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for_o till_o i_o shall_v see_v thou_o as_o thou_o be_v o_o let_v i_o therefore_o love_v thou_o to_o the_o utmost_a capacity_n of_o a_o free_a creature_n thou_o o_o god_n have_v set_v no_o bound_n to_o my_o love_n of_o thou_o o_o let_v not_o i_o set_v any_o my_o god_n i_o do_v not_o i_o love_v thou_o with_o all_o my_o heart_n soul_n mind_n and_o strength_n lord_n thou_o know_v all_o thing_n thou_o know_v that_o i_o love_v thou_o contemplation_n iv._o man_n consider_v as_o a_o irregular_a lover_n i._o hitherto_o we_o have_v consider_v man_n as_o god_n make_v he_o he_o be_v make_v by_o god_n a_o creature_n a_o intelligent_a creature_n and_o a_o amorous_a creature_n the_o two_o first_o of_o which_o import_n the_o perfection_n of_o god_n actual_o participate_v by_o he_o in_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o he_o not_o only_a life_n move_v and_o have_v his_o be_v but_o in_o he_o have_v all_o his_o understanding_n also_o the_o last_o import_v in_o he_o a_o tendency_n to_o the_o divine_a 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it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o fool._n sin_n and_o folly_n sinner_n and_o fool_n be_v word_n in_o scripture_n of_o a_o like_a signification_n and_o be_v indifferent_o use_v one_o for_o the_o other_o and_o we_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o school_n of_o morality_n that_o every_o sinner_n be_v ignorant_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o socratical_a proverb_n indeed_o sin_n have_v its_o birth_n in_o folly_n and_o every_o step_n of_o its_o progress_n be_v folly_n and_o its_o conclusion_n be_v in_o folly._n but_o this_o will_v appear_v more_o distinct_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o these_o two_o thing_n first_o of_o the_o absurdity_n and_o madness_n of_o the_o choice_n which_o every_o irregular_a lover_n make_v and_o second_o the_o error_n and_o mistake_n that_o must_v necessary_o precede_v in_o his_o judgement_n before_o he_o do_v or_o can_v make_v it_o iv._o as_o for_o the_o absurdity_n of_o his_o choice_n it_o be_v the_o great_a that_o can_v be_v imagine_v for_o what_o be_v it_o that_o he_o choose_v it_o be_v to_o do_v that_o which_o he_o must_v and_o certain_o will_v repent_v of_o and_o wish_v he_o have_v never_o do_v either_o in_o this_o world_n for_o its_o illness_n and_o sinfulness_n or_o in_o the_o next_o for_o its_o sad_a effect_n and_o consequence_n it_o be_v to_o despise_v the_o authority_n power_n justice_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n it_o be_v to_o transgress_v his_o command_n which_o be_v good_a and_o equitable_a and_o in_o keep_v of_o which_o there_o be_v present_a as_o well_o as_o future_a reward_n it_o be_v to_o act_v against_o the_o frame_n of_o his_o rational_a nature_n and_o the_o divine_a law_n of_o his_o mind_n it_o be_v to_o disturb_v the_o order_n and_o harmony_n of_o the_o
light_n not_o unto_o i_o but_o to_o thy_o greatness_n and_o goodness_n be_v the_o praise_n and_o the_o glory_n for_o it_o be_v thy_o word_n thy_o eternal_a word_n that_o be_v a_o lantern_n unto_o my_o foot_n 119._o and_o a_o light_n unto_o my_o path_n the_o lord_n be_v my_o light_n and_o my_o salvation_n 27._o and_o it_o be_v he_o that_o reach_v man_n knowledge_n i_o will_v therefore_o thank_v the_o lord_n for_o give_v i_o warning_n 16._o my_o reins_o also_o chasten_v i_o in_o the_o night-season_n lighten_v my_o darkness_n thou_o i_o beseech_v o_o father_n of_o light_n and_o shine_v upon_o i_o more_o and_o more_o with_o the_o brigthness_n of_o thy_o glory_n 1_o o_o send_v out_o thy_o light_n and_o thy_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v lead_v i_o 43._o and_o bring_v i_o unto_o thy_o holy_a hill_n and_o to_o thy_o dwell_n show_v the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n upon_o thy_o servant_n 119._o and_o teach_v i_o thy_o statute_n o_o let_v the_o angel_n of_o thy_o presence_n go_v always_o before_o i_o in_o this_o my_o pilgrimage_n and_o grant_v that_o i_o may_v always_o