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A51674 Father Malebranche his treatise concerning the search after truth The whole work complete. To which is added the author's Treatise of nature and grace: being a consequence of the principles contained in the search. Together with his answer to the animadversions upon the first volume: his defence against the accusations of Monsieur De la Ville, &c. relating to the same subject. All translated by T. Taylor, M.A. late of Magdalen College in Oxford. Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715.; Taylor, Thomas, 1669 or 70-1735.; Malebranche, Nicolas, 1638-1715. Traité de la nature et de la grace. English. 1700 (1700) Wing M318; ESTC R3403 829,942 418

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intellectual_a perception_n wherefore_o i_o entreat_v those_o to_o who_o god_n shall_v discover_v my_o wander_n to_o put_v i_o in_o the_o right_a way_n that_o so_o this_o treatise_n which_o i_o offer_v as_o a_o essay_n who_o subject_a be_v well_o worthy_a the_o application_n of_o man_n may_v by_o degree_n arrive_v to_o its_o perfection_n this_o undertake_n be_v at_o first_o ettempt_v only_o with_o design_n of_o instruct_v myself_o but_o some_o person_n be_v of_o opinion_n it_o may_v be_v of_o use_n if_o publish_v i_o the_o willing_a submit_v to_o their_o reason_n because_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a so_o well_o suit_v with_o the_o desire_n i_o have_v of_o advantage_v myself_o the_o best_a mean_n say_v they_o of_o be_v inform_v in_o any_o matter_n be_v to_o communicate_v our_o opinion_n about_o it_o to_o the_o learned_a this_o quicken_v our_o own_o attention_n as_o well_o as_o provoke_v they_o sometime_o they_o have_v
include_v two_o faculty_n a_o active_a and_o a_o passive_a 3._o a_o general_a cause_n of_o the_o change_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o second_o book_n 45_o chap._n ii_o 1_o of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n and_o the_o change_n they_o be_v subject_a to_o in_o general_n 2._o that_o the_o chyle_n enter_v the_o heart_n occasion_n a_o change_n in_o the_o spirit_n 3._o that_o wine_n do_v the_o same_o thing_n 47_o chap._n iii_o that_o the_o air_n employ_v in_o respiration_n cause_v some_o change_n in_o the_o animal_n spirit_n 48_o chap._n iu_o 1._o of_o the_o change_n of_o the_o spirit_n cause_v by_o the_o nerve_n which_o go_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o lung_n 2._o of_o that_o which_o be_v cause_v by_o the_o nerve_n which_o go_v to_o the_o liver_n to_o the_o spleen_n and_o viscera_n 3._o that_o all_o that_o be_v perform_v without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o our_o will_n but_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v do_v without_o a_o providence_n 49_o chap._n v._o 1._o of_o memory_n 2._o of_o habit_n 51_o chap._n vi_o 1._o that_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o so_o sudden_a change_n as_o the_o spirit_n 2._o three_o different_a change_n incident_a to_o the_o three_o different_a age_n 53_o chap._n vii_o 1._o of_o the_o communication_n there_o be_v between_o the_o brain_n of_o a_o mother_n and_o that_o of_o her_o infant_n 2._o of_o the_o communication_n that_o be_v between_o our_o brain_n and_o the_o other_o part_n of_o our_o body_n which_o incline_v we_o to_o imitation_n and_o to_o compassion_n 3._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o monstrous_a child_n and_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o species_n 4._o a_o explication_n of_o some_o irregularity_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o of_o some_o inclination_n of_o the_o will._n 5._o concern_v concupiscence_n and_o original_a sin_n 6._o objection_n and_o answer_n 54_o chap._n viii_o 1._o the_o change_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o a_o infant_n after_o his_o birth_n by_o his_o accompany_v with_o his_o mother_n his_o nurse_n and_o other_o person_n 2._o some_o instruction_n for_o their_o good_a education_n 61_o the_o second_o part._n chap._n i._n 1._o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o woman_n 2._o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o men._n 