property_n respect_n and_o habitude_n of_o thing_n whether_o congruity_n or_o incongruity_n and_o these_o fix_v immutable_a necessary_a and_o unchangeable_a in_o their_o ideal_o or_o objective_a existence_n and_o in_o time_n produce_v thing_n according_a to_o these_o paradigm_n or_o pattern_n into_o actual_a existence_n by_o his_o omnipotence_n and_o ever_o sustain_v support_v and_o govern_v they_o by_o his_o unfailing_a power_n and_o steady_a and_o unchangeable_a wisdom_n and_o counsel_n i_o say_v when_o all_o thing_n be_v thus_o from_o god_n sustain_v by_o god_n and_o regulate_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n he_o have_v give_v they_o which_o answer_v the_o pattern_n and_o paradigm_n in_o he_o how_o can_v any_o such_o determination_n of_o his_o will_n any_o way_n clash_n with_o his_o selfsufficiency_n or_o independency_n whenas_o we_o see_v thus_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v from_o god_n and_o depend_v of_o he_o and_o his_o action_n guide_v by_o the_o immutable_a idea_n in_o his_o own_o nature_n according_a to_o which_o all_o external_a thing_n be_v what_o they_o be_v and_o their_o truth_n measure_v by_o their_o conformity_n with_o they_o but_o there_o be_v a_o full_a answer_n of_o the_o author_n to_o this_o objection_n in_o the_o sixteen_o and_o seventeen_o section_n sect._n 14._o pag._n 187._o and_o to_o fetter_v and_o imprison_v freedom_n and_o liberty_n itself_o in_o the_o fatal_a and_o immutable_a chain_n and_o respect_n of_o thing_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o misconceit_n that_o savour_v something_o of_o a_o more_o refine_a anthropomorphitism_n that_o be_v to_o say_v though_o they_o do_v not_o make_v the_o essence_n of_o god_n finite_a and_o of_o a_o humane_a figure_n or_o shape_n yet_o they_o imagine_v he_o to_o have_v two_o different_a principle_n in_o he_o a_o extravagant_a and_o undetermined_a lust_n or_o appetite_n as_o it_o be_v in_o man_n and_o a_o intellectual_a or_o rational_a principle_n who_o law_n be_v to_o correct_v the_o luxuriancy_n and_o impetuosity_n of_o the_o other_o and_o to_o bridle_v and_o regulate_v they_o but_o this_o be_v a_o gross_a mistake_n for_o there_o be_v no_o such_o blind_a and_o impetuous_a will_n in_o god_n upon_o which_o any_o intellectual_a law_n be_v to_o lay_v a_o restraint_n but_o his_o whole_a nature_n be_v pure_a and_o intellectual_a and_o he_o act_v according_a to_o his_o own_o nature_n which_o contain_v those_o idea_n and_o immutable_a respect_n congruity_n and_o incongruity_n of_o thing_n there_o eternal_o and_o unalterable_o represent_v he_o act_v with_o all_o freedom_n imaginable_a nor_o have_v any_o chain_n of_o restraint_n lay_v upon_o he_o but_o be_v at_o perfect_a liberty_n to_o do_v as_o his_o own_o nature_n require_v and_o suggest_v which_o be_v the_o most_o absolute_a liberty_n that_o have_v any_o sound_n or_o show_v of_o perfection_n with_o it_o that_o can_v be_v conceive_v in_o any_o be_v sect._n 15._o pag._n 189._o and_o do_v as_o it_o be_v draw_v they_o up_o into_o its_o own_o beam_n this_o be_v something_o a_o sublime_a and_o elevate_v expression_n but_o i_o suppose_v the_o meaning_n thereof_o be_v that_o the_o nature_n and_o respect_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o low_a creation_n the_o divine_a understanding_n apply_v to_o the_o bright_a shine_a idea_n find_v in_o his_o own_o exalt_a nature_n and_o observe_v their_o conformity_n therewith_o and_o acknowledge_v they_o true_a and_o right_o as_o they_o answer_v to_o their_o eternal_a pattern_n sect._n 16._o pag._n 189._o to_o tie_v up_o god_n in_o his_o action_n to_o the_o reason_n of_o thing_n destroy_v his_o liberty_n absoluteness_n and_o independency_n this_o be_v say_v but_o it_o be_v a_o very_a vain_a and_o weak_a allegation_n as_o may_v appear_v out_o of_o what_o have_v be_v suggest_v above_o for_o reason_n of_o thing_n and_o their_o habitude_n and_o reference_n represent_v in_o the_o eternal_a idea_n in_o their_o objective_a existence_n which_o be_v the_o pattern_n of_o their_o nature_n when_o they_o exist_v actual_o be_v the_o very_a life_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o divine_a understanding_n and_o as_o i_o note_v above_o the_o most_o true_a and_o perfective_a liberty_n that_o