sweet_a and_o gay_a which_o dilate_v the_o heart_n the_o spleen_n &_o the_o brain_n and_o make_v the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n flow_v easy_o through_o every_o part_n and_o thereby_o occasion_n agreeable_a and_o joyful_a thought_n do_v determine_v the_o disposition_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n to_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o reflection_n and_o motion_n of_o joy_n and_o sadness_n spiritual_a joy_n and_o sadness_n we_o have_v on_o the_o contrary_a spiritual_a joy_n and_o sadness_n which_o be_v the_o true_a passion_n or_o true_a resentment_n of_o the_o rational_a or_o spiritual_a appetite_n for_o although_o they_o be_v form_v with_o much_o more_o deliberation_n and_o reflection_n than_o corporeal_a joy_n and_o sadness_n they_o be_v true_o spiritual_a passion_n because_o the_o resentment_n that_o form_v they_o be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o the_o active_a or_o determinative_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o of_o that_o kind_n of_o power_n and_o passive_a faculy_n from_o whence_o spring_n up_o all_o the_o resentment_n of_o the_o appetite_n natural_a and_o supernatural_a joy_n and_o sadness_n spiritual_a joy_n be_v sometime_o a_o joy_n pure_o rational_a and_o which_o come_v from_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o sweetness_n of_o repose_n of_o the_o good_a order_n of_o affair_n and_o of_o the_o society_n and_o fidelity_n of_o friend_n and_o sometime_o it_o be_v a_o celestial_a and_o divine_a joy_n as_o be_v that_o joy_n which_o the_o conscience_n and_o the_o sentiment_n of_o grace_n give_v and_o of_o eternal_a hope_n which_o st._n paul_n call_v the_o peace_n of_o god_n and_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n or_o in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n penitence_n we_o must_v say_v the_o same_o thing_n of_o sadness_n for_o there_o be_v also_o a_o spiritual_a sadness_n which_o do_v not_o at_o all_o reach_n up_o to_o god_n but_o which_o regard_v nothing_o but_o the_o natural_a state_n and_o there_o be_v a_o holy_a and_o supernatural_a sadness_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o penitence_n that_o lively_a sentiment_n and_o that_o lively_a and_o penetrate_a resentment_n of_o the_o unworthiness_n of_o sin_n from_o whence_o flow_v those_o sacred_a tear_n which_o render_v the_o soul_n so_o pure_a and_o so_o fair_a before_o god_n for_o they_o be_v like_o a_o vehement_a fire_n which_o consume_v in_o we_o all_o the_o matter_n and_o all_o the_o impurity_n of_o sin_n but_o let_v we_o general_o remark_n the_o difference_n of_o our_o natural_a and_o of_o our_o supernatural_a operation_n chap._n xx._n act_n natural_a or_o natural_a operation_n and_o act_n supernatural_a or_o operation_n of_o grace_n there_o be_v in_o the_o eleven_o place_n a_o most_o essential_a and_o most_o important_a division_n and_o difference_n to_o be_v observe_v of_o which_o the_o experience_n be_v constant_a and_o indubitable_a from_o our_o operation_n and_o act_n which_o ought_v not_o here_o to_o be_v forget_v to_o wit_n the_o distinction_n and_o the_o difference_n of_o our_o natural_a act_n or_o our_o natural_a operation_n and_o of_o our_o supernatural_a act_n or_o our_o supernatural_a operation_n for_o there_o be_v incontestable_o in_o we_o in_o all_o our_o faculty_n beside_o their_o natural_a act_n operation_n supernatural_a which_o make_v a_o impression_n there_o of_o that_o almighty_a virtue_n and_o of_o that_o invisible_a force_n from_o above_o which_o we_o common_o call_v grace_n this_o eternal_a and_o sovereign_a power_n which_o rule_v over_o we_o and_o which_o act_v continual_o in_o we_o enlighten_v we_o by_o all_o the_o idea_n and_o all_o the_o image_n which_o we_o have_v of_o thing_n &_o penetrate_v we_o with_o a_o thousand_o divers_a sentiment_n sometime_o of_o pleasure_n and_o sometime_o of_o pain_n be_v call_v nature_n when_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o communication_n of_o motion_n &_o of_o the_o corporeal_a impression_n which_o arrive_v as_o far_o as_o the_o brain_n it_o act_v in_o we_o by_o the_o general_a will_n and_o the_o immutable_a law_n of_o its_o natural_a providence_n which_o have_v no_o other_o end_n but_o the_o beauty_n and_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n but_o when_o by_o other_o view_v and_o for_o other_o respect_n when_o for_o the_o final_a building_n of_o its_o eternal_a temple_n when_o for_o the_o formation_n of_o its_o eternal_a court_n if_o we_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o say_v so_o when_o for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o favourable_a decree_n of_o its_o predestination_n free_o make_v for_o the_o consummation_n of_o its_o elect_n which_o be_v the_o object_n of_o a_o providence_n entail_v and_o combine_v in_o a_o thousand_o manner_n upon_o the_o former_a when_o in_o this_o view_n it_o operate_v in_o we_o for_o to_o correct_v the_o corruption_n or_o to_o aid_v the_o weakness_n and_o insufficiency_n of_o nature_n for_o our_o sanctification_n it_o change_v its_o name_n and_o be_v call_v grace_n thus_o there_o be_v in_o we_o nature_n and_o grace_n or_o the_o operation_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o operation_n of_o grace_n and_o grace_n be_v almost_o no_o less_o visible_a than_o nature_n the_o libertine_n those_o foolish_a and_o rash_a and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n gross_n and_o carnal_a spirit_n who_o judge_n of_o every_o thing_n by_o their_o sense_n under_o pretence_n that_o grace_n be_v neither_o to_o be_v see_v nor_o to_o be_v feel_v though_o it_o be_v feel_v inward_o as_o sensible_o as_o the_o most_o corporeal_a object_n and_o though_o it_o have_v by_o the_o inward_a sentiment_n a_o indubitable_a evidence_n i_o say_v the_o gross_a and_o carnal_a libertine_n will_v affirm_v that_o all_o that_o we_o say_v of_o grace_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o dream_n and_o a_o chimaera_n because_o they_o pretend_v that_o grace_n be_v a_o fancy_n which_o have_v no_o other_o reality_n than_o that_o which_o the_o fanatical_a imagination_n of_o some_o superstitious_a and_o sick_a spirit_n have_v give_v it_o but_o the_o judgement_n and_o decision_n of_o such_o people_n ought_v not_o at_o all_o to_o put_v we_o to_o a_o stand_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o rather_o make_v for_o the_o truth_n and_o effective_a reality_n of_o grace_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v call_v in_o question_n by_o these_o fanatic_a enemy_n of_o all_o truth_n grace_n make_v itself_o appear_v at_o all_o time_n in_o the_o world_n and_o especial_o since_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n in_o the_o flesh_n encompass_v with_o a_o light_n and_o a_o brightness_n so_o evident_a that_o we_o may_v as_o well_o doubt_v whether_o there_o