attend_v and_o give_v heed_n to_o his_o counsel_n and_o direction_n that_o so_o walk_v in_o thy_o light_n here_o i_o may_v for_o ever_o live_v and_o for_o ever_o rejoice_v in_o the_o full_a and_o open_a light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n hereafter_o amen_n contemplation_n iii_o of_o man_n consider_v as_o a_o amorous_a creature_n i._o truth_n and_o good_a employ_v the_o whole_a capacity_n of_o man_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v pure_o design_v and_o make_v for_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o former_a and_o for_o the_o desire_n and_o fruition_n of_o the_o latter_a have_v therefore_o consider_v man_n as_o a_o intelligent_a creature_n or_o as_o he_o be_v a_o contemplator_n of_o truth_n i_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o consider_v he_o as_o a_o amorous_a creature_n or_o as_o he_o be_v a_o desirer_n of_o good._n ii_o the_o management_n of_o this_o subject_n engage_v i_o upon_o the_o consideration_n of_o these_o four_o thing_n first_o what_o love_n or_o desire_n be_v or_o wherein_o the_o general_a nature_n of_o it_o do_v consist_v second_o that_o love_n or_o desire_n be_v in_o man_n or_o that_o man_n be_v a_o amorous_a be_v three_o whence_o man_n have_v this_o affection_n or_o what_o be_v the_o proper_a cause_n of_o it_o four_o and_o last_o after_o what_o manner_n this_o affection_n have_v itself_o or_o how_o it_o stand_v proportion_v to_o that_o cause_n iii_o now_o as_o to_o the_o first_o i_o say_v that_o the_o general_a nature_n of_o love_n consist_v in_o a_o motion_n of_o the_o soul_n towards_o good_a love._n but_o this_o i_o have_v sufficient_o explain_v in_o a_o distinct_a treatise_n upon_o this_o occasion_n to_o which_o i_o shall_v choose_v rather_o to_o refer_v my_o reader_n than_o to_o trouble_v he_o or_o myself_o with_o needless_a repetition_n iv._o as_o to_o the_o second_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o motion_n in_o man_n i_o need_v say_v no_o more_o but_o that_o we_o be_v intimate_o conscious_a of_o it_o as_o much_o as_o we_o be_v of_o the_o motion_n of_o our_o heart_n or_o lung_n or_o of_o any_o other_o physical_a impression_n in_o or_o about_o we_o all_o therefore_o that_o i_o shall_v further_o insist_v upon_o shall_v be_v the_o two_o last_o thing_n first_o what_o be_v the_o proper_a cause_n of_o this_o motion_n in_o man._n and_o second_o after_o what_o peculiar_a manner_n this_o motion_n have_v itself_o or_o stand_v proportion_v to_o that_o cause_n to_o these_o two_o inquiry_n i_o shall_v confine_v my_o present_a contemplation_n v._o as_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o motion_n in_o man_n which_o we_o call_v love_n or_o desire_n i_o consider_v that_o it_o must_v be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o physical_a motion_n in_o the_o universe_n now_o physical_a motion_n be_v resolve_v into_o a_o double_a cause_n a_o occasional_a cause_n and_o a_o efficient_a cause_n the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o physical_a motion_n be_v emptiness_n or_o vacuity_n for_o in_o that_o which_o be_v absolute_o full_a there_o can_v be_v no_o motion_n because_o of_o the_o impenetrability_n of_o body_n the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o physical_a motion_n be_v either_o particular_a or_o universal_a the_o particular_a be_v the_o pressure_n or_o impulse_n of_o particular_a body_n one_o against_o another_o the_o universal_a be_v no_o other_o than_o god_n himself_o who_o in_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o cartesian_a philosophy_n right_o suppose_v dispense_v a_o certain_a portion_n of_o motion_n and_o rest_n to_o matter_n which_o he_o still_o preserve_v the_o same_o by_o his_o almighty_a power_n so_o that_o if_o one_o part_n of_o matter_n cease_v to_o be_v move_v so_o much_o motion_n as_o be_v in_o that_o be_v transfer_v to_o another_o part_n and_o if_o the_o motion_n of_o one_o decrease_v or_o be_v diminish_v it_o be_v compensated_a in_o another_o and_o so_o the_o same_o measure_n of_o motion_n be_v always_o conserve_v