can_v be_v conceive_v in_o any_o be_v be_v that_o without_o any_o check_n or_o tug_v or_o lubricity_n and_o unsteadiness_n it_o act_n according_a to_o its_o own_o life_n and_o nature_n and_o what_o great_a absoluteness_n than_o this_o for_o that_o which_o act_n according_a to_o its_o own_o nature_n act_v also_o according_a to_o its_o own_o will_n or_o appetite_n and_o what_o great_a independency_n than_o to_o have_v a_o power_n upon_o which_o there_o be_v no_o restraint_n nor_o any_o modification_n of_o the_o exercise_n thereof_o but_o what_o be_v take_v from_o that_o which_o have_v this_o power_n for_o the_o eternal_a and_o immutable_a reason_n of_o thing_n be_v original_o and_o paradigmatical_o in_o the_o divine_a understanding_n of_o which_o those_o in_o the_o creature_n be_v but_o the_o type_n and_o transitory_a shadow_n the_o author_n in_o this_o section_n have_v speak_v so_o well_o to_o this_o present_a point_n that_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o superadd_a any_o thing_n more_o sect._n 17._o pag._n 191._o in_o this_o seventeen_o section_n the_o author_n more_o full_o answer_v that_o objection_n as_o if_o god_n act_v according_a to_o the_o reason_n of_o thing_n infer_v a_o dependency_n of_o he_o upon_o something_o without_o himself_o which_o he_o do_v with_o that_o clearness_n and_o satisfaction_n that_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o commend_v it_o to_o the_o perusal_n of_o the_o reader_n sect._n 18._o pag._n 193._o truth_n in_o the_o power_n or_o faculty_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o conformity_n of_o its_o conception_n or_o idea_n unto_o the_o nature_n and_o relation_n of_o thing_n which_o in_o god_n we_o may_v call_v etc._n etc._n the_o description_n which_o follow_v be_v though_o the_o author_n nowhere_o take_v notice_n of_o that_o distinction_n a_o description_n of_o the_o divine_a understanding_n quatenus_fw-la exhibitive_fw-la not_o conceptive_a or_o speculative_a the_o truth_n of_o which_o latter_a do_v indeed_o consist_v in_o the_o conformity_n of_o its_o conception_n unto_o the_o nature_n and_o relation_n of_o thing_n but_o not_o of_o thing_n ad_fw-la extra_fw-la but_o unto_o the_o nature_n habitude_n and_o respect_n of_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v necessary_o eternal_o and_o immutable_o represent_v in_o the_o divine_a understanding_n exhibitive_n which_o be_v the_o intellectual_a world_n which_o the_o author_n here_o describe_v and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o vast_a champion_n or_o boundless_a field_n of_o truth_n so_o that_o in_o those_o word_n unto_o the_o nature_n and_o relation_n of_o thing_n which_o in_o god_n we_o call_v a_o actual_a steady_a immovable_a eternal_a omniformity_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o nature_n and_o relation_n of_o thing_n as_o be_v evident_a to_o any_o that_o well_o consider_v the_o place_n and_o with_o this_o sense_n that_o which_o follow_v the_o description_n be_v very_o coherent_a pag._n 194._o now_o all_o that_o truth_n that_o be_v in_o any_o create_v be_v be_v by_o participation_n and_o derivation_n from_o this_o first_o understanding_n that_o be_v from_o the_o divine_a understanding_n quatenus_fw-la exhibitive_fw-la and_o fountain_n of_o intellectual_a light_n that_o be_v according_a to_o the_o platonic_a dialect_n of_o those_o steady_a unalterable_a and_o eternal_a idea_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o nature_n and_o respect_n of_o thing_n represent_v there_o in_o the_o divine_a understanding_n exhibitive_a in_o their_o objective_a existence_n in_o conformity_n to_o which_o the_o truth_n in_o all_o create_a thing_n and_o understanding_n do_v necessary_o consist_v pag._n 195._o antecedent_o to_o any_o understanding_n or_o will_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v antecedent_o to_o any_o understanding_n conceptive_a observative_a or_o speculative_a whatsoever_o or_o to_o any_o will_n but_o not_o antecedent_o to_o the_o divine_a understanding_n exhibitive_n for_o that_o be_v antecedent_n to_o all_o create_a thing_n and_o contain_v the_o steady_a fix_v eternal_a and_o unalterable_a nature_n and_o respect_n or_o habitude_n before_o they_o have_v or_o can_v have_v any_o be_v i_o say_v