be_v a_o world_n as_o to_o doubt_v there_o have_v be_v bring_v in_o by_o christianity_n a_o new_a light_n of_o the_o mystery_n and_o precept_n of_o morality_n and_o divine_a truth_n we_o may_v also_o as_o soon_o doubt_v of_o that_o which_o be_v call_v nature_n as_o of_o that_o which_o be_v call_v grace_n or_o of_o a_o supernatural_a principle_n which_o contrary_a to_o the_o impure_a and_o corrupt_a inclination_n of_o nature_n always_o incline_v towards_o the_o earth_n do_v turn_v and_o elevate_v our_o heart_n and_o our_o spirit_n towards_o god_n towards_o eternity_n and_o towards_o heaven_n and_o make_v we_o find_v ineffable_a taste_n and_o unspeakable_a delight_n in_o humiliation_n and_o suffering_n and_o in_o the_o great_a abnegation_n and_o the_o great_a crucifixion_n of_o the_o sense_n christianity_n be_v establish_v in_o the_o world_n by_o a_o force_n and_o a_o virtue_n indubitable_o heavenly_a and_o divine_a which_o operate_v more_o miracle_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n than_o in_o the_o corporeal_a nature_n whereof_o she_o appear_v so_o high_o and_o so_o indubitable_o a_o mistress_n since_o she_o have_v change_v the_o law_n of_o it_o in_o all_o its_o part_n as_o she_o please_v with_o a_o empire_n the_o most_o absolute_a that_o ever_o be_v this_o force_n and_o this_o virtue_n so_o unquestionable_o heavenly_a and_o divine_a which_o have_v raise_v the_o dead_a and_o imprint_v the_o mark_n of_o its_o sovereign_a power_n and_o omnipotent_a empire_n upon_o all_o visible_a and_o corporeal_a nature_n have_v act_v and_o operate_v with_o the_o same_o power_n and_o the_o same_o empire_n upon_o the_o heart_n and_o upon_o the_o spirit_n and_o it_o continue_v to_o act_n and_o to_o operate_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o as_o its_o operation_n be_v call_v a_o miracle_n when_o it_o act_v and_o operate_v extraordinary_o upon_o corporeal_a nature_n so_o it_o be_v call_v grace_n when_o it_o act_v and_o operate_v upon_o our_o soul_n for_o our_o sanctification_n and_o our_o salvation_n grace_n then_o be_v incontestable_o something_o that_o be_v as_o real_a as_o nature_n and_o there_o be_v in_o we_o by_o consequence_n most_o real_a operation_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v of_o importance_n to_o observe_v and_o to_o distinguish_v well_o and_o to_o keep_v unmixed_a by_o the_o inward_a and_o indubitable_a sentiment_n which_o we_o have_v of_o it_o grace_n operate_v in_o we_o in_o
of_o knowledge_n like_a to_o we_o 37_o chap._n 8._o what_o judgement_n soever_o be_v make_v of_o beast_n our_o soul_n be_v undoubted_o spiritual_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o know_a nature_n 43_o chap._n 9_o the_o double_a immense_a and_o infinite_a ground_n of_o knowledge_n that_o be_v in_o our_o soul_n be_v a_o new_a and_o certain_a proof_n of_o their_o spiritual_a nature_n 56_o chap._n 10._o that_o libertine_n can_v maintain_v this_o monstrous_a opinion_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v corporeal_a 59_o chap._n 11._o that_o our_o soul_n be_v undoubted_o immortal_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o know_a nature_n 67_o chap._n 12._o that_o our_o soul_n be_v undoubted_o spiritual_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o principle_n and_o ground_n of_o liberty_n which_o we_o find_v in_o they_o 75_o animal_n have_v not_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o motion_n 76_o our_o liberty_n of_o think_v be_v a_o certain_a character_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o spiritual_a essence_n in_o our_o soul_n 81_o the_o empire_n of_o our_o desire_n be_v another_o certain_a proof_n of_o the_o spirituality_n of_o our_o soul_n 83_o chap._n 13._o we_o have_v a_o indubitable_a certainty_n of_o the_o immortal_a condition_n of_o our_o soul_n by_o the_o desire_v and_o instinct_n of_o immortality_n and_o eternity_n which_o we_o have_v 87_o chap._n 14._o of_o the_o spiritual_a and_o immortal_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n draw_v from_o the_o ground_n of_o conscience_n 95_o that_o conscience_n be_v not_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n a_o effect_n of_o education_n or_o of_o some_o opinion_n with_o which_o it_o be_v imprint_v and_o prepossess_v in_o the_o infancy_n 98_o chap._n 15._o that_o our_o soul_n be_v indubitable_o immortal_a by_o a_o certainty_n that_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o conscience_n give_v we_o thereof_o 104_o chap._n 16._o that_o it_o be_v easy_a not_o only_o to_o give_v ourselves_o a_o conviction_n of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o to_o give_v a_o neat_a idea_n of_o they_o 112_o that_o every_o one_o feel_v and_o perceive_v his_o soul_n and_o that_o although_o he_o be_v ignorant_a it_o be_v only_o because_o he_o know_v not_o that_o he_o know_v it_o 116_o chap._n 17._o some_o essential_a reflection_n to_o rstablish_v the_o order_n of_o the_o preference_n of_o the_o soul_n above_o that_o of_o the_o body_n 119_o that_o all_o the_o good_a and_o ill_a fortune_n be_v in_o our_o soul_n 120_o that_o the_o soul_n have_v pleasure_n and_o pain_n independent_o of_o the_o body_n 121_o the_o essential_a difference_n of_o the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n which_o the_o soul_n have_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o body_n and_o of_o the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n which_o she_o have_v independent_o of_o the_o body_n ibid._n that_o the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n which_o the_o soul_n have_v not_o but_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o body_n be_v only_o as_o it_o be_v to_o show_v the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n of_o eternity_n 123_o that_o virtue_n be_v the_o proper_a and_o true_a good_a of_o the_o soul_n and_o vice_n its_o evil_n 124_o that_o the_o passion_n be_v the_o fever_n of_o the_o soul_n 126_o that_o the_o soul_n have_v essential_o in_o her_o disorder_n the_o apprehension_n of_o a_o superior_a justice_n which_o wound_v she_o 128_o chap._n 18._o that_o all_o these_o knowledge_n be_v so_o many_o light_n and_o principle_n of_o morality_n and_o duty_n 130_o the_o order_n of_o duty_n between_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o body_n 132_o part_n ii_o of_o our_o duty_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o morality_n whether_o towards_o god_n whether_o towards_o ourselves_o whether_o towards_o man_n and_o of_o our_o duty_n of_o all_o gospel_n self-denial_n which_o result_n from_o the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v and_o operate_v in_o our_o body_n under_o the_o visible_a empire_n of_o god_n page_n 141_o chap._n 1._o how_o we_o may_v with_o assurance_n know_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n ibid._n chap._n 2._o general_a experience_n of_o a_o power_n superior_a to_o