3._o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o old_a man_n 64_o chap._n ii_o that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n general_o run_v in_o the_o track_n of_o idea_n that_o be_v most_o familiar_a to_o we_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o our_o preposterous_a judgement_n 66_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o mutual_a connexion_n between_o the_o idea_n and_o the_o trace_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o of_o the_o mutual_a connexion_n there_o be_v between_o trace_n and_o trace_n idea_n and_o idea_n 68_o chap._n iu_o 1._o that_o man_n of_o learning_n be_v the_o most_o subject_a to_o error_n 2._o the_o cause_n why_o man_n have_v rather_o be_v guide_v by_o authority_n than_o make_v use_v of_o their_o own_o reason_n 71_o chap._n v._o two_o pernicious_a effect_n read_v have_v upon_o the_o imagination_n 72_o chap._n vi_o that_o man_n of_o learn_v general_o be_v so_o opinionate_a with_o a_o author_n that_o their_o principal_a drift_n be_v the_o know_v what_o he_o hold_v without_o care_v to_o know_v what_o ought_v to_o be_v hold_v 74_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o prepossession_n of_o commentator_n 76_o chap._n viii_o 1._o of_o the_o inventor_n of_o new_a system_n 2._o the_o last_o error_n of_o man_n of_o learn_v 79_o chap._n ix_o 1._o of_o effeminate_a mind_n 2._o of_o superficial_a mind_n 3._o of_o man_n of_o authority_n 4._o of_o the_o experimental_a philosopher_n 81_o the_o three_o part._n chap_n i._o of_o the_o disposition_n we_o have_v to_o imitate_v other_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v the_o original_a of_o the_o communication_n of_o those_o error_n that_o depend_v on_o the_o power_n of_o imagination_n 2._o two_o thing_n that_o more_o especial_o increase_v this_o disposition_n 3._o what_o that_o strong_a imagination_n be_v 4._o that_o there_o be_v several_a kind_n of_o it_o of_o fool_n and_o of_o those_o that_o have_v a_o strong_a imagination_n in_o the_o sense_n it_o be_v here_o take_v 5._o two_o considerable_a imperfection_n of_o man_n of_o a_o strong_a imagination_n 6._o of_o the_o power_n they_o have_v to_o persuade_v and_o impose_v on_o other_o 84_o chap._n ii_o general_n instance_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o imagination_n 87_o chap._n iii_o 1._o of_o the_o force_n of_o some_o author_n imagination_n 2._o of_o tertullian_n 90_o chap._n iv_o of_o the_o imagination_n of_o seneca_n 91_o chap._n v._o of_o montagne_n book_n 95_o chap._n vi_o 1._o of_o witch_n in_o imagination_n and_o of_o wolf-man_n 2._o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o two_o first_o book_n 99_o book_n the_o three_o chap._n i._n 1._o thought_n be_v only_o essential_a to_o the_o mind_n sensation_n and_o imagination_n be_v only_o the_o modification_n of_o it_o 2._o we_o know_v not_o all_o the_o modification_n our_o soul_n be_v capable_a of_o 3._o they_o be_v different_a from_o our_o knowledge_n and_o our_o love_n nor_o be_v they_o always_o consequence_n of_o they_o 101_o chap._n ii_o 1._o the_o mind_n be_v limit_v can_v comprehend_v any_o thing_n of_o a_o infinite_a nature_n 2._o it_o be_v limitation_n be_v the_o origine_fw-la of_o a_o great_a many_o error_n 3._o and_o especial_o of_o heresy_n 4._o the_o mind_n must_v be_v submit_v unto_o faith_n 105_o chap._n iii_o 1._o the_o philosopher_n dissipate_v or_o dissolve_v the_o force_n of_o the_o mind_n by_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o subject_n include_v too_o many_o relation_n and_o depend_v on_o too_o many_o thing_n and_o by_o observe_v no_o method_n in_o their_o study_n 2._o a_o instance_n take_v from_o aristotle_n 3._o that_o geometrician_n on_o the_o contrary_n take_v a_o good_a method_n in_o the_o search_n of_o truth_n especial_o those_o who_o make_v use_v of_o algebra_n and_o analytic_n 4._o that_o their_o method_n increase_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o aristotle_n logic_n lessen_v it_o 5._o another_o fault_n of_o learned_a man_n 107_o chap._n iu_o 1._o the_o mind_n can_v dwell_v long_o upon_o object_n that_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o it_o or_o that_o include_v