it_o contain_v the_o truth_n and_o measure_n of_o they_o nor_o can_v they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v true_o what_o they_o be_v any_o further_a than_o they_o be_v find_v conformable_a to_o these_o eternal_a immutable_a idea_n pattern_n and_o paradigm_n which_o necessary_o and_o eternal_o be_v exert_v and_o immutable_o in_o the_o divine_a understanding_n exhibitive_n and_o of_o these_o paradigmatical_a thing_n there_o what_o follow_v be_v most_o true_o affirm_v pag._n 195._o for_o thing_n be_v what_o they_o be_v and_o can_v be_v otherwise_o without_o a_o contradiction_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v true_a before_o any_o external_a or_o create_v thing_n do_v exist_v true_o of_o every_o form_n in_o that_o eternal_a omniformity_n which_o the_o platonist_n
be_v as_o certain_a of_o get_v a_o alm_n from_o he_o as_o a_o traveller_n be_v to_o quench_v his_o thirst_n at_o a_o public_a spring_n near_o the_o highway_n will_v those_o that_o receive_v alm_n from_o he_o think_v themselves_o not_o oblige_v to_o thanks_o it_o may_v be_v you_o will_v say_v they_o will_v thank_v he_o that_o they_o may_v not_o forfeit_v his_o favour_n another_o time_n which_o answer_n discover_v the_o spring_n of_o this_o misconceit_n which_o seem_v found_v in_o self-love_n as_o if_o all_o duty_n be_v to_o be_v resolve_v into_o that_o and_o as_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o owe_v to_o another_o but_o what_o imply_v our_o own_o profit_n but_o though_o the_o divine_a goodness_n act_v necessary_o yet_o it_o do_v not_o blind_o but_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o decorum_n and_o justice_n which_o those_o that_o be_v unthankful_a to_o the_o deity_n may_v find_v the_o smart_n of_o but_o i_o can_v believe_v the_o ingenious_a writer_n much_o in_o earnest_n in_o these_o point_n he_o so_o express_o declare_v what_o methinks_v be_v not_o well_o consistent_a with_o they_o for_o his_o very_a word_n be_v these_o god_n can_v never_o act_v contrary_a to_o his_o necessary_a and_o essential_a property_n as_o because_o he_o be_v essential_o wise_a just_a and_o holy_a he_o can_v do_v nothing_o that_o be_v foolish_a unjust_a and_o wicked_a here_o therefore_o i_o demand_v be_v we_o not_o to_o thank_v he_o and_o praise_v he_o for_o his_o action_n of_o wisdom_n justice_n and_o holiness_n though_o they_o be_v necessary_a and_o if_o justice_n wisdom_n and_o holiness_n be_v the_o essential_a property_n of_o god_n according_a to_o which_o he_o do_v necessary_o act_v and_o abstain_v from_o act_v why_o be_v not_o his_o goodness_n when_o it_o be_v express_o say_v by_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n incarnate_a none_o be_v good_a save_o one_o that_o be_v god_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v understand_v of_o his_o essential_a goodness_n which_o therefore_o be_v a_o essential_a property_n as_o well_o as_o the_o rest_n he_o must_v necessary_o act_v according_a to_o it_o and_o when_o he_o act_n in_o the_o scheme_n of_o anger_n and_o severity_n it_o be_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o goodness_n and_o when_o he_o impart_v his_o goodness_n in_o lesser_a measure_n as_o well_o as_o in_o great_a it_o be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o whole_a or_o of_o the_o universe_n if_o all_o be_v eye_n where_o be_v the_o hear_v etc._n etc._n as_o the_o apostle_n argue_v so_o that_o his_o wisdom_n moderate_v the_o prompt_a outflowing_n of_o his_o goodness_n that_o it_o may_v not_o outflow_v so_o but_o that_o in_o the_o general_a it_o be_v for_o the_o best_a and_o therefore_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o if_o the_o pre-existence_n of_o soul_n comply_v with_o the_o wisdom_n justice_n and_o holiness_n of_o god_n that_o none_o of_o these_o restrain_v his_o prompt_a and_o parturient_a goodness_n that_o it_o must_v have_v cause_v humane_a soul_n to_o pre-exist_a or_o exist_v so_o soon_o as_o the_o spirit_n of_o angel_n do_v and_o he_o must_v have_v a_o strange_a quicksightedness_n that_o can_v discern_v any_o clash_n of_o that_o act_n of_o goodness_n with_o any_o of_o the_o abovesaid_a attribute_n chap._n 7._o pag._n 56._o god_n never_o act_v by_o mere_a will_n or_o groundless_a humour_n etc._n etc._n we_o