o this_o difficulty_n be_v so_o easy_a that_o i_o need_v not_o insist_v on_o it_o pag._n 78._o be_v this_o difference_n about_o sensibles_fw-fr the_o influence_n of_o the_o body_n may_v then_o be_v suspect_v for_o a_o cause_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v very_o rational_o allege_v by_o our_o author_n and_o yet_o his_o antagonist_n have_v the_o face_n from_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o diversity_n of_o man_n palate_n and_o appetite_n of_o their_o be_v different_o affect_v by_o such_o and_o such_o strain_n of_o music_n some_o be_v please_v with_o one_o kind_n of_o melody_n and_o other_o with_o another_o some_o please_v with_o aromatic_a odour_n other_o offend_v with_o they_o to_o reason_n thus_o if_o the_o body_n can_v thus_o cause_v we_o to_o love_v and_o dislike_n sensible_fw-fr why_o not_o as_o well_o to_o approve_v and_o dislike_v opinion_n and_o theory_n but_o the_o reason_n be_v obvious_a why_o not_o because_o the_o like_n or_o dislike_n of_o these_o sensible_fw-fr depend_v upon_o the_o grateful_a or_o ungrateful_a motion_n of_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o body_n which_o may_v be_v otherwise_o constitute_v or_o qualify_v in_o some_o complexion_n than_o in_o other_o some_o but_o for_o philosophical_a opinion_n and_o theory_n '_o what_o have_v they_o to_o do_v with_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o nerve_n it_o be_v the_o soul_n herself_o that_o judge_n of_o those_o abstract_o from_o the_o sense_n or_o any_o use_n of_o the_o nerve_n or_o corporeal_a organ_n if_o the_o difference_n of_o our_o judgement_n in_o philosophical_a theory_n be_v resolvible_a into_o the_o mere_a constitution_n of_o our_o body_n our_o understanding_n itself_o will_v hazard_v to_o be_v resolve_v into_o the_o same_o principle_n also_o and_o body_n will_v prove_v the_o only_a difference_n betwixt_o man_n and_o brute_n we_o have_v more_o intellectual_a soul_n because_o we_o have_v better_a body_n which_o i_o hope_v our_o author_n antagonist_n will_v not_o allow_v pag._n 78._o for_o the_o soul_n in_o her_o first_o and_o pure_a nature_n have_v no_o idiosyncrasies_n &c._n &c._n whether_o there_o may_v not_o be_v certain_a different_a character_n proper_a to_o such_o and_o such_o class_n of_o soul_n but_o all_o of_o they_o natural_a and_o without_o blemish_n and_o this_o for_o the_o better_a order_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o universe_n i_o will_v not_o rash_o decide_v in_o the_o negative_a but_o as_o the_o author_n himself_o seem_v to_o insinuate_v if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o they_o be_v not_o such_o as_o fatal_o determine_v soul_n to_o false_a and_o erroneous_a apprehension_n for_o that_o will_v be_v a_o corruption_n and_o a_o blemish_n in_o the_o very_a natural_a character_n wherefore_o if_o the_o soul_n in_o philosophical_a speculation_n be_v fatal_o determine_v to_o falsehood_n in_o this_o life_n it_o be_v credible_a it_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o its_o be_v enure_v thereto_o in_o the_o other_o pag._n 79._o now_o to_o say_v that_o all_o this_o variety_n proceed_v primary_o from_o the_o mere_a temper_n of_o our_o body_n etc._n etc._n this_o argument_n be_v the_o less_o valid_a for_o pre-existence_n i_o mean_v that_o which_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o wonderful_a variety_n of_o our_o genius_n or_o natural_a inclination_n to_o the_o employment_n of_o life_n because_o we_o can_v be_v assure_v but_o that_o the_o divine_a providence_n may_v have_v essential_o as_o it_o be_v impress_v such_o classical_a character_n on_o humane_a soul_n as_o i_o note_v before_o and_o beside_o if_o that_o be_v true_a which_o menander_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o every_o man_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v bear_v have_v a_o genius_n appoint_v he_o to_o be_v his_o instructor_n and_o guide_n of_o his_o life_n that_o some_o be_v carry_v with_o such_o a_o impetus_fw-la to_o some_o thing_n rather_o than_o other_o may_v be_v from_o the_o instigation_n of_o his_o assist_a