not_o something_o of_o infinity_o in_o they_o 2._o the_o inconstancy_n of_o the_o will_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o want_n of_o application_n and_o consequent_o of_o error_n 3._o our_o sensation_n take_v we_o up_o more_o than_o the_o pure_a idea_n of_o the_o mind_n 4._o which_o be_v the_o source_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o our_o moral_n 5._o and_o of_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o man_n 109_o second_o part_n concern_v pure_a understanding_n chap._n i._n 1._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o idea_n that_o they_o real_o exist_v and_o be_v necessary_a to_o our_o perceive_v all_o material_a object_n 2._o a_o particularization_n of_o all_o the_o way_n possible_a for_o we_o to_o perceive_v external_a object_n 112_o chap._n ii_o that_o material_a object_n emit_v not_o species_n which_o resemble_v they_o 114_o chap._n iii_o that_o the_o soul_n have_v no_o power_n to_o produce_v idea_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o error_n man_n be_v guilty_a of_o upon_o this_o subject_a 115_o chap._n iv_o that_o we_o perceive_v not_o object_n by_o mean_n of_o idea_n create_v with_o we_o that_o god_n do_v not_o produce_v they_o in_o we_o every_o moment_n we_o have_v need_n of_o they_o 117_o chap._n v._o that_o the_o mind_n perceive_v neither_o the_o essence_n nor_o the_o existence_n of_o object_n by_o consider_v its_o own_o perfection_n that_o none_o but_o god_n see_v they_o in_o that_o manner_n 118_o chap._n vi_o that_o we_o see_v all_o thing_n in_o god_n 119_o chap._n vii_o 1._o four_o different_a manner_n of_o perception_n 2._o how_o it_o be_v that_o we_o know_v god_n 3._o how_o we_o know_v body_n 4._o how_o we_o know_v our_o own_o soul_n 5._o how_o we_o know_v the_o soul_n of_o other_o man_n and_o pure_a spirit_n 122_o chap._n viii_o 1._o the_o intimate_a presence_n of_o the_o indefinite_a idea_n of_o be_v in_o general_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o disorderly_a abstraction_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o chimaera_n of_o the_o vulgar_a philosophy_n which_o hinder_v many_o philosopher_n from_o acknowledge_v the_o solidity_n of_o true_a principle_n of_o physics_n 2._o a_o instance_n concern_v the_o essence_n of_o matter_n 124_o chap._n ix_o 1._o the_o last_o general_a cause_n of_o our_o error_n 2._o that_o the_o idea_n of_o thing_n be_v not_o always_o present_a to_o the_o mind_n when_o we_o will_v have_v they_o 3._o that_o every_o finite_a mind_n be_v subject_a to_o error_n and_o why_o 4._o that_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o judge_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o body_n and_o spirit_n nor_o that_o god_n be_v a_o
in_o the_o mind_n be_v altogether_o passive_a and_o include_v no_o action_n at_o all_o i_o call_v that_o faculty_n or_o capacity_n the_o soul_n have_v of_o receive_v all_o these_o thing_n the_o understanding_n whence_o we_o ought_v to_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v the_o understanding_n which_o perceive_v since_o it_o be_v only_o its_o business_n to_o receive_v the_o idea_n of_o object_n for_o for_o the_o soul_n to_o perceive_v a_o object_n and_o to_o receive_v the_o idea_n which_o represent_v it_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n it_o be_v also_o the_o understanding_n which_o perceive_v the_o modification_n of_o the_o soul_n since_o i_o mean_v by_o this_o word_n understanding_n that_o passive_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o it_o receive_v all_o the_o different_a modification_n it_o be_v capable_a of_o for_o it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n for_o the_o soul_n to_o receive_v a_o mode_n of_o existence_n which_o we_o call_v pain_n as_o to_o perceive_v pain_n since_o it_o have_v no_o other_o way_n of_o receive_v pain_n than_o by_o the_o perception_n of_o it_o whence_o it_o may_v be_v infer_v that_o it_o be_v the_o understanding_n that_o imagine_v the_o object_n that_o be_v absent_a and_o be_v sensible_a of_o those_o that_o be_v present_a and_o that_o the_o sense_n and_o imagination_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o understanding_n