man_n have_v unaccountable_a inclination_n in_o our_o irregular_a and_o deprave_a composition_n have_v blind_a lust_n or_o desire_n to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o and_o it_o be_v our_o present_a ease_n and_o pleasure_n to_o fulfil_v they_o and_o therefore_o we_o fancy_v it_o a_o privilege_n to_o be_v able_a to_o execute_v these_o blind_a inclination_n of_o which_o we_o can_v give_v no_o rational_a account_n but_o that_o we_o be_v please_v by_o fulfil_v they_o but_o it_o be_v against_o the_o purity_n sanctity_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n to_o conceive_v any_o such_o thing_n in_o he_o and_o therefore_o a_o weakness_n in_o our_o judgement_n to_o fancy_v so_o of_o he_o like_o that_o of_o the_o anthropomorphites_n that_o imagine_v god_n to_o be_v of_o humane_a shape_n pag._n 59_o that_o god_n make_v all_o thing_n for_o himself_o it_o be_v ignorance_n and_o ill_a nature_n that_o have_v make_v some_o man_n abuse_v this_o text_n to_o the_o prove_v that_o god_n act_v out_o of_o either_o a_o humourous_a or_o selfish_a principle_n as_o if_o he_o do_v thing_n mere_o to_o please_v himself_o as_o self_n not_o as_o he_o be_v that_o sovereign_a unself-inreressed_n goodness_n and_o perfect_a rectitude_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o measure_n of_o all_o thing_n but_o the_o text_n imply_v no_o such_o matter_n for_o if_o you_o make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o compound_v of_o a_o preposition_n and_o pronoun_n that_o so_o it_o may_v signify_v for_o himself_o which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o propter_fw-mi se_fw-mi it_o then_o will_v import_v that_o he_o make_v all_o thing_n to_o satisfy_v his_o own_o will_n and_o pleasure_n who_o will_n and_o pleasure_n result_v from_o the_o richness_n of_o his_o eternal_a goodness_n and_o benignity_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v infinite_a and_o ineffable_a provide_v always_o that_o it_o be_v moderate_v by_o wisdom_n justice_n and_o decorum_n for_o from_o hence_o his_o goodness_n be_v so_o stint_a or_o modify_v that_o though_o he_o have_v make_v all_o thing_n for_o his_o own_o will_n and_o pleasure_n who_o be_v infinite_a goodness_n and_o benignity_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o day_n of_o evil_a for_o the_o wicked_a as_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o text_n because_o they_o have_v not_o walk_v answerable_o to_o the_o goodness_n that_o god_n have_v offer_v they_o and_o therefore_o their_o punishment_n be_v in_o behalf_n of_o abuse_a goodness_n and_o bayn_v express_o interpret_v this_o text_n thus_o universa_fw-la propter_fw-la seipsum_fw-la fecit_fw-la dominus_fw-la that_o be_v say_v he_o propter_fw-la bonitatem_fw-la svam_fw-la juxta_fw-la illud_fw-la augustini_fw-la de_fw-fr doctrina_fw-la christiana_n quia_fw-la bone_fw-la est_fw-la deus_fw-la sumus_fw-la &_o in_fw-la quantum_fw-la sumus_fw-la boni_fw-la sumus_fw-la but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v a_o compound_v of_o a_o participle_n and_o a_o pronoun_n and_o then_o it_o may_v signify_v for_o they_o that_o answer_v he_o that_o be_v walk_v anserable_o to_o his_o goodness_n which_o he_o afford_v they_o or_o for_o they_o that_o obey_v he_o either_o way_n it_o be_v very_o good_a sense_n and_o then_o in_o opposition_n to_o these_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o the_o wicked_a that_o be_v the_o disobedient_a or_o despiser_n of_o his_o goodness_n he_o have_v not_o make_v they_o wicked_a but_o they_o have_v make_v themselves_o so_o appoint_v they_o for_o the_o day_n of_o evil._n for_o some_o such_o verb_n be_v to_o be_v supply_v as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o matter_n as_o in_o that_o passage_n in_o the_o psalm_n the_o sun_n shall_v not_o burn_v thou_o by_o day_n neither_o the_o moon_n by_o night_n where_o burn_v can_v be_v repeat_v but_o some_o other_o more_o suitable_a verb_n be_v to_o be_v supply_v chap._n 8._o pag._n 63._o since_o all_o other_o thing_n be_v inferior_a to_o the_o good_a of_o be_v this_o i_o suppose_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o that_o say_n in_o job_n skin_n for_o skin_n and_o all_o that_o a_o man_n have_v will_v he_o give_v for_o his_o life_n otherwise_o