our_o soul_n and_o to_o our_o body_n which_o act_v in_o our_o soul_n and_o in_o our_o body_n 146_o the_o first_o experience_n that_o we_o have_v that_o god_n act_v upon_o we_o as_o a_o sovereign_a ruler_n after_o the_o manner_n wherein_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n ibid._n the_o second_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o empire_n in_o the_o sovereign_a domination_n with_o which_o our_o soul_n be_v send_v into_o our_o body_n without_o consult_v they_o 147_o a_o three_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o disease_n over_o which_o our_o soul_n have_v no_o empire_n 148_o a_o four_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o in_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n ib._n a_o five_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o in_o the_o idea_n which_o we_o receive_v 150_o chap._n 3._o experience_n of_o the_o power_n which_o govern_v nature_n and_o which_o come_v to_o the_o assistance_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o a_o moment_n 153_o another_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o from_o the_o diversity_n of_o delectable_a and_o painful_a sentiment_n 155_o a_o three_o experience_n that_o god_n act_v as_o a_o universal_a cause_n in_o the_o manner_n that_o he_o act_v upon_o our_o soul_n and_o upon_o our_o body_n 156_o chap._n 4._o false_a idea_n which_o we_o must_v avoid_v by_o the_o light_n of_o these_o experience_n and_o first_o that_o of_o believe_v that_o our_o soul_n be_v unite_v to_o our_o body_n by_o any_o sympathy_n proportion_n or_o inclination_n 158_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o as_o corporeal_a form_n though_o it_o be_v the_o form_n of_o a_o man._n 160_o the_o difference_n between_o a_o soul_n and_o a_o angel_n ibid._n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n upon_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v the_o disproportion_n betwixt_o soul_n and_o body_n 161_o chap._n 5._o that_o the_o body_n can_v in_o any_o manner_n act_n upon_o the_o soul_n to_o illuminate_v or_o affect_v it_o physical_o and_o immediate_o by_o itself_o 164_o that_o our_o own_o body_n can_v act_n physical_o and_o immediate_o by_o themselves_o upon_o our_o soul_n who_o spirituality_n render_v they_o inaccessible_a to_o all_o sort_n of_o impression_n of_o body_n 167_o that_o the_o body_n do_v not_o cause_n in_o the_o soul_n either_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n 168_o body_n do_v not_o only_o not_o cause_v the_o sentiment_n and_o idea_n in_o the_o soul_n but_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o determine_v the_o soul_n physical_o to_o make_v they_o 170_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o themselves_o do_v not_o make_v the_o idea_n or_o image_n of_o body_n 171_o press_v a_o ardour_n as_o we_o have_v to_o know_v all_o thing_n out_o of_o ourselves_o so_o much_o coldness_n have_v we_o for_o that_o excellent_a curiosity_n of_o know_v ourselves_o it_o be_v the_o only_a map_n and_o the_o only_a history_n the_o only_a intrigue_n and_o the_o only_a matter_n which_o we_o take_v no_o care_n at_o all_o to_o understand_v the_o dignity_n of_o our_o soul_n yet_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o have_v a_o soul_n not_o only_o spiritual_a and_o of_o a_o nature_n altogether_o different_a from_o the_o body_n and_o more_o excellent_a than_o all_o we_o can_v conceive_v that_o be_v material_a and_o corporeal_a but_o also_o immortal_a and_o celestial_a imprint_v with_o a_o thousand_o character_n of_o a_o lively_a resemblance_n of_o the_o supreme_a nature_n and_o essence_n and_o destine_v to_o a_o eternity_n and_o a_o happy_a immortality_n in_o a_o eternal_a union_n and_o a_o everlasting_a society_n of_o delight_n and_o joy_n with_o god_n moses_n have_v take_v care_n to_o give_v we_o the_o history_n and_o genealogy_n of_o it_o for_o say_v he_o he_o that_o in_o the_o beginning_n create_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n form_v out_o of_o the_o common_a matter_n of_o the_o universe_n the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n the_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o sole_a construction_n of_o their_o member_n and_o corporeal_a organ_n which_o he_o direct_v to_o those_o particular_a end_n which_o he_o have_v propose_v to_o himself_o for_o a_o general_a end_n of_o his_o workmanship_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o he_o make_v they_o capable_a of_o those_o admirable_a and_o different_a instinct_n and_o movement_n that_o we_o see_v in_o they_o which_o be_v that_o only_a life_n that_o experience_n make_v we_o see_v and_o reason_n suffer_v we_o to_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v in_o beast_n by_o the_o sole_a construction_n or_o organization_n of_o their_o body_n that_o a_o most_o pure_a and_o a_o most_o subtle_a fire_n form_v from_o the_o most_o pure_a and_o most_o agitate_a part_n of_o their_o blood_n move_v and_o animate_v sudden_o they_o become_v say_v the_o holy_a historian_n live_v creature_n but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o man_n to_o who_o he_o give_v the_o place_n of_o master_n and_o king_n of_o
bee_n let_v we_o see_v all_o that_o be_v speak_v of_o fish_n of_o fowl_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o animal_n in_o natural_a history_n wherein_o be_v write_v their_o hability_n and_o their_o industry_n there_o needs_o only_o a_o little_a review_n of_o it_o by_o a_o slight_a application_n to_o all_o that_o we_o have_v read_v or_o hear_v say_v of_o it_o to_o see_v clear_o that_o if_o they_o do_v these_o thing_n by_o knowledge_n by_o light_n and_o by_o reason_n they_o will_v have_v without_o comparison_n more_o light_a of_o knowledge_n and_o of_o reason_n than_o we_o if_o the_o ant_n for_o example_n bite_v off_o by_o light_n and_o reason_n the_o end_n of_o the_o corn_n which_o she_o lay_v up_o for_o her_o winter_n provision_n if_o the_o swallow_n in_o like_a manner_n make_v his_o nest_n by_o light_n and_o by_o reason_n who_o can_v doubt_v but_o that_o this_o light_n and_o this_o reason_n be_v more_o clear_a and_o more_o excellent_a than_o that_o of_o man_n for_o we_o must_v take_v notice_n 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of_o its_o dependence_n and_o be_v capable_a of_o do_v honour_n to_o god_n in_o a_o thousand_o manner_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o serve_v to_o his_o justice_n and_o in_o pay_v homage_n to_o his_o power_n or_o in_o honour_v his_o mercy_n and_o in_o serve_v as_o a_o manifestation_n of_o his_o wisdom_n and_o other_o divine_a perfection_n experience_n let_v we_o see_v that_o god_n annihilate_v nothing_o even_o of_o corporeal_a nature_n since_o all_o the_o matter_n which_o he_o create_v in_o the_o beginning_n to_o frame_v the_o world_n subsist_v whole_o entire_a without_o the_o lose_v of_o one_o