genius_n and_o for_o that_o objection_n of_o the_o author_n antagonist_n against_o his_o opinion_n touch_v those_o inclination_n to_o trade_n which_o may_v equal_o concern_v this_o hypothesis_n of_o menander_n that_o it_o will_v then_o be_v more_o universal_a every_o one_o have_v such_o a_o genius_n this_o truth_n may_v be_v smother_v by_o the_o put_v young_a people_n promiscuous_o to_o any_o trade_n without_o observe_v their_o genius_n but_o the_o chineses_n suppose_v this_o truth_n they_o common_o show_v a_o child_n all_o the_o employ_v of_o the_o city_n that_o he_o may_v make_v his_o own_o choice_n before_o they_o put_v he_o to_o any_o but_o if_o the_o opinion_n of_o menander_n be_v true_a that_o every_o man_n have_v his_o guardian_n genius_n under_o who_o conduct_n he_o live_v the_o merchant_n the_o musician_n the_o ploughman_n and_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o these_o genii_n can_v but_o receive_v considerable_a impression_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o they_o guide_v their_o client_n in_o and_o pre-existent_a soul_n in_o their_o aereal_a estate_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o these_o daemon_n or_o genii_n they_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o same_o employment_n and_o so_o tincture_n themselves_o deep_a enough_o with_o the_o affair_n of_o those_o party_n they_o preside_v over_o and_o therefore_o when_o they_o themselves_o after_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n be_v incorporate_v into_o earthly_a body_n they_o may_v have_v a_o proneness_n from_o their_o former_a tincture_n to_o such_o method_n of_o life_n as_o they_o live_v over_o who_o they_o do_v preside_v which_o quite_o spoil_v the_o best_a argument_n our_o author_n antagonist_n have_v against_o this_o topick_n which_o be_v that_o there_o be_v several_a thing_n here_o below_o which_o the_o geniuss_n of_o man_n pursue_v and_o follow_v with_o the_o hot_a chase_n which_o have_v no_o similitude_n with_o the_o thing_n in_o the_o other_o state_n as_o plant_v building_n husbandry_n the_o work_n of_o manufacture_n etc._n etc._n this_o best_a argument_n of_o he_o by_o menander_n hypothesis_n which_o be_v hard_o to_o confute_v be_v quite_o defeat_v and_o to_o deny_v nothing_o to_o this_o opposer_n of_o pre-existence_n which_o be_v his_o due_n himself_o seem_v unsatisfied_a in_o resolve_v these_o odd_a phaenomena_n into_o the_o temper_n of_o body_n and_o therefore_o at_o last_o have_v recourse_n to_o a_o secret_a causality_n that_o be_v to_o he_o know_v not_o what_o but_o at_o last_o he_o pitch_v upon_o some_o such_o principle_n as_o that_o whereby_o the_o bird_n build_v their_o nest_n the_o spider_n weave_v her_o web_n the_o bee_n make_v their_o comb_n etc._n etc._n some_o such_o thing_n he_o say_v though_o he_o can_v think_v it_o that_o prodigious_a hobgoblin_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n may_v produce_v these_o strange_a effect_n may_v bias_n also_o the_o fancy_n of_o man_n in_o make_v choice_n of_o their_o employment_n and_o occupation_n if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n than_o it_o must_v be_v that_o classical_a character_n i_o speak_v of_o above_o but_o if_o not_o this_o nor_o the_o preponderancy_n of_o the_o pre-existent_a state_n nor_o menander_n hypothesis_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n will_v bid_v the_o fair_a for_o it_o of_o any_o beside_o for_o determine_v the_o inclination_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n in_o these_o region_n of_o generation_n as_o have_v in_o itself_o vital_o though_o not_o intellectual_o