perceive_v object_n by_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o body_n as_o shall_v be_v explain_v hereafter_o but_o because_o in_o the_o sensation_n of_o pain_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o man_n general_o perceive_v it_o by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o organ_n of_o sense_n they_o customary_o say_v they_o be_v the_o sense_n which_o perceive_v it_o without_o know_v distinct_o what_o it_o be_v they_o mean_v by_o the_o word_n sense_n they_o fancy_v there_o be_v some_o faculty_n distinct_a from_o the_o soul_n which_o render_v it_o or_o the_o body_n capable_a of_o sensation_n as_o believe_v the_o organ_n of_o sense_n do_v real_o participate_v of_o our_o perception_n they_o imagine_v the_o body_n be_v so_o assistant_n to_o the_o mind_n in_o its_o sensation_n that_o if_o the_o mind_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n it_o can_v have_v no_o sensation_n at_o all_o but_o these_o thought_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o prejudice_n and_o because_o in_o the_o state_n we_o be_v in_o we_o be_v sensible_a of_o nothing_o but_o through_o the_o use_n of_o the_o instrument_n of_o sense_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v elsewhere_o more_o at_o large_a it_o be_v by_o way_n of_o accommodate_v myself_o to_o the_o ordinary_a way_n of_o speak_v that_o i_o say_v in_o the_o process_n of_o my_o discourse_n the_o sense_n perceive_v but_o by_o the_o word_n sense_n i_o mean_v nothing_o but_o that_o passive_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n beforementioned_a that_o be_v the_o understanding_n perceive_v any_o thing_n on_o occasion_n of_o what_o happen_v in_o the_o organ_n of_o her_o body_n according_a to_o the_o institution_n of_o nature_n as_o shall_v be_v explain_v in_o another_o place_n the_o other_o resemblance_n between_o the_o passive_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o that_o of_o matter_n be_v this_o that_o as_o matter_n receive_v no_o real_a alteration_n by_o the_o change_n which_o happen_v in_o its_o figure_n i_o mean_v for_o instance_n that_o as_o wax_n receive_v no_o considerable_a change_n by_o become_v round_a or_o square_a so_o the_o mind_n receive_v no_o change_n by_o the_o diversity_n of_o idea_n it_o contain_v i_o will_v say_v the_o mind_n receive_v no_o considerable_a change_n though_o it_o receive_v the_o idea_n of_o a_o square_a or_o a_o circle_n in_o perceive_v a_o square_a or_o a_o circle_n again_o as_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o matter_n receive_v considerable_a change_n when_o it_o lose_v the_o configuration_n peculiar_a to_o the_o part_n of_o wax_n to_o take_v that_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o those_o of_o fire_n and_o smoak_n when_o the_o wax_n be_v change_v into_o fire_n and_o smoak_n so_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o soul_n undergo_v very_o considerable_a change_n when_o it_o alter_v its_o modification_n and_o suffer_v pain_n after_o it_o have_v feel_v pleasure_n whence_o we_o ought_v to_o conclude_v that_o idea_n be_v to_o the_o soul_n in_o a_o manner_n what_o figure_n be_v to_o matter_n and_o that_o configuration_n be_v to_o matter_n almost_o what_o sensation_n be_v to_o the_o soul_n there_o be_v still_o other_o corrsepondency_n betwixt_o the_o figure_n and_o configuration_n of_o matter_n and_o the_o idea_n and_o modification_n of_o the_o mind_n for_o matter_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o image_n or_o representative_a of_o the_o mind_n i_o mean_v only_o that_o there_o be_v property_n in_o matter_n which_o have_v some_o mutual_a respect_n between_o they_o not_o unlike_o those_o which_o we_o find_v between_o the_o property_n belong_v to_o the_o mind_n though_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v very_o different_a from_o that_o of_o matter_n as_o we_o shall_v clear_o see_v in_o that_o which_o follow_v from_o what_o i_o have_v say_v i_o will_v have_v it_o well_o remember_v that_o by_o understanding_n i_o mean_v that_o passive_a faculty_n the_o soul_n have_v of_o perceive_v that_o be_v of_o receive_v not_o only_o different_a idea_n bat_n also_o a_o