single_a atom_n of_o it_o and_o the_o scripture_n teach_v we_o that_o though_o heaven_n and_o earth_n must_v pass_v away_o it_o must_v not_o be_v to_o return_v into_o nothing_o but_o to_o re-take_a a_o beauty_n altogether_o new_a after_o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o last_o day_n but_o though_o we_o can_v conceive_v that_o god_n shall_v annihilate_v all_o the_o visible_a world_n it_o will_v not_o be_v possible_a to_o conceive_v that_o he_o will_v be_v willing_a to_o annihilate_v the_o least_o of_o soul_n because_o that_o though_o one_o can_v conceive_v some_o benefit_n in_o annihilate_v the_o world_n he_o can_v never_o have_v any_o by_o annihilate_v the_o soul_n which_o be_v no_o more_o can_v no_o more_o do_v honour_n to_o god_n in_o any_o manner_n and_o which_o be_v do_v essential_o do_v he_o honour_n by_o the_o perception_n which_o it_o have_v of_o he_o by_o the_o idea_n which_o it_o give_v of_o he_o and_o by_o the_o essential_a relation_n which_o it_o have_v to_o he_o as_o to_o its_o principle_n its_o end_n and_o its_o centre_n this_o be_v sufficient_a without_o doubt_n to_o make_v we_o acknowledge_v with_o the_o uttermost_a evidence_n the_o spiritual_a and_o immortal_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o know_a nature_n which_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n we_o have_v hitherto_o consider_v in_o they_o but_o because_o we_o can_v increase_v this_o certainty_n and_o this_o conviction_n of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o quality_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o of_o their_o immortal_a and_o eternal_a condition_n by_o the_o consideration_n of_o a_o second_o sensible_a and_o admirable_a advantage_n which_o we_o all_o of_o we_o see_v and_o experience_n in_o they_o we_o must_v here_o give_v a_o little_a attention_n i_o speak_v of_o the_o ground_n and_o of_o the_o principle_n of_o liberty_n which_o we_o all_o of_o we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o and_o i_o say_v that_o this_o be_v a_o further_a indubitable_a proof_n and_o conviction_n to_o we_o of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o quality_n of_o our_o soul_n chap._n xii_o that_o our_o soul_n be_v undoubted_o spiritual_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o principle_n and_o ground_n of_o liberty_n which_o we_o find_v in_o them_o as_o we_o experience_v in_o we_o a_o ground_n and_o principle_n of_o knowledge_n which_o alone_o have_v hitherto_o make_v we_o know_v the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n we_o do_v there_o likewise_o experience_n with_o the_o same_o certainty_n a_o marvellous_a empire_n which_o we_o exercise_v over_o ourselves_o and_o which_o we_o call_v liberty_n or_o freewill_n by_o the_o which_o we_o dispose_v of_o the_o motion_n of_o our_o body_n the_o desire_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o the_o thought_n of_o our_o spirit_n the_o experience_n of_o this_o triple_a ground_n of_o liberty_n or_o empire_n over_o ourselves_o be_v general_n in_o all_o mankind_n for_o although_o we_o do_v not_o all_o of_o we_o experience_n it_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o body_n who_o do_v not_o experience_n it_o in_o some_o degree_n or_o other_o we_o all_o of_o we_o find_v that_o we_o have_v a_o free_a and_o voluntary_a empire_n over_o the_o motion_n of_o our_o body_n either_o to_o cause_v they_o or_o to_o suspend_v they_o by_o a_o mere_a empire_n we_o all_o of_o we_o find_v in_o the_o very_a same_o manner_n that_o we_o have_v the_o power_n of_o turn_v away_o our_o love_n and_o our_o pursuit_n from_o object_n that_o do_v most_o attract_v us._n and_o we_o find_v in_o fine_a that_o we_o have_v the_o power_n of_o apply_v or_o suspend_v our_o reason_v as_o we_o please_v and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o triple_a principle_n of_o liberty_n which_o frame_v in_o we_o a_o most_o singular_a and_o most_o remarkable_a distinction_n of_o our_o nature_n be_v a_o evident_a and_o a_o indubitable_a character_n of_o spirituality_n in_o our_o soul_n animal_n have_v not_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o motion_n animal_n in_o truth_n move_v diverse_o and_o be_v not_o like_o machine_n which_v man_n make_v which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n move_v after_o a_o certain_a fashion_n they_o turn_v to_o the_o right_n and_o left_a they_o advance_v and_o retire_v they_o move_v all_o manner_n of_o way_n but_o all_o these_o diverse_a motion_n be_v either_o determine_v by_o the_o manifest_a and_o sensible_a impression_n of_o some_o external_n principle_n as_o when_o sheep_n be_v attract_v by_o the_o verdure_n the_o ox_n prick_v on_o by_o the_o goad_n or_o provoke_v by_o the_o secret_a course_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n which_o without_o any_o external_a impression_n determine_v a_o thousand_o different_a motion_n as_o the_o skip_a of_o fresh_a and_o pamper_a horse_n and_o other_o animal_n when_o a_o sudden_a gaiety_n make_v they_o make_v a_o thousand_o different_a leaping_n those_o person_n also_o who_o by_o that_o rashness_n of_o judge_v which_o we_o have_v so_o just_o condemn_v do_v believe_v that_o beast_n have_v a_o true_a knowledge_n like_a to_o we_o by_o which_o they_o act_n and_o move_v do_v confess_v that_o they_o have_v not_o any_o sort_n of_o liberty_n of_o their_o movement_n that_o they_o have_v not_o any_o empire_n to_o make_v they_o or_o to_o suspend_v they_o as_o they_o please_v they_o confess_v that_o they_o be_v always_o carry_v on_o by_o a_o invincible_a necessity_n which_o draw_v they_o in_o effect_n we_o see_v that_o they_o always_o follow_v either_o the_o exterior_a determination_n of_o present_a object_n of_o which_o the_o strong_a always_o carry_v they_o as_o when_o the_o dog_n be_v violent_o attract_v by_o bread_n or_o meat_n be_v beat_v back_o by_o the_o stick_n the_o species_n or_o image_n of_o which_o pass_v through_o the_o eye_n be_v engrave_v in_o the_o retina_fw-la and_o be_v carry_v by_o the_o optic_a nerve_n as_o far_o as_o the_o brain_n and_o to_o the_o root_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o muscle_n where_o it_o determin_n a_o motion_n quite_o contrary_a to_o that_o which_o the_o meat_n produce_v or_o else_o the_o interior_n determination_n of_o the_o fermentation_n and_o boil_a of_o their_o blood_n and_o humour_n as_o when_o they_o go_v a_o rut_v or_o when_o they_o go_v to_o seek_v and_o pick_v out_o juice_n plant_n or_o metal_n which_o nature_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o as_o remedy_n against_o their_o disease_n st._n augustin_n observe_v that_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o creator_n have_v in_o such_o manner_n ordain_v in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o animal_n passion_n which_o serve_v to_o the_o conservation_n of_o their_o species_n