all_o the_o law_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n implant_v into_o its_o essence_n by_o god_n the_o creator_n of_o it_o and_o speak_v in_o the_o ethnic_a dialect_n the_o same_o description_n may_v belong_v to_o it_o that_o varro_n give_v to_o their_o god_n genius_n genius_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la proepositus_fw-la est_fw-la ac_fw-la vim_o habet_fw-la omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la gignendarum_fw-la and_o that_o be_v the_o genius_n of_o every_o creature_n that_o be_v congenit_fw-la to_o it_o in_o virtue_n of_o its_o generation_n and_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o spirit_n of_o nature_n not_o a_o god_n as_o varro_n vain_o make_v it_o but_o a_o unintelligent_a creature_n to_o which_o belong_v the_o nascency_n or_o generation_n of_o thing_n and_o have_v the_o management_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o the_o universe_n be_v copious_o prove_v to_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o noble_a and_o ancient_a philosopher_n by_o the_o learned_a dr._n r._n cudworth_n in_o his_o system_fw-la of_o the_o intellectual_a world_n and_o be_v demonstrate_v to_o be_v a_o true_a theorem_fw-la in_o philosophy_n by_o dr._n h._n moor_n in_o his_o euchiridion_n metaphysicum_fw-la by_o many_o and_o those_o irrefutable_a argument_n and_o yet_o i_o dare_v say_v both_o can_v easy_o pardon_v the_o mistake_n and_o bluntness_n of_o this_o rude_a writer_n nor_o be_v at_o all_o surprise_v at_o it_o as_o a_o novelty_n that_o any_o ignorant_a rural_a hobthurst_n shall_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n a_o thing_n so_o much_o beyond_o his_o capacity_n to_o judge_v of_o a_o prodigious_a hobgoblin_n but_o to_o conclude_v be_v it_o so_o that_o there_o may_v be_v other_o cause_n beside_o the_o pristine_a inurement_n of_o the_o pre-existent_a soul_n that_o may_v something_o forcible_o determine_v she_o to_o one_o course_n of_o life_n here_o yet_o when_o she_o be_v most_o forcible_o determine_v if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o pre-existence_n this_o may_v be_v rational_o suppose_v to_o concur_v in_o the_o efficiency_n but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o strong_a a_o argument_n as_o other_o to_o prove_v pre-existence_n i_o have_v hint_v already_o pag._n 79._o for_o those_o that_o be_v most_o like_a in_o the_o temper_n air_n complexion_n of_o their_o body_n etc._n etc._n if_o this_o prove_v true_a and_o i_o know_v nothing_o to_o the_o contrary_a this_o vast_a difference_n of_o genius_n be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o their_o classical_a character_n imprint_v on_o soul_n at_o their_o very_a creation_n will_v be_v a_o considerable_o tight_a argument_n but_o certain_o it_o be_v more_o honest_a than_o for_o the_o avoid_v pre-existence_n to_o resolve_v the_o phaenomenon_n into_o a_o secret_a causality_n that_o be_v to_o say_v into_o one_o know_v not_o what_o pag._n 82._o there_o be_v now_o no_o other_o way_n leave_v but_o pre-existence_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o just_a excuse_n for_o his_o bring_n in_o any_o argument_n by_o way_n of_o overplus_n that_o be_v not_o so_o apodictical_o conclude_v if_o it_o be_v but_o such_o as_o will_v look_v like_o a_o plausible_a solution_n of_o a_o phaenomenon_n as_o this_o of_o such_o a_o vast_a difference_n of_o genius_n pre-existence_n once_o admit_v or_o otherwise_o undeniable_o demonstrate_v the_o propose_v thereof_o shall_v be_v accept_v with_o favour_n chap._n 11._o pag._n 85._o and_o we_o know_v our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n have_v give_v credit_n to_o that_o translation_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v the_o authentic_a text_n with_o the_o father_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o beside_o this_o if_o