abundance_n of_o different_a sensation_n as_o matter_n have_v a_o capacity_n of_o receive_v all_o sort_n of_o external_a figure_n and_o internal_a configuration_n the_o other_o faculty_n of_o matter_n be_v that_o of_o its_o be_v capable_a of_o receive_v many_o motion_n and_o the_o other_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v that_o power_n it_o have_v of_o receive_v many_o inclination_n liberty_n let_v we_o make_v the_o comparison_n between_o they_o as_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n be_v the_o universal_a cause_n of_o all_o those_o motion_n which_o we_o find_v in_o matter_n so_o also_o he_o be_v the_o general_a cause_n of_o all_o those_o natural_a inclination_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o mind_n and_o as_o all_o motion_n proceed_v in_o a_o right_a line_n unless_o otherwise_o determine_v by_o the_o rencounter_n of_o some_o foreign_a and_o particular_a cause_n which_o by_o their_o opposition_n put_v they_o into_o a_o circular_a course_n so_o all_o the_o inclination_n we_o receive_v from_o god_n have_v a_o direct_a tendency_n and_o can_v only_o aim_v at_o the_o possession_n of_o good_a and_o truth_n be_v there_o not_o some_o extraneous_a cause_n which_o biased_a that_o natural_a impression_n towards_o corrupt_a and_o mischievous_a end_n now_o it_o be_v that_o foreign_a cause_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o our_o evil_n and_o deprave_v all_o our_o inclination_n to_o understand_v this_o right_o we_o must_v know_v there_o be_v a_o very_a considerable_a difference_n between_o the_o impression_n or_o motion_n the_o author_n of_o nature_n produce_v in_o matter_n and_o the_o impression_n or_o motion_n towards_o good_a in_o general_n wherewith_o the_o same_o author_n of_o nature_n continual_o 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condition_n may_v be_v full_o treat_v of_o in_o general_a yet_o they_o be_v too_o well_o know_v by_o those_o that_o be_v conversant_a with_o the_o world_n and_o of_o all_o the_o think_v part_n of_o mankind_n to_o increase_v with_o they_o the_o bulk_n of_o this_o book_n especial_o see_v that_o our_o eye_n may_v afford_v we_o a_o very_a pleasant_a and_o solid_a instruction_n of_o all_o such_o matter_n but_o if_o any_o choose_v to_o read_v they_o in_o greek_a rather_o than_o to_o learn_v they_o by_o his_o own_o reflection_n on_o what_o he_o see_v i_o refer_v he_o to_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o rhetoric_n of_o aristotle_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o masterpiece_n of_o that_o philosopher_n because_o he_o say_v there_o few_o thing_n in_o which_o he_o can_v be_v mistake_v and_o that_o he_o seldom_o venture_v to_o prove_v what_o he_o assert_n it_o be_v therefore_o evident_a that_o the_o sensible_a union_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n with_o whatever_o have_v any_o relation_n to_o 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to_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v attend_v with_o commotion_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n that_o render_v those_o inclination_n sensible_a because_o man_n be_v not_o a_o pure_a spirit_n it_o be_v impossible_a he_o shall_v have_v any_o inclination_n altogether_o pure_a and_o without_o mixture_n of_o any_o passion_n whatsoever_o so_o that_o the_o love_n of_o truth_n justice_n virtue_n of_o god_n himself_o be_v always_o attend_v by_o some_o motion_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n that_o render_v that_o love_n sensible_a though_o we_o be_v not_o aware_a of_o their_o sensibility_n be_v then_o take_v up_o with_o lively_o sensation_n just_o as_o the_o knowledge_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n be_v always_o accompany_v with_o trace_n on_o the_o brain_n which_o indeed_o make_v that_o knowledge_n more_o lively_a but_o common_o more_o confuse_a it_o be_v true_a we_o be_v frequent_o inapprehensive_a of_o the_o imagine_v faculty's_n mix_v in_o any_o manner_n with_o the_o conception_n of_o a_o abstract_a truth_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o be_v that_o those_o truth_n be_v not_o represent_v by_o image_n or_o trace_n of_o