that_o they_o do_v not_o rise_v up_o in_o they_o but_o by_o certain_a orderly_a interval_n and_o in_o certain_a season_n only_o because_o not_o have_v any_o command_n over_o themselves_o to_o check_v to_o moderate_v and_o to_o govern_v in_o any_o fashion_n the_o movement_n which_o accompany_v they_o they_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o serve_v for_o the_o use_v to_o which_o they_o be_v destine_v if_o these_o passion_n have_v be_v in_o they_o at_o all_o time_n as_o they_o be_v in_o man._n animal_n than_o have_v not_o any_o command_n over_o their_o body_n to_o determine_v or_o suspend_v it_o or_o to_o check_v its_o motion_n but_o we_o we_o undoubted_o have_v this_o empire_n not_o indeed_o in_o regard_n of_o motion_n pure_o natural_a and_o vital_a for_o our_o stomach_n do_v not_o hearken_v to_o we_o at_o all_o either_o to_o make_v or_o not_o to_o make_v digestion_n our_o blood_n circulate_v whether_o we_o will_v or_o no_o our_o heart_n have_v its_o twofold_a motion_n of_o systole_n and_o diastole_n or_o of_o dilation_n and_o contraction_n our_o artery_n in_o like_a manner_n have_v their_o pulsation_n which_o we_o can_v neither_o advance_v nor_o retard_v but_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o motion_n which_o man_n call_v animal_n we_o have_v so_o absolute_a a_o command_n of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v make_v suspend_v or_o check_v for_o that_o sole_a reason_n precise_o because_o we_o will_v which_o it_o may_v be_v be_v a_o thing_n the_o most_o admirable_a either_o in_o we_o or_o in_o all_o nature_n for_o we_o do_v not_o know_v that_o there_o need_v any_o thing_n else_o than_o to_o will_n and_o to_o desire_v to_o cause_v our_o muscle_n and_o our_o nerve_n to_o carry_v the_o dull_a mass_n of_o our_o
be_v enlighten_v or_o may_v be_v enlighten_v be_v in_o it_o a_o indubitable_a character_n of_o a_o nature_n not_o only_o spiritual_a but_o true_o celestial_a and_o divine_a but_o above_o all_o this_o empire_n which_o we_o have_v over_o our_o heart_n be_v a_o argument_n and_o a_o sensible_a conviction_n to_o we_o of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n the_o empire_n of_o our_o desire_n be_v another_o certain_a proof_n of_o the_o spirituality_n of_o our_o soul_n it_o be_v a_o constant_a experience_n that_o neither_o plant_n nor_o metal_n nor_o beast_n in_o who_o we_o place_v desire_n or_o to_o say_v better_o to_o who_o we_o give_v the_o name_n of_o desire_n to_o their_o violent_a sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n which_o carry_v they_o diverse_o to_o embrace_v or_o to_o shun_v one_o another_o have_v either_o the_o power_n to_o command_v their_o desire_n to_o suspend_v they_o to_o pass_v they_o by_o or_o to_o check_v they_o the_o loadstone_n seek_v the_o pole_n with_o a_o desire_n the_o most_o vehement_a one_o can_v frame_v a_o idea_n of_o it_o carry_v itself_o towards_o it_o with_o a_o indefatigable_a motion_n and_o yet_o who_o ever_o see_v that_o the_o loadstone_n exercise_v over_o itself_o that_o empire_n of_o stop_v or_o check_v this_o motion_n beast_n have_v all_o of_o they_o their_o instinct_n and_o their_o rapid_a motion_n towards_o certain_a object_n to_o which_o man_n also_o give_v the_o name_n of_o desire_n and_o yet_o we_o have_v never_o see_v a_o animal_n that_o can_v command_v his_o instinct_n or_o his_o desire_n we_o easy_o check_v the_o motion_n which_o carry_v the_o horse_n to_o the_o mare_n by_o barrier_n but_o never_o do_v a_o horse_n thereupon_o command_v his_o desire_n we_o easy_o stop_v the_o hungry_a dog_n who_o run_v eager_o to_o his_o food_n and_o so_o turn_v he_o away_o from_o it_o but_o he_o himself_o do_v never_o check_v the_o motion_n of_o his_o hunger_n animal_n follow_v their_o instinct_n and_o their_o desire_n like_o metal_n and_o plant_n by_o a_o invincible_a necessity_n which_o train_v they_o on_o as_o the_o mill_n go_v as_o long_o as_o it_o have_v water_n or_o wind_n and_o a_o clock_n as_o belong_v as_o it_o have_v line_n and_o weight_n so_o animal_n go_v as_o far_o as_o their_o instinct_n drive_v they_o and_o they_o have_v no_o more_o power_n to_o check_v themselves_o in_o their_o pretend_a desire_n than_o clock_n and_o mill_n in_o their_o motion_n but_o we_o we_o experience_n in_o we_o a_o empire_n a_o sensible_a superiority_n over_o own_o desire_n we_o curb_v they_o we_o turn_v they_o by_o we_o resist_v they_o we_o cast_v they_o off_o and_o we_o confront_v they_o and_o command_v they_o with_o a_o real_a authority_n it_o be_v true_a that_o this_o liberty_n be_v extreme_o enfeeble_v in_o the_o great_a part_n of_o we_o by_o natural_a corruption_n by_o evil_a education_n by_o wicked_a imagination_n by_o the_o custom_n and_o habit_n of_o vice_n by_o our_o want_n of_o attention_n and_o application_n to_o ourselves_o we_o see_v well_o enough_o that_o the_o power_n of_o check_v our_o passion_n have_v be_v in_o our_o nature_n as_o it_o be_v absolute_a and_o despotic_a and_o that_o it_o have_v at_o present_a lose_v something_o because_o we_o have_v need_n of_o dexterity_n and_o industry_n to_o resist_v they_o and_o because_o we_o have_v not_o always_o force_v enough_o to_o suppress_v they_o at_o their_o first_o onset_n but_o this_o disorder_n of_o our_o nature_n do_v not_o hinder_v but_o that_o we_o be_v sensible_a of_o its_o nobility_n and_o its_o true_a empire_n over_o its_o proper_a desire_n and_o though_o there_o be_v only_o almost_o dead_a spark_n of_o liberty_n which_o be_v in_o the_o most_o corrupt_a and_o and_o in_o those_o that_o be_v most_o govern_v by_o their_o vice_n and_o though_o there_o be_v no_o wise_a man_n to_o who_o it_o make_v its_o power_n visible_a as_o it_o do_v there_o will_v yet_o be_v enough_o of_o that_o deadned_a spark_n of_o slavish_a and_o captive_a liberty_n to_o acknowledge_v in_o it_o the_o advantage_n of_o our_o spiritual_a nature_n because_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o empire_n of_o our_o soul_n over_o its_o desire_n be_v a_o evident_a and_o a_o indubitable_a character_n of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n st._n augustin_n say_v that_o the_o only_a contrariety_n of_o our_o desire_n be_v a_o assure_a argument_n of_o the_o spirituality_n of_o our_o soul_n because_o that_o in_o fine_a say_v he_o there_o will_v not_o be_v in_o we_o a_o combat_n of_o desire_n if_o we_o be_v not_o compose_v of_o two_o part_n of_o a_o corporeal_a one_o by_o reason_n of_o which_o we_o have_v corporeal_a desire_n and_o of_o a_o spiritual_a one_o which_o cause_v we_o to_o have_v desire_v quite_o opposite_a but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o from_o this_o opposition_n of_o our_o desire_n as_o from_o the_o empire_n that_o we_o exercise_v over_o they_o that_o i_o will_v here_o draw_v the_o conviction_n of_o this_o advantage_n and_o of_o this_o excellency_n of_o our_o soul_n this_o empire_n make_v we_o evident_o see_v two_o thing_n the_o one_o that_o we_o be_v thereby_o imprint_v with_o the_o lively_a resemblance_n of_o that_o wisdom_n and_o sovereign_a liberty_n of_o the_o eternal_a nature_n and_o essence_n which_o the_o grecian_a father_n common_o express_v by_o that_o particular_a name_n which_o their_o language_n only_o furnish_v to_o express_v the_o be_v sovereign_o master_n of_o ourselves_o the_o other_o that_o we_o have_v a_o order_n essential_o in_o our_o nature_n from_o whence_o be_v form_v that_o light_n and_o that_o force_n of_o reason_n which_o make_v we_o condemn_v our_o desire_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o our_o duty_n and_o these_o two_o thing_n make_v we_o undoubted_o see_v the_o nature_n and_o the_o spiritual_a quality_n of_o our_o soul_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o this_o double_a resemblance_n of_o the_o supreme_a nature_n which_o be_v a_o sovereign_a spirit_n shall_v be_v find_v in_o a_o corporeal_a nature_n chap._n xiii_o we_o have_v a_o indubitable_a certainty_n of_o the_o immortal_a condition_n of_o our_o soul_n by_o the_o desire_v and_o instinct_n of_o immortality_n and_o eternity_n which_o we_o have_v there_o may_v be_v a_o great_a many_o reflection_n add_v here_o to_o that_o which_o have_v be_v just_a now_o say_v concern_v the_o empire_n of_o our_o reason_n over_o our_o heart_n and_o over_o our_o desire_n to_o draw_v from_o thence_o convince_a argument_n of_o the_o indubitable_a spiritual_a quality_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o because_o i_o be_o unwilling_a to_o tire_v the_o reader_n patience_n in_o hold_v he_o too_o long_o upon_o this_o speculation_n i_o choose_v rather_o to_o suppress_v they_o and_o to_o remark_n the_o certainty_n of_o the_o immortal_a quality_n and_o condition_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o find_v by_o serious_o reflect_v upon_o it_o in_o that_o ground_n of_o liberty_n or_o will_n which_o we_o experience_n in_o we_o and_o by_o which_o i_o be_o go_v to_o let_v you_o see_v that_o we_o have_v a_o certain_a and_o a_o indubitable_a conviction_n of_o our_o spiritual_a and_o immortal_a nature_n the_o desire_n of_o immortality_n which_o our_o soul_n resent_v in_o itself_o and_o which_o arise_v from_o the_o ground_n of_o will_n which_o i_o have_v call_v liberty_n be_v a_o assure_a proof_n and_o a_o indubitable_a argument_n of_o its_o effective_a eternity_n and_o by_o consequence_n of_o its_o immortality_n for_o without_o dispute_n there_o be_v in_o our_o nature_n a_o idea_n and_o a_o desire_n of_o eternity_n which_o have_v its_o principle_n in_o nature_n self_n and_o precede_v all_o our_o reason_n and_o all_o our_o reflection_n and_o which_o act_n and_o operate_v in_o we_o before_o we_o have_v receive_v any_o instruction_n from_o other_o men._n before_o man_n do_v reason_n and_o reflect_v without_o study_n and_o without_o instruction_n by_o the_o movement_n of_o nature_n through_o all_o the_o habitable_a earth_n they_o do_v not_o only_o find_v and_o perceive_v in_o themselves_o a_o confuse_a idea_n of_o eternity_n and_o a_o desire_n of_o immortality_n but_o they_o distinct_o conceive_v a_o new_a and_o a_o immortal_a life_n after_o this_o here_o in_o the_o which_o they_o either_o hope_v or_o fear_v something_o for_o themselves_o and_o for_o their_o neighbour_n and_o friend_n and_o into_o which_o they_o carry_v even_o their_o desire_n and_o their_o thought_n of_o vengeance_n against_o their_o enemy_n they_o do_v not_o only_o thus_o conceive_v a_o new_a and_o immortal_a life_n for_o their_o soul_n from_o whence_o issue_v in_o all_o nation_n whether_o civilise_v or_o barbarous_a the_o religious_a rite_n concern_v the_o dead_a with_o expiation_n lustration_n and_o sacrifice_n but_o they_o perceive_v by_o interval_n their_o heart_n push_v on_o thither_o by_o redouble_a desire_n and_o sigh_n so_o vehement_a that_o the_o present_a life_n
thereof_o and_o he_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o light_n and_o the_o life_n of_o all_o spirit_n as_o he_o act_v perpetual_o in_o we_o and_o do_v not_o less_o animate_v the_o little_a world_n which_o be_v the_o assembly_n of_o the_o body_n and_o spirit_n whereof_o man_n consist_v than_o the_o universal_a world_n which_o be_v the_o assembly_n of_o all_o corporeal_a nature_n thereby_o do_v subsist_v our_o dependence_n upon_o he_o in_o all_o the_o act_n of_o our_o life_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o foundation_n of_o our_o be_v which_o depend_v every_o moment_n upon_o the_o continuation_n of_o that_o action_n by_o which_o he_o at_o first_o create_v we_o happy_a it_o be_v that_o the_o notion_n which_o we_o have_v make_v of_o the_o manner_n whereby_o we_o know_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v without_o we_o shall_v lead_v we_o back_o and_o unite_v we_o so_o intimate_o to_o the_o source_n of_o our_o be_v and_o that_o we_o can_v know_v how_o our_o knowledge_n and_o sentiment_n be_v form_v in_o we_o without_o know_v likewise_o together_o with_o the_o dependence_n that_o all_o our_o life_n and_o all_o our_o be_v have_v from_o he_o the_o immensity_n the_o excellency_n and_o the_o superiority_n of_o his_o infinite_a essence_n above_o all_o create_a being_n the_o blind_a and_o ignorant_a pride_n of_o humane_a understanding_n will_v not_o perhaps_o suffer_v in_o some_o people_n that_o we_o shall_v humble_v it_o after_o this_o manner_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v thus_o bring_v it_o back_o again_o to_o god_n it_o will_v revolt_v it_o may_v be_v against_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o i_o have_v be_v speak_v of_o and_o it_o will_v perhaps_o choose_v much_o rather_o not_o to_o comprehend_v at_o all_o how_o the_o corporeal_a impression_n of_o object_n become_v in_o our_o soul_n spiritual_a image_n and_o sensation_n than_o to_o comprehend_v it_o after_o a_o manner_n which_o give_v it_o so_o lively_a a_o idea_n of_o its_o dependence_n and_o its_o nothingness_n but_o we_o must_v not_o suffer_v it_o peaceable_o and_o quiet_o to_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o its_o affect_a ignorance_n of_o its_o criminal_a independency_n we_o must_v convince_v it_o not_o only_o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o mean_n of_o explain_v the_o manner_n how_o we_o have_v by_o reason_n of_o corporeal_a impression_n the_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n of_o thing_n but_o we_o must_v also_o necessary_o make_v it_o acknowledge_v that_o this_o perpetual_a action_n of_o the_o illumination_n and_o irradiation_n of_o god_n in_o we_o as_o a_o essential_a act_n of_o his_o supreme_a sovereignty_n over_o we_o be_v the_o inseparable_a character_n of_o our_o essential_a dependence_n and_o the_o necessary_a continuance_n of_o the_o function_n by_o which_o he_o unite_v the_o soul_n to_o body_n so_o as_o faith_n teach_v it_o