the_o condition_n of_o be_v may_v be_v such_o as_o it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o be_v at_o all_o whatever_o any_o dry-fancied_n metaphysician_n may_v dispute_v to_o the_o contrary_n pag._n 67._o indeed_o they_o may_v be_v moral_o immutable_a and_o illapsable_a but_o this_o be_v grace_n not_o nature_n etc._n etc._n not_o unless_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n have_v essential_o interweave_v it_o into_o the_o natural_a constitution_n of_o our_o soul_n that_o as_o after_o such_o a_o time_n of_o the_o exercise_n of_o their_o plaistick_a on_o these_o terrestrial_a body_n they_o according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n emerge_n into_o a_o plain_a use_n of_o their_o reason_n when_o for_o a_o time_n they_o little_o differ_v from_o brute_n so_o after_o certain_a period_n of_o time_n well_o improve_v to_o the_o perfect_a their_o nature_n in_o the_o sense_n and_o adherence_n to_o divine_a thing_n there_o may_v be_v awaken_v in_o they_o such_o a_o divine_a plastic_a faculty_n as_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v as_o may_v eternal_o fix_v they_o to_o their_o celestial_a or_o angelical_a vehicles_n that_o they_o shall_v never_o relapse_n again_o which_o faculty_n may_v be_v also_o awaken_v by_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o the_o omnipotent_a more_o mature_o which_o if_o it_o be_v grace_n and_o nature_n conspire_v together_o to_o make_v a_o soul_n everlasting_o happy_a which_o actual_a immutability_n do_v no_o more_o change_v the_o species_n of_o a_o soul_n than_o the_o actual_a exercise_n of_o reason_n do_v after_o the_o
a_o bucket_n of_o water_n while_o it_o be_v in_o the_o water_n come_v up_o with_o ease_n to_o he_o that_o draw_v it_o at_o the_o well_o but_o so_o soon_o as_o it_o come_v into_o the_o air_n though_o there_o be_v the_o same_o earth_n under_o it_o that_o there_o be_v before_o it_o feel_v now_o exceed_v more_o weighty_a of_o which_o i_o conceive_v the_o genuine_a reason_n be_v because_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n which_o range_v all_o thing_n in_o their_o due_a order_n act_v proportionate_o strong_o to_o reduce_v they_o thereto_o as_o they_o be_v more_o heterogenious_o and_o disproportionate_o place_v as_o to_o their_o consistency_n and_o therefore_o by_o how_o much_o more_o crass_a and_o solid_a a_o body_n be_v above_o that_o in_o which_o it_o be_v place_v by_o so_o much_o the_o strong_a effort_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n use_v to_o reduce_v it_o to_o its_o right_a place_n but_o the_o less_o it_o exceed_v the_o crassness_n of_o the_o element_n it_o be_v in_o the_o effort_n be_v the_o less_o or_o weak_a hence_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o a_o stone_n or_o such_o like_a body_n in_o those_o subterraneous_a depth_n seem_v less_o heavy_a because_o the_o air_n there_o be_v so_o gross_a and_o thick_a and_o be_v not_o so_o much_o disproportionate_a to_o the_o grossness_n of_o the_o stone_n as_o our_o air_n above_o the_o earth_n here_o be_v nor_o do_v i_o make_v any_o doubt_n but_o if_o the_o earth_n be_v all_o cut_v away_o to_o the_o very_a bottom_n of_o any_o of_o these_o mine_n so_o that_o the_o air_n may_v be_v of_o the_o same_o consistency_n with_o we_o the_o stone_n will_v then_o be_v as_o heavy_a as_o it_o be_v usual_o to_o we_o in_o this_o superioor_a surface_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o that_o this_o be_v no_o certain_a argument_n for_o the_o prove_v that_o the_o crust_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v of_o such_o thinness_n as_o this_o author_n will_v have_v it_o though_o i_o do_v not_o question_v but_o that_o it_o be_v thin_a enough_o pag._n 131._o and_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o great_a deep_a in_o the_o sacred_a history_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o more_o considerable_a argument_n for_o the_o thinness_n of_o the_o crust_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o think_v it_o not_o improbable_a but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o aqueous_a hollow_a sphaericum_fw-la which_o be_v the_o basis_n of_o this_o habitable_a earth_n according_a to_o that_o of_o psalm_n 24._o 2._o for_o he_o