we_o read_v according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n text_n there_o be_v no_o object_n of_o job_n knowledge_n express_v this_o be_v the_o most_o easy_a and_o natural_a sense_n know_v thou_o that_o thou_o be_v then_o and_o that_o the_o number_n of_o thy_o day_n be_v many_o this_o therefore_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o ignorances_n that_o though_o he_o be_v create_v so_o early_o he_o now_o know_v nothing_o of_o it_o and_o this_o easy_a sense_n of_o the_o hebrew_n text_n as_o well_o as_o that_o version_n of_o the_o septuagint_n make_v the_o jew_n draw_v it_o in_o to_o the_o countenance_v of_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o pre-existence_n of_o soul_n as_o grotius_n have_v note_v of_o they_o pag._n 85._o as_o read_v a_o very_a credible_a version_n r._n menasse_n ben_n israel_n read_v it_o so_o i_o give_v thou_o wisdom_n which_o version_n if_o it_o be_v sure_a and_o authentic_a this_o place_n will_v be_v fit_a for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o opinion_n it_o be_v produce_v for_o but_o no_o interpreter_n beside_o that_o i_o can_v find_v follow_v he_o nor_o any_o go_n before_o he_o who_o he_o may_v follow_v i_o ingenuous_o confess_v the_o place_n seem_v not_o of_o force_n enough_o to_o i_o to_o infer_v the_o conclusion_n he_o read_v i_o suppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o piel_n whence_o he_o translate_v it_o indidi_fw-la tibi_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la but_o the_o rest_n read_v it_o in_o cal._n pag._n 86._o and_o methinks_v that_o passage_n of_o our_o saviour_n prayer_n father_n glorify_v i_o with_o the_o glory_n i_o have_v before_o the_o world_n begin_v etc._n etc._n this_o text_n without_o exceed_v great_a violence_n can_v be_v evade_v as_o for_o that_o of_o grotius_n interpret_n that_o i_o have_v that_o which_o be_v intend_v for_o i_o to_o have_v though_o it_o make_v good_a sense_n yet_o it_o be_v
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in_o the_o formation_n of_o the_o foetus_fw-la be_v the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n the_o great_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o universe_n to_o who_o plotinus_n somewhere_o attribute_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o predelineation_n and_o prodrome_n irradiation_n into_o the_o matter_n before_o the_o particular_a soul_n it_o be_v prepare_v for_o come_v into_o it_o now_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n be_v such_o a_o spirit_n as_o contain_v spermatical_o or_o vital_o all_o the_o law_n contrive_v by_o the_o divine_a intellect_n for_o the_o management_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o all_o essence_n else_o unperceptive_a or_o quatenus_fw-la unperceptive_a for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o universe_n we_o have_v all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n to_o suppose_v this_o vital_a or_o spermatical_a law_n be_v among_o the_o rest_n viz._n that_o it_o transmit_v but_o one_o soul_n to_o one_o prepare_a conception_n which_o will_v therefore_o be_v as_o 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for_o satisfaction_n i_o have_v already_o be_v more_o prolix_a in_o answer_v these_o argument_n than_o i_o intend_v but_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v make_v my_o presage_n true_a that_o they_o will_v be_v find_v to_o have_v no_o force_n in_o they_o to_o overthrow_v the_o hypothesis_n of_o a_o threefold_a vital_a congruity_n in_o the_o plastic_a of_o the_o soul_n so_o that_o this_o four_o pillar_n for_o any_o execution_n they_o can_v do_v will_v stand_v unshaken_a pag._n 103._o for_o in_o all_o sensation_n there_o be_v corporeal_a motion_n etc._n etc._n and_o beside_o there_o seem_v a_o essential_a relation_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o