nature_n institution_n and_o that_o all_o the_o trace_n that_o raise_v such_o idea_n have_v no_o relation_n with_o they_o but_o such_o as_o proceed_v from_o chance_n or_o the_o freewill_n of_o men._n for_o instance_n arithmetician_n and_o algebraist_n who_o apply_v themselves_o to_o very_o abstract_a object_n make_v however_o a_o very_a great_a use_n of_o their_o imagination_n in_o order_n to_o fix_v the_o view_n of_o their_o mind_n upon_o these_o spiritual_a idea_n the_o cipher_n the_o letter_n of_o the_o alphabet_n and_o the_o other_o figure_n which_o they_o see_v or_o imagine_v be_v always_o join_v to_o those_o idea_n though_o the_o trace_n that_o be_v wrought_v by_o these_o character_n have_v no_o proper_a relation_n to_o those_o abstract_a object_n and_o so_o can_v neither_o change_v nor_o obscure_v they_o whence_o follow_v that_o by_o a_o proper_a use_n and_o application_n of_o these_o cipher_n and_o letter_n they_o come_v to_o discover_v such_o remote_a and_o difficult_a truth_n as_o can_v not_o be_v find_v out_o otherwise_o since_o therefore_o the_o idea_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v only_o perceivable_a by_o the_o pure_a understanding_n can_v be_v connect_v with_o the_o trace_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o that_o the_o sight_n of_o object_n that_o be_v belove_v hate_a or_o fear_v by_o a_o natural_a inclination_n can_v be_v attend_v with_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o animal_n spirit_n it_o plain_o appear_v that_o the_o thought_n of_o eternity_n the_o fear_n of_o hell_n the_o hope_n of_o a_o eternal_a happiness_n though_o they_o be_v object_n never_o so_o insensible_a can_v however_o raise_v in_o we_o very_o violent_a passion_n and_o therefore_o we_o can_v say_v that_o we_o be_v unite_v in_o a_o sensible_a manner_n not_o only_o to_o such_o thing_n as_o relate_v to_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o life_n but_o also_o to_o spiritual_a thing_n 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a_o appearance_n of_o reason_n both_o in_o such_o as_o be_v deceive_v and_o in_o those_o that_o follow_v the_o truth_n we_o be_v then_o unite_v by_o our_o passion_n to_o whatever_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o good_a or_o the_o evil_a of_o the_o mind_n as_o well_o as_o to_o that_o which_o we_o take_v for_o the_o good_a or_o evil_a of_o the_o body_n whatever_o can_v be_v know_v to_o have_v any_o relation_n to_o we_o can_v affect_v we_o and_o of_o all_o the_o thing_n we_o know_v there_o be_v not_o one_o but_o it_o have_v some_o reference_n or_o other_o to_o we_o we_o be_v somewhat_o concern_v even_o for_o the_o most_o abstract_a truth_n when_o we_o know_v they_o because_o there_o be_v at_o least_o that_o relation_n of_o knowledge_n betwixt_o they_o and_o our_o mind_n and_o that_o in_o some_o manner_n we_o look_v on_o they_o as_o our_o property_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o knowledge_n we_o feel_v ourselves_o as_o wound_v when_o they_o be_v impugn_a and_o if_o we_o be_v wound_v then_o sure_o we_o be_v affect_v and_o disturb_v so_o that_o the_o passion_n have_v such_o a_o vast_a and_o comprehensive_a dominion_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v any_o thing_n in_o reference_n to_o which_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o man_n be_v exempt_a from_o their_o empire_n but_o let_v we_o now_o see_v what_o be_v their_o nature_n and_o endeavour_v to_o discover_v whatever_o they_o comprehend_v chap._n iii_o a_o particular_a explanation_n of_o all_o the_o change_n happen_v either_o to_o the_o body_n or_o soul_n in_o every_o passion_n seven_o thing_n may_v be_v distinguish_v in_o each_o of_o our_o passion_n save_o admiration_n only_o which_o be_v indeed_o but_o a_o imperfect_a passion_n the_o first_o be_v the_o judgement_n the_o mind_n make_v of_o a_o object_n or_o rather_o the_o confuse_a or_o distinct_a view_n of_o the_o relation_n that_o object_n have_v to_o