have_v found_v it_o upon_o the_o sea_n and_o establish_v it_o upon_o the_o flood_n pag._n 131._o now_o i_o intend_v not_o that_o after_o a_o certain_a distance_n all_o be_v fluid_a matter_n to_o the_o centre_n that_o be_v to_o say_v after_o a_o certain_a distance_n of_o earthly_a matter_n that_o the_o rest_n shall_v be_v fluid_a matter_n namely_o water_n and_o air_n to_o the_o centre_n etc._n etc._n but_o here_o his_o intention_n be_v direct_v by_o that_o veneration_n he_o have_v for_o des_n cartes_n otherwise_o i_o believe_v if_o he_o 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abyss_n or_o the_o deep_a place_n that_o touch_v our_o imagination_n pag._n 131._o the_o low_a and_o central_a region_n may_v be_v fill_v with_o flame_n and_o aether_n etc._n etc._n that_o there_o be_v the_o relic_n of_o a_o sun_n after_o the_o incrustation_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o aqueous_a orb_n be_v according_a to_o this_o hypothesis_n reasonable_a enough_o and_o a_o kind_n of_o air_n and_o aether_n betwixt_o this_o diminish_v sun_n and_o the_o concave_a of_o this_o aqueous_a orb_n but_o no_o crass_a and_o opake_v concameration_n of_o hard_a matter_n interpose_v betwixt_o which_o be_v a_o hypothesis_n the_o most_o kind_a to_o the_o ingenious_a author_n of_o telluris_fw-la theoria_fw-la sacra_fw-la that_o he_o can_v wish_v for_o he_o hold_v that_o there_o be_v for_o almost_o two_o thousand_o year_n a_o opake_v earthy_a crust_n over_o this_o aqueous_a orb_n unbroken_a till_o the_o deluge_n which_o he_o ascribe_v to_o the_o break_v thereof_o it_o be_v necessary_a there_o shall_v be_v no_o opake_v orb_n betwixt_o the_o central_n fire_n and_o this_o aqueous_a orb_n for_o else_o the_o fish_n for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n have_v live_v in_o utter_a darkness_n have_v eye_n to_o no_o purpose_n nor_o ability_n to_o guide_v their_o way_n or_o hunt_v their_o prey_n only_o it_o be_v suppose_v which_o be_v easy_a to_o do_v that_o they_o then_o swim_v with_o their_o back_n towards_o the_o centre_n whenas_o as_o now_o they_o swim_v with_o their_o belly_n thitherward_o they_o then_o ply_v near_o the_o concave_n as_o now_o near_o the_o convex_a of_o this_o watery_a abyss_n which_o be_v admit_v the_o difference_n of_o their_o posture_n will_v necessaril_o follow_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o be_v easy_a to_o make_v out_o but_o that_o i_o intend_v brevity_n in_o these_o annotation_n only_o i_o can_v forbear_v by_o the_o way_n to_o advertise_v how_o probable_a it_o be_v that_o this_o central_n fire_n which_o shine_v clear_a enough_o to_o give_v light_n to_o the_o 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and_o rephaim_n and_o the_o latin_a translation_n job_n 26._o 5._o excellent_o well_o accord_v with_o this_o sad_a phaenomenon_n ecce_fw-la gigantes_fw-la gemunt_fw-la sub_fw-la aquis_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la habitant_fw-la cum_fw-la eye_n here_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o symmachus_n translate_v the_o word_n and_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o verse_n nudus_fw-la est_fw-la infernus_fw-la coram_fw-la eo_fw-la hell_n be_v naked_a before_o god_n and_o symmachus_n in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o proverb_n put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d together_o which_o therefore_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a and_o the_o nethermost_a hell_n and_o it_o will_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o high_a sense_n whenever_o this_o lurid_a light_n as_o it_o seem_v probable_a to_o i_o it_o sometime_o will_v be_v be_v quite_o extinct_a and_o this_o central_n fire_v turn_v into_o a_o terrella_n as_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v already_o happen_v in_o saturn_n but_o we_o must_v remember_v as_o the_o author_n sometime_o remind_v we_o that_o we_o be_v embellish_v but_o a_o romantic_a hypothesis_n and_o be_v sure_a we_o admit_v no_o more_o than_o reason_n scripture_n and_o the_o apostolic_a faith_n will_v allow_v pag._n 132._o be_v after_o death_n commit_v to_o those_o squalid_a subterraneous_a habitation_n etc._n etc._n he_o seem_v to_o suppose_v that_o all_o the_o wicked_a and_o degerate_v soul_n be_v commit_v hither_o that_o they_o may_v be_v less_o troublesome_a to_o better_a soul_n in_o this_o air_n above_o the_o earth_n but_o consider_v the_o devil_n be_v call_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o air_n &_o that_o he_o have_v his_o client_n and_o subject_n in_o the_o same_o place_n with_o he_o we_o may_v well_o allow_v the_o low_a region_n of_o the_o