body_n according_a to_o aristotle_n definition_n thereof_o he_o define_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o actuate_v the_o boby_n which_o therefore_o must_v be_v idle_a when_o it_o have_v nothing_o to_o actuate_v as_o a_o piper_n must_v be_v silent_a as_o to_o pipe_v if_o he_o have_v no_o pipe_n to_o play_v on_o chap._n 14._o pag._n 113._o the_o ignoble_a and_o low_a property_n or_o the_o life_n of_o the_o body_n be_v languid_a and_o remiss_a viz._n as_o to_o their_o proper_a exercise_n or_o act_v for_o themselves_o or_o as_o to_o their_o be_v regard_v much_o by_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v take_v up_o with_o great_a matter_n or_o as_o to_o their_o be_v much_o relish_v but_o in_o subserviency_n to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o those_o more_o divine_a and_o sublime_a object_n as_o the_o author_n intimate_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o his_o last_o pillar_n pag._n 114._o and_o the_o plastic_a have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o move_v this_o passive_a and_o easy_a body_n etc._n etc._n it_o may_v be_v add_v and_o keep_v it_o in_o its_o due_a form_n and_o shape_n and_o it_o be_v well_o add_v according_o as_o the_o concern_v of_o the_o high_a faculty_n require_v for_o the_o plastic_a by_o reason_n of_o its_o vital_a union_n with_o the_o vehicle_n be_v indeed_o the_o main_a instrument_n of_o the_o motion_n thereof_o but_o it_o be_v the_o imperium_fw-la of_o the_o perceptive_a that_o both_o excite_v and_o guide_v its_o motion_n which_o be_v no_o wonder_n it_o can_v do_v they_o be_v both_o but_o one_o soul_n pag._n 114._o to_o pronounce_v the_o place_n to_o be_v the_o sun_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v as_o rational_o guess_v by_o they_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v fancy_v all_o the_o fellow_n and_o student_n chamber_n in_o a_o college_n to_o be_v contain_v within_o the_o area_n of_o the_o hearth_n in_o the_o hall_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o college_n uninhabited_a for_o the_o sun_n be_v but_o a_o common_a focus_n of_o a_o vortex_n and_o be_v less_o by_o far_o to_o the_o vortex_n than_o the_o hearth_n to_o the_o ichnographie_n of_o the_o whole_a college_n that_o i_o may_v not_o say_v little_o more_o than_o a_o tennis-ball_n to_o the_o bigness_n of_o the_o earth_n pag._n 115._o yet_o be_v we_o not_o immutable_o so_o etc._n etc._n but_o this_o mutability_n we_o be_v place_v in_o be_v not_o without_o a_o prospect_n of_o a_o 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especial_o without_o indiscerpibilitie_n and_o indeed_o if_o we_o do_v not_o allow_v penetrability_n the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n will_v be_v far_o from_o be_v one_o but_o a_o thing_n discontinue_v and_o scatter_v in_o the_o pore_n of_o his_o corporeal_a consistencie_n we_o will_v conclude_v with_o mr._n baxters_n conceit_n of_o the_o indivisibleness_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o see_v how_o that_o will_v corroborate_v man_n faith_n of_o their_o existence_n and_o put_v all_o out_o of_o hazard_n various_a element_n say_v he_o pag._n 50._o vary_v in_o divisibility_n earth_n be_v most_o divisible_a water_v more_o hardly_o the_o part_n more_o incline_v to_o the_o close_a contact_n air_n yet_o more_o hardly_o and_o in_o fire_n no_o doubt_n the_o discerpibility_n be_v yet_o hard_a and_o if_o god_n have_v make_v a_o creature_n so_o strong_o incline_v to_o the_o unity_n of_o all_o the_o part_n that_o no_o creature_n can_v separate_v they_o but_o god_n only_o as_o if_o a_o soul_n be_v such_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o such_o a_o be_v need_v not_o fear_v a_o dissolution_n by_o separation_n of_o part_n ans_fw-fr this_o be_v well_o say_v for_o a_o heedless_a and_o credulous_a multitude_n but_o this_o be_v