motion_n unless_o it_o be_v for_o the_o preservation_n of_o life_n that_o sensible_a pleasure_n bear_v the_o like_a proportion_n to_o good_a as_o sensation_n to_o truth_n and_o that_o as_o our_o sense_n deceive_v we_o in_o matter_n of_o truth_n so_o do_v likewise_o our_o passion_n in_o point_n of_o our_o good_a that_o we_o ought_v to_o yield_v to_o the_o delectation_n of_o grace_n because_o it_o evident_o move_v we_o to_o the_o love_n of_o a_o true_a good_a be_v not_o follow_v with_o the_o secret_a reproach_n of_o reason_n as_o the_o blind_a instinct_n and_o confuse_a pleasure_n of_o the_o passion_n but_o be_v always_o attend_v with_o a_o secret_a joy_n suitable_a to_o the_o good_a state_n we_o be_v in_o last_o of_o all_o since_o god_n alone_o can_v operate_v upon_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n he_o can_v find_v any_o happiness_n out_o of_o god_n unless_o we_o will_v suppose_v that_o god_n reward_v disobedience_n or_o that_o he_o command_v to_o love_v more_o what_o less_o deserve_v to_o 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evil_a be_v to_o come_v those_o passion_n that_o relate_v to_o good_a be_v particular_a determination_n of_o that_o motion_n god_n give_v we_o for_o good_a in_o general_n and_o therefore_o have_v a_o real_a object_n but_o other_o who_o have_v not_o god_n for_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o motion_n terminate_v only_o in_o nothingness_n chap._n x._o of_o passion_n in_o particular_a and_o in_o general_a of_o the_o way_n to_o explain_v they_o and_o to_o know_v the_o error_n they_o cause_v when_o we_o consider_v how_o passion_n be_v form_v it_o visible_o appear_v that_o their_o number_n be_v undeterminable_a or_o that_o there_o be_v more_o than_o we_o have_v term_n to_o express_v they_o by_o for_o passion_n differ_v not_o only_o by_o the_o various_a complication_n of_o the_o three_o first_o primitive_a which_o will_v not_o increase_v they_o to_o
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videbimus_fw-la eum_fw-la sicuti_fw-la est_fw-la joh._n ep._n 1._o ch_n 3._o v._n 2._o 2._o corpus_fw-la quod_fw-la corrumpitur_fw-la aggravat_fw-la animam_fw-la sap._n 9.10_o terrena_fw-la inhabitatio_fw-la deprimit_fw-la sensum_fw-la multa_fw-la cogitantem_fw-la &_o difficile_fw-la aestimamus_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la in_o prospectu_fw-la sunt_fw-la invenimus_fw-la cum_fw-la labour_v sap._n 9.15_o 9.15_o deus_fw-la intelligibilis_fw-la lux_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la &_o a_o quo_fw-la &_o per_fw-la quem_fw-la intelligibiliter_fw-la lucent_a omne_fw-la 1._o sol._n insinuavit_fw-la nobis_fw-la christus_fw-la animam_fw-la humanam_fw-la non_fw-la vegetari_fw-la non_fw-la illuminari_fw-la non_fw-la beatificari_fw-la nisi_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsa_fw-la substantia_fw-la dei_fw-la august_n in_o joh._n illa_fw-la autoritas_fw-la divina_fw-la dicenda_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la in_o sensibilibus_fw-la signis_fw-la transcendit_fw-la omnem_fw-la humanam_fw-la facultatem_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o ipsum_fw-la hominem_fw-la agens_fw-la ostendit_fw-la ei_fw-la quousque_fw-la se_fw-la propter_fw-la ipsum_fw-la depresserit_fw-la &_o non_fw-la teneri_fw-la sensibus_fw-la quibus_fw-la videntur_fw-la illa_fw-la miranda_fw-la sed_fw-la ad_fw-la intellectum_fw-la jubet_fw-la evolare_fw-la simul_fw-la demonstrans_fw-la &_o quanta_fw-la hic_fw-la possit_fw-la &_o cur_n haec_fw-la faciat_fw-la &_o quam_fw-la parvi_fw-la pendat_fw-la aug._n 2._o de_fw-fr ord._n 9_o 9_o tract_n in_o joan._n 27._o et_fw-la si_fw-la cognovimus_fw-la secundum_fw-la carnem_fw-la christum_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la secundum_fw-la carnem_fw-la novimus_fw-la 2_o ad_fw-la cor._n nolite_fw-la putare_fw-la quenquam_fw-la hominem_fw-la aliquid_fw-la discere_fw-la ab_fw-la homine_fw-la admonere_fw-la possumus_fw-la per_fw-la strepitum_fw-la vocis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la intus_fw-la qui_fw-la doceat_fw-la inanis_fw-la fit_a strepitus_fw-la noster_fw-la 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112._o cap._n 12._o supplexque_fw-la illi_fw-la qui_fw-la lumen_fw-la mentis_fw-la accendit_fw-la attendat_fw-la ut_fw-la intelligat_fw-la conf._n ep._n fund_z cap._n 33._o nullo_n modo_fw-la resistitur_fw-la corporis_fw-la