annotation_n upon_o the_o two_o forego_v treatise_n lux_fw-la orientalis_n or_o an_o enquiry_n into_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o eastern_a sage_n concern_v the_o preexistence_n of_o soul_n and_o the_o discourse_n of_o truth_n write_a for_o the_o more_o full_o clear_v and_o further_a confirm_v the_o main_a doctrine_n in_o each_o treatise_n by_o one_o not_o unexercize_v in_o these_o kind_n of_o speculation_n london_n print_v for_o j._n collins_n and_o s._n lounds_o over_o against_o exeter-change_n in_o the_o strand_n 1682._o annotation_n upon_o lux_fw-la orientalis_n these_o two_o book_n lux_fw-la orientalis_n and_o the_o discourse_n of_o truth_n be_v lucky_o put_v together_o by_o the_o publisher_n there_o be_v that_o suitableness_n between_o they_o and_o mutual_a support_n of_o one_o another_o and_o the_o argument_n they_o treat_v of_o be_v of_o the_o great_a importance_n that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n can_v entertain_v herself_o with_o the_o consideration_n thereof_o have_v excite_v so_o sluggish_a a_o genius_n as_o i_o to_o bestow_v some_o few_o annotation_n thereon_o not_o very_o anxious_a or_o operose_fw-la but_o such_o as_o the_o place_n easy_o suggest_v and_o may_v serve_v either_o to_o â—…ctifie_v what_o may_v seem_v any_o how_o oblique_a or_o illustrate_v what_o may_v seem_v less_o clear_a or_o make_v a_o supply_n or_o add_v strength_n where_o there_o may_v seem_v any_o further_a need_n in_o which_o i_o will_v not_o be_v so_o understand_v as_o that_o i_o have_v such_o a_o anxiety_n and_o fondness_n for_o the_o opinion_n they_o maintain_v as_o if_o all_o be_v go_v if_o they_o shall_v fail_v but_o that_o the_o dogmata_fw-la be_v more_o full_o clear_o and_o precise_o propound_v man_n may_v more_o safe_o and_o considerate_o give_v their_o judgement_n thereon_o but_o with_o that_o modesty_n as_o to_o admit_v nothing_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o true_o catholic_n and_o apostolic_a church_n chap._n 2._o p._n 4._o that_o he_o make_v we_o pure_a and_o innocent_a etc._n etc._n this_o be_v plain_o signify_v in_o the_o general_a mosaic_a history_n of_o the_o creation_n that_o all_o that_o god_n make_v he_o see_v it_o be_v good_a and_o it_o be_v particular_o declare_v of_o adam_n and_o eve_n that_o they_o be_v create_v or_o make_v in_o a_o state_n of_o innocency_n pag._n 4._o matter_n can_v do_v nothing_o but_o by_o motion_n and_o what_o relation_n have_v that_o to_o a_o moral_a contagion_n we_o must_v either_o grant_v that_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o particle_n of_o matter_n and_o their_o motion_n have_v a_o power_n to_o affect_v the_o soul_n unite_v with_o the_o body_n and_o i_o remember_v josephus_n somewhere_o speak_v of_o wine_n say_z it_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d regenerate_v as_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n into_o another_o life_n and_o sense_n of_o thing_n or_o else_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o part_n of_o matter_n be_v alterable_a into_o qualification_n that_o can_v be_v resolve_v into_o mere_a mechanical_a motion_n and_o figure_n whether_o they_o be_v thus_o alter_v by_o the_o vital_a power_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n or_o however_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v but_o that_o matter_n have_v a_o considerable_a influence_n upon_o a_o soul_n unite_v thereto_o the_o author_n himself_o do_v copious_o acknowledge_v in_o his_o four_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o according_a to_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n our_o wit_n be_v either_o more_o quick_a free_a and_o sparkle_a or_o more_o obtuse_a weak_a and_o sluggish_a and_o our_o mind_n more_o cheerful_a and_o content_v or_o else_o more_o morose_a melancholic_a or_o dogged_a etc._n etc._n wherefore_o that_o he_o may_v