not_o to_o philosophize_v but_o to_o tell_v we_o that_o god_n work_v a_o perpetual_a miracle_n in_o hold_v the_o small_a tenuious_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n together_o more_o pure_a and_o â—ine_o than_o those_o of_o fire_n or_o aether_n but_o here_o be_v no_o natural_a cause_n â—â—om_o the_o thing_n itself_o offer_v unless_o it_o be_v that_o in_o every_o substance_n or_o rather_o matter_n the_o part_n according_a to_o the_o tenuitie_n and_o purity_n of_o the_o substance_n incline_v to_o a_o close_a contact_n and_o inseparable_a union_n one_o with_o another_o which_o be_v a_o conceit_n repugnant_a to_o experience_n and_o easy_o confute_v by_o that_o ordinary_a accident_n of_o a_o spinner_n hang_v by_o its_o weak_a thread_n from_o the_o brim_n of_o one_o hat_n which_o â—eeble_a line_n yet_o be_v of_o force_n enough_o to_o divide_v the_o air_n and_o for_o that_o very_a reason_n because_o it_o consist_v of_o thin_a part_n than_o water_n or_o earth_n as_o also_o we_o can_v more_o easy_o run_v in_o the_o air_n than_o wade_v in_o the_o water_n for_o the_o very_a same_o reason_n these_o thing_n be_v so_o plain_a that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v dwell_v upon_o but_o mr._n baxter_n be_v thus_o please_v to_o show_v his_o wit_n in_o maintain_v a_o weak_a â—ause_n which_o i_o be_o persuade_v he_o have_v not_o so_o little_a judgement_n as_o that_o he_o can_v have_v any_o great_a confidence_n in_o and_o therefore_o in_o sundry_a place_n he_o intimate_v that_o he_o do_v allow_v or_o at_o least_o not_o deny_v but_o that_o penetrabilitie_n and_o indiscerpibilitie_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n but_o not_o as_o part_v of_o the_o conceptus_fw-la formalis_fw-la but_o as_o dispositio_fw-la or_o modus_fw-la substantiae_fw-la but_o yet_o withal_o such_o a_o dispositio_fw-la as_o be_v essential_a to_o the_o substance_n that_o with_o the_o conceptus_fw-la formalis_fw-la add_v make_v up_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n see_v pag._n 30_o 32_o 61_o 85._o and_o true_o if_o mr._n baxter_n be_v in_o good_a earnest_n and_o sincere_a in_o this_o agreement_n without_o all_o equivocation_n that_o penetrabilitie_n and_o indiscerpibilitie_n be_v essential_a to_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n only_o they_o be_v to_o be_v admit_v as_o dispositio_fw-la substantiae_fw-la not_o as_o pars_fw-la formae_fw-la i_o confess_v as_o he_o declare_v pag._n 94._o that_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o doctor_n lie_v in_o a_o much_o small_a matter_n than_o be_v think_v and_o the_o doctor_n i_o believe_v will_v easy_o allow_v he_o to_o please_v his_o own_o fancy_n in_o that_o but_o then_o he_o must_v understand_v the_o term_n of_o penetrabilitie_n and_o indiscerpibilitie_n in_o the_o doctor_n sense_n viz_o of_o a_o spirit_n penetrate_v not_o inter_v part_n but_o per_fw-la part_n materiâ—â—_n and_o possess_v the_o same_o space_n with_o they_o and_o of_o a_o indiscerpibleness_n not_o arise_v from_o thin_a and_o thin_a part_n of_o matter_n as_o he_o imagine_v air_n to_o be_v more_o hardly_o discerpible_a than_o earth_n or_o water_n forasmuch_o as_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o thinness_n its_o part_n lie_v close_o together_o as_o be_v above_o note_v but_o from_o the_o immediate_a essential_a oneness_n of_o substance_n in_o a_o spirit_n according_a to_o the_o true_a idea_n of_o a_o indiscerpible_a be_v in_o the_o divine_a intellect_n which_o whether_o in_o idea_n or_o in_o actual_a existence_n it_o will_v cease_v to_o be_v or_o rather_o never_o be_v such_o if_o it_o be_v discerpible_a and_o therefore_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o but_o if_o a_o spirit_n be_v not_o penetrable_a in_o the_o doctor_n sense_n it_o be_v real_o impenetrable_a and_o if_o not_o indiscerpible_a in_o his_o sense_n