chap._n vii_o a_o proof_n of_o what_o have_v be_v decide_v that_o it_o be_v god_n as_o author_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n who_o give_v to_o the_o soul_n the_o sentiment_n and_o idea_n of_o thing_n from_o the_o occasion_n of_o corporeal_a impression_n which_o be_v make_v upon_o the_o material_a sense_n this_o continual_a action_n of_o god_n in_o we_o whereby_o he_o act_v perpetual_o in_o we_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o first_o and_o universal_a cause_n enlighten_v we_o and_o affect_v we_o with_o several_a sentiment_n by_o reason_n of_o divers_a impression_n which_o be_v make_v either_o by_o a_o cause_n from_o within_o or_o by_o a_o motion_n from_o without_o in_o our_o brain_n ought_v necessary_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o two_o or_o three_o sort_n of_o proof_n and_o different_a reason_n equal_o convince_a the_o first_o proof_n by_o the_o essential_a union_n of_o our_o soul_n with_o god_n first_o of_o all_o we_o have_v the_o indubitable_a sentiment_n and_o experience_n thereof_o for_o if_o we_o rereflect_v well_o upon_o our_o own_o sentiment_n we_o shall_v find_v equal_o two_o union_n in_o we_o a_o union_n of_o our_o body_n with_o all_o the_o visible_a world_n and_o a_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n with_o a_o nature_n know_v immense_a infinite_a and_o unchangeable_a which_o with_o a_o eye_n always_o vigilant_a and_o always_o attentive_a to_o all_o the_o movement_n of_o our_o brain_n penetrate_v we_o continual_o with_o a_o thousand_o lively_a sentiment_n and_o enlighten_v we_o with_o a_o thousand_o idea_n upon_o their_o occasion_n our_o body_n be_v undoubted_o unite_v to_o all_o other_o body_n and_o by_o consequence_n to_o all_o the_o visible_a world_n because_o there_o be_v not_o one_o single_a motion_n make_v about_o they_o which_o do_v not_o come_v to_o they_o through_o some_o one_o of_o their_o part_n or_o through_o some_o one_o of_o the_o organ_n which_o the_o provident_a wisdom_n of_o the_o creator_n have_v dispose_v so_o diverse_o to_o receive_v their_o different_a motion_n if_o the_o sun_n or_o any_o other_o luminous_a body_n be_v move_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o that_o imperceptible_a matter_n which_o it_o drive_v in_o straight_a line_n from_o all_o side_n our_o eye_n receive_v in_o the_o instant_n and_o in_o the_o moment_n the_o impression_n of_o it_o by_o the_o necessary_a effect_n of_o the_o continuation_n of_o motion_n or_o of_o the_o effort_n of_o motion_n which_o be_v imprint_v in_o that_o matter_n because_o they_o find_v themselves_o so_o dispose_v to_o let_v it_o pass_v through_o the_o different_a humour_n whereof_o they_o be_v compose_v and_o to_o receive_v it_o in_o that_o thin_a and_o subtle_a web_n which_o be_v form_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o our_o eye_n about_o the_o extremity_n of_o the_o optic_a nerve_n and_o which_o be_v call_v the_o retina_fw-la if_o there_o be_v a_o shock_n of_o two_o solid_a body_n in_o the_o air_n or_o any_o vehement_a fomentation_n of_o exhalation_n as_o it_o happen_v in_o thunder_n from_z whence_o arise_v redouble_v trepidation_n in_o this_o fluid_a matter_n like_v to_o those_o circle_n which_o be_v describe_v upon_o the_o superficies_n of_o water_n one_o after_o the_o other_o and_o one_o against_o another_o this_o motion_n come_v to_o strike_v in_o our_o body_n that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o tympanum_fw-la in_o the_o organ_n of_o hear_v it_o be_v general_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o all_o other_o body_n some_o of_o they_o be_v unite_v to_o our_o body_n by_o the_o subtle_a vapour_n which_o they_o emit_v from_o they_o as_o be_v odour_n other_o by_o a_o immediation_n as_o they_o say_v of_o the_o superficies_n of_o their_o part_n and_o there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o single_a one_o of_o they_o which_o do_v not_o act_n upon_o our_o body_n after_o their_o manner_n but_o if_o our_o body_n be_v so_o natural_o unite_v to_o all_o other_o body_n by_o contiguity_n which_o communicate_v the_o motion_n of_o one_o to_o the_o other_o our_o soul_n be_v yet_o more_o sensible_o unite_v to_o a_o superior_a and_o a_o overrule_a nature_n which_o imprint_n on_o they_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n as_o it_o please_v by_o general_n will_n and_o universal_a and_o immutable_a law_n which_o it_o almost_o never_o depart_v from_o but_o in_o those_o extraordinary_a occasion_n in_o the_o which_o it_o act_v as_o a_o particular_a cause_n and_o work_n that_o which_o we_o call_v a_o miracle_n we_o can_v be_v ignorant_a or_o insensible_a of_o this_o empire_n which_o the_o author_n and_o master_n the_o sovereign_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o nature_n exercise_n over_o we_o for_o the_o reason_n which_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v and_o which_o s._n augustin_n have_v so_o well_o dive_v into_o that_o he_o say_v that_o a_o reflective_a and_o a_o attentive_a man_n will_v much_o rather_o doubt_v of_o the_o union_n of_o his_o body_n with_o the_o visible_a world_n to_o which_o it_o be_v tie_v by_o all_o its_o part_n than_o of_o that_o union_n of_o his_o soul_n with_o god_n since_o the_o action_n thereof_o be_v never_o interrupt_v but_o it_o be_v sensible_a and_o visible_a for_o we_o know_v nothing_o if_o we_o do_v not_o know_v that_o it_o act_n in_o we_o and_o that_o it_o rule_v we_o either_o by_o a_o lively_a and_o a_o involuntary_a sentiment_n or_o by_o the_o light_n wherewith_o it_o penetrate_v we_o since_o it_o be_v impossible_a not_o to_o acknowledge_v god_n in_o this_o principle_n so_o enlighten_v and_o so_o vigilant_a of_o the_o one_o part_n and_o on_o the_o other_o so_o efficacious_a and_o so_o command_v who_o presides_n over_o all_o our_o knowledge_n and_o over_o all_o our_o sentiment_n and_o who_o make_v they_o in_o we_o in_o spite_n of_o we_o with_o so_o admirable_a and_o so_o illuminate_v a_o wisdom_n and_o so_o much_o the_o better_a as_o cause_v in_o we_o undoubted_o all_o the_o pleasure_n and_o all_o the_o pain_n which_o we_o resent_v by_o the_o occasion_n of_o our_o body_n we_o see_v plain_o that_o he_o be_v the_o sovereign_a arbiter_n as_o well_o as_o the_o