appear_v the_o more_o consistent_a with_o himself_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o understand_v by_o this_o moral_a contagion_n the_o very_a venom_n and_o malignity_n of_o vicious_a inclination_n how_o that_o can_v be_v derive_v from_o matter_n especial_o its_o power_n consist_v in_o mere_a motion_n and_o figuration_n of_o part_n the_o psalmist_n description_n be_v very_o apposite_a to_o this_o purpose_n psal._n 58._o the_o ungodly_a be_v froward_a even_o from_o their_o mother_n womb_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v they_o go_v astray_o and_o speak_v lie_n they_o be_v as_o venomous_a as_o the_o poison_n of_o a_o serpent_n even_o like_o the_o deaf_a adder_n that_o stop_v her_o ear_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o difference_n in_o the_o nativity_n of_o some_o from_o that_o of_o other_o and_o haply_o beget_v also_o of_o the_o same_o parent_n be_v no_o slight_a intimation_n that_o their_o difference_n be_v not_o from_o their_o boâ—…_n but_o their_o soul_n in_o which_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eruption_n of_o vicious_a inclination_n wâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d have_v contract_v in_o their_o former_a statâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d press_v nor_o extinct_a in_o this_o by_o reason_n oâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d lapse_n and_o his_o lose_v the_o paradisiacal_a 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o be_v create_v and_o which_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d have_v not_o be_v for_o his_o fall_n be_v transmit_v to_o his_o posterity_n but_o that_o be_v lose_v the_o several_a measure_n of_o the_o pristine_a vitiosity_n of_o humane_a soul_n discover_v themselves_o in_o this_o life_n according_a to_o the_o just_a law_n of_o the_o divine_a nemesis_n essential_o interweave_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n pag._n 5._o how_o be_v it_o that_o those_o that_o be_v under_o continual_a temptation_n to_o vice_n be_v yet_o keep_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o virtue_n etc._n etc._n that_o those_o that_o be_v continual_o under_o temptation_n to_o vice_n from_o their_o childhood_n shall_v keep_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o virtue_n and_o those_o that_o have_v perpetual_a outward_a advantage_n from_o their_o childhood_n to_o be_v virtuous_a shall_v prove_v vicious_a notwithstanding_o be_v not_o rational_o resolve_v into_o their_o free_a will_n for_o in_o this_o they_o be_v both_o of_o they_o equal_a and_o if_o they_o have_v be_v 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this_o notion_n of_o god_n goodness_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o all_o his_o other_o moral_a perfection_n i_o say_v that_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o they_o that_o they_o can_v subsist_v without_o it_o as_o they_o respect_v the_o deal_n of_o god_n with_o his_o creature_n for_o what_o a_o kind_n of_o wisdom_n or_o justice_n will_v that_o be_v that_o tend_v to_o no_o good_a but_o i_o suspect_v his_o meaning_n be_v by_o moral_a perfection_n perfection_n that_o imply_v such_o a_o power_n of_o do_v or_o not_o do_v as_o be_v in_o humane_a action_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o allow_v in_o god_n his_o perfection_n be_v not_o moral_a and_o what_o great_a matter_n be_v it_o if_o they_o be_v not_o provide_v they_o be_v as_o they_o be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v divine_a but_o to_o fancy_v moral_a action_n in_o god_n be_v to_o admit_v a_o second_o kind_n of_o anthropomorphitism_n and_o to_o have_v unworthy_a conceit_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n when_o it_o be_v just_a 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be_v here_o internal_a arise_v from_o the_o excellency_n and_o absolute_a perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n which_o be_v nothing_o like_o mechanism_n for_o all_o that_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v from_o a_o clear_a understanding_n of_o what_o be_v best_a and_o a_o unbiased_a will_n which_o will_v most_o certain_o follow_v it_o nor_o be_v determine_v by_o its_o own_o intrinsic_a energy_n that_o it_o be_v otherwise_o