sensibus_fw-la quae_fw-la nobis_fw-la sacratissima_fw-la disciplina_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la per_fw-la eos_fw-la inflictis_fw-la plagis_fw-la vulneribusque_fw-la blandimur_fw-la ep._n 72._o 72._o see_v the_o 6_o the_o book_n of_o the_o nature_n &_o property_n of_o the_o understanding_n ii_o of_o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o the_o will_n and_o of_o its_o liberty_n liberty_n see_v the_o illustration_n illustration_n see_v the_o illustration_n i._o of_o our_o judgement_n and_o reason_n ii_o that_o judgement_n and_o reason_n depend_v upon_o the_o will._n geometrician_n love_v not_o truth_n but_o only_o the_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n though_o it_o be_v otherwise_o say_v iii_o what_o use_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o our_o liberty_n that_o we_o never_o may_v be_v 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of_o the_o learned_a aug._n 9_o 1666._o see_v the_o illustration_n i._o inclination_n be_v as_o necessary_a to_o spirit_n as_o motion_n to_o body_n ii_o god_n have_v no_o other_o principal_a end_n of_o his_o action_n than_o himself_o give_v no_o motion_n to_o spirit_n but_o what_o tend_v towards_o himself_o iii_o the_o tendency_n spirit_n have_v to_o particular_a good_n proceed_v from_o their_o motion_n towards_o good_a in_o general_n iv_o the_o original_a of_o the_o chief_a natural_a inclination_n which_o will_v make_v up_o the_o division_n of_o this_o four_o book_n i._o the_o inclination_n for_o good_a in_o general_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o the_o restlessness_n of_o the_o will._n ii_o and_o consequent_o of_o our_o inadvertency_n and_o ignorance_n iii_o the_o first_o instance_n show_v that_o moral_n be_v but_o little_o know_v by_o the_o generality_n of_o men._n 〈◊〉_d 39_o de_fw-fr natali_n domini_fw-la iv_o the_o second_o instance_n show_v that_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v controvert_v by_o some_o people_n v._o that_o we_o be_v in_o extreme_a ignorance_n in_o point_n of_o abstract_a thing_n and_o which_o have_v but_o little_a reference_n to_o we_o i._o curiosity_n be_v natural_a and_o necessary_a ii_o three_o rule_n to_o moderate_a curiosity_n iii_o a_o particular_a explication_n of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o rule_n quis_fw-la tam_fw-la stulte_fw-la curio●us_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la filium_fw-la suum_fw-la mit●at_fw-la in_o scholam_fw-la ut_fw-la quid_fw-la magister_fw-la cogitet_fw-la discat_fw-la i._o the_o second_o rule_n concern_v curiosity_n ii_o the_o three_o rule_n concern_v curiosity_n 2_o tim._n 6.9_o i._o of_o the_o s●cond_o natural_a inclination_n or_o of_o self-love_n ii_o the_o division_n of_o self-love_n of_o be_v and_o of_o wellbeing_a or_o of_o greatness_n and_o pleasure_n i._o of_o the_o inclination_n we_o have_v for_o whatever_o elevate_v we_o above_o other_o ii_o of_o the_o false_a judgement_n of_o some_o religious_a 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earthly_a grandeur_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o imagination_n ii_o this_o inclination_n make_v we_o approve_v the_o thought_n of_o our_o friend_n and_o deceive_v they_o by_o undue_a praise_n chap._n 4._o e._n 1._o page_z 9_o 10._o page_n 1._o page_n 10._o page_n 1._o page_n 20._o page_n 21._o 21._o book_n 1._o ch._n 9_o b._n 3._o in_o several_a place_n page_n 22._o page_n 9_o page_n 9_o page_n 6._o page_n 44._o page_n 47._o page_n 56_o 57_o page_n 62._o page_n 64._o page_n 80._o page_n 98._o 98._o pref._n page_n 4._o page_n 12._o 12._o page_z 1_o the_o animadverter_n answer_n answer_n book_n 1._o chap._n 1._o and_o elsewhere_o elsewhere_o tunc_fw-la beatum_fw-la esse_fw-la te_fw-la judica_fw-la cum_fw-la tibi_fw-la ex_fw-la te_fw-la gaudium_fw-la omne_fw-la nascetur_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o his_o quae_fw-la homines_fw-la eripiunt_fw-la optant_fw-la custodiunt_fw-la nihil_fw-la inveneris_fw-la non_fw-la dico_fw-la quod_fw-la malis_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la velis_fw-la sen._n epist._n 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