sentiment_n which_o we_o have_v of_o ourselves_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o we_o experiment_n and_o that_o we_o find_v so_o indubitable_o in_o we_o but_o the_o same_o experience_n which_o we_o have_v that_o we_o move_v our_o body_n when_o we_o please_v provide_v that_o they_o have_v on_o their_o part_n no_o obstacle_n or_o impediment_n which_o resist_v it_o make_v we_o perceive_v and_o see_v that_o this_o power_n which_o we_o exercise_v by_o the_o precise_a empire_n of_o our_o will_n be_v not_o at_o all_o a_o power_n or_o a_o force_n which_o we_o have_v in_o our_o soul_n and_o in_o our_o will._n the_o admirable_a efficacy_n wherewith_o we_o see_v that_o we_o move_v our_o body_n only_o by_o the_o will_n which_o be_v a_o manner_n of_o almightiness_n and_o the_o character_n by_o which_o we_o conceive_v the_o infinite_a power_n of_o god_n who_o alone_o make_v all_o thing_n by_o his_o will_n aught_o to_o make_v we_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v not_o by_o our_o own_o proper_a power_n that_o we_o effectual_o remove_v our_o body_n by_o the_o will_v only_o for_o if_o we_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sole_a efficacy_n of_o our_o will_n which_o cause_v in_o we_o these_o motion_n at_o what_o instant_n we_o please_v we_o shall_v attribute_v to_o ourselves_o a_o kind_n of_o almightiness_n or_o at_o least_o a_o infinite_a power_n for_o to_o act_n and_o operate_v out_o of_o ourselves_o by_o the_o will_v only_o and_o by_o a_o pure_a empire_n be_v as_o have_v be_v say_v a_o true_a character_n of_o a_o infinite_a force_n and_o virtue_n and_o there_o need_v nothing_o more_o to_o make_v we_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o by_o our_o own_o proper_a virtue_n and_o force_n that_o we_o move_v our_o body_n though_o it_o may_v be_v by_o our_o will_n and_o it_o be_v unquestionable_a that_o the_o force_n and_o virtue_n which_o always_o move_v they_o at_o that_o instant_n when_o we_o please_v can_v be_v but_o god_n himself_o for_o that_o force_n and_o that_o virtue_n be_v a_o force_n and_o virtue_n which_o be_v almighty_a immense_a and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n always_o vigilant_a and_o attentive_a to_o enlighten_v our_o desire_n and_o our_o will_n to_o obey_v he_o exact_o and_o there_o be_v none_o but_o god_n alone_o who_o can_v have_v all_o these_o character_n and_o all_o these_o attribute_n of_o force_n of_o immensity_n of_o infinite_a light_n or_o vigilance_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o certain_a and_o we_o have_v it_o by_o the_o same_o unquestionable_a certainty_n that_o god_n who_o from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o impression_n make_v by_o the_o external_n object_n or_o by_o the_o internal_a humour_n upon_o the_o body_n act_v perpetual_o upon_o our_o soul_n to_o enlighten_v they_o and_o to_o affect_v they_o with_o the_o divers_a sentiment_n wherewith_o they_o be_v affect_v act_v also_o perpetual_o upon_o our_o body_n for_o to_o move_v they_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o desire_n or_o of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o if_o it_o shall_v so_o fall_v out_o that_o from_o this_o alone_a shall_v result_v the_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o body_n it_o will_v be_v easy_a for_o we_o to_o conceive_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n let_v we_o see_v then_o if_o we_o can_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o from_o this_o double_a action_n of_o god_n from_o his_o action_n upon_o the_o soul_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o from_o his_o action_n upon_o the_o body_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o union_n of_o these_o two_o part_n of_o our_o be_v do_v result_v we_o have_v if_o you_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o cut_v off_o many_o false_a idea_n which_o a_o man_n common_o have_v of_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o propriety_n and_o of_o the_o faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n of_o their_o proportion_n with_o the_o body_n and_o of_o the_o manner_n how_o they_o move_v their_o body_n and_o that_o be_v not_o do_v without_o design_n or_o to_o no_o purpose_n for_o with_o so_o many_o false_a idea_n so_o evident_o contrary_a to_o the_o idea_n which_o our_o interior_n sentiment_n give_v we_o of_o our_o soul_n and_o of_o their_o spiritual_a nature_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v the_o manner_n how_o they_o be_v in_o our_o body_n and_o how_o they_o operate_v there_o but_o if_o we_o continue_v to_o follow_v the_o live_a light_n which_o have_v conduct_v we_o hitherto_o which_o be_v the_o notion_n of_o our_o soul_n as_o of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n whereof_o we_o have_v so_o intimate_o the_o certainty_n and_o the_o experience_n of_o that_o supreme_a power_n which_o act_v perpetual_o upon_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o upon_o the_o body_n from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o desire_n and_o the_o will_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o will_v be_v easy_a for_o we_o to_o form_v a_o just_a and_o exact_a idea_n thereof_o that_o our_o soul_n be_v not_o in_o our_o body_n but_o as_o they_o be_v unite_v to_o our_o body_n we_o common_o conceive_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n under_o the_o idea_n of_o union_n and_o though_o we_o have_v not_o be_v accustom_a to_o say_v of_o one_o only_a of_o the_o unite_a part_n that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o other_o and_o that_o we_o do_v not_o speak_v very_o regular_o when_o we_o say_v that_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o roll_a part_n be_v in_o the_o less_o we_o must_v not_o change_v the_o language_n of_o man_n we_o must_v let_v they_o say_v that_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n though_o they_o be_v but_o unite_v there_o and_o the_o body_n be_v rather_o contain_v than_o contain_v since_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o principal_a part_n and_o that_o which_o keep_v the_o uppermost_a place_n in_o the_o assembly_n which_o unite_v they_o we_o must_v let_v people_n speak_v as_o they_o please_v but_o we_o must_v here_o nevertheless_o cut_v off_o the_o false_a idea_n which_o spring_v up_o and_o be_v form_v upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o these_o popular_a expression_n the_o word_n of_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n give_v occasion_n at_o first_o if_o we_o do_v not_o take_v heed_n to_o it_o to_o the_o imagination_n of_o conceive_v the_o soul_n after_o a_o corporeal_a manner_n for_o as_o we_o see_v none_o but_o corporeal_a union_n so_o we_o go_v about_o at_o first_o to_o conceive_v the_o soul_n unite_v to_o the_o body_n as_o if_o she_o herself_o be_v body_n and_o as_o we_o conceive_v the_o thing_n which_o we_o say_v be_v in_o other_o limit_v by_o their_o circumference_n and_o adjust_v to_o their_o extent_n and_o to_o their_o grandeur_n we_o go_v about_o also_o at_o first_o to_o conceive_v the_o soul_n as_o shut_v up_o within_o the_o circumference_n of_o body_n but_o we_o must_v cut_v off_o all_o these_o idea_n because_o they_o be_v act_n of_o the_o imaginative_a faculty_n by_o which_o we_o will_v conceive_v the_o soul_n under_o a_o corporeal_a form_n and_o image_n she_o who_o be_v only_o intelligible_a and_o no_o way_n imaginable_a but_o 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