in_o the_o universe_n and_o unless_o god_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o motion_n it_o will_v be_v impossible_a to_o give_v any_o account_n of_o the_o original_a of_o it_o for_o neither_o can_v body_n move_v themselves_o nor_o can_v they_o be_v move_v by_o one_o another_o on_o to_o infinity_o we_o must_v therefore_o at_o last_o come_v to_o a_o first_o mover_n unmoved_a which_o be_v god._n and_o so_o aristotle_n call_v god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o mover_n unmoved_a vi_o and_o thus_o in_o the_o same_o proposition_n the_o motion_n of_o love_n be_v also_o resolvable_a into_o a_o double_a cause_n a_o occasional_a cause_n a_o a_o efficient_a cause_n the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o this_o motion_n as_o of_o the_o other_o be_v emptiness_n or_o vacuity_n for_o love_n or_o desire_n be_v found_v upon_o indigence_n and_o self-insufficiency_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o have_v not_o within_o itself_o enough_o to_o content_v it_o be_v force_v to_o go_v out_o of_o itself_o for_o supply_n and_o so_o aristotle_n in_o his_o ethic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d desire_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o indigence_n and_o according_o we_o find_v that_o the_o more_o weak_a and_o indigent_a any_o person_n be_v still_o the_o more_o abound_v in_o desire_n thus_o child_n be_v more_o profuse_a in_o their_o desire_n than_o adult_v person_n woman_n than_o man_n and_o the_o sick_a more_o than_o those_o who_o be_v in_o health_n this_o be_v well_o shadow_v forth_o in_o iotham_n parable_n wherein_o the_o bramble_n be_v represent_v as_o more_o ambitious_a than_o either_o the_o olive-tree_n 9.15_o figtree_n or_o the_o vine_n for_o he_o present_o accept_v of_o that_o empire_n which_o they_o have_v all_o decline_v where_o there_o be_v no_o indigence_n there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o desire_n and_o according_o god_n who_o be_v a_o absolute_o full_a be_v can_v no_o more_o admit_v of_o desire_n than_o a_o place_n that_o be_v absolute_o full_a can_v admit_v of_o motion_n vii_o as_o to_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o this_o moral_a motion_n it_o be_v also_o double_a as_o in_o physical_a motion_n it_o be_v either_o particular_a or_o universal_a the_o particular_a efficient_a cause_n be_v particular_a good_n whether_o sensual_a or_o intellectual_a which_o act_n upon_o the_o soul_n and_o answer_v to_o the_o pressure_n or_o impulse_n of_o particular_a body_n in_o natural_a motion_n the_o universal_a efficient_a cause_n be_v the_o universal_a good_a or_o god_n who_o we_o suppose_v to_o have_v imprint_v a_o certain_a stock_n of_o motion_n upon_o the_o intellectual_a world_n as_o he_o do_v upon_o the_o natural_a which_o he_o also_o conserves_n and_o maintain_v by_o his_o omnipotence_n as_o he_o do_v the_o other_o viii_o for_o i_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v the_o same_o necessity_n of_o a_o first_o mover_n in_o moral_a as_o there_o be_v in_o natural_a motion_n and_o upon_o the_o very_a same_o ground_n but_o now_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o other_o first_o mover_n beside_o god._n and_o therefore_o whatever_o intermediate_v cause_n there_o may_v be_v of_o this_o motion_n it_o must_v at_o last_o be_v resolve_v into_o a_o impression_n of_o god_n upon_o our_o soul_n who_o therefore_o i_o call_v the_o universal_a efficient_a cause_n of_o love._n ix_o and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o motion_n in_o man._n i_o come_v now_o to_o consider_v the_o last_o enquiry_n namely_o after_o what_o peculiar_a manner_n this_o motion_n have_v itself_o or_o how_o it_o stand_v proportion_v to_o its_o cause_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v its_o occasional_a cause_n that_o be_v not_o so_o proper_o a_o cause_n as_o a_o condition_n but_o its_o efficient_a cause_n now_o this_o be_v double_a particular_a and_o universal_a good_a the_o question_n in_o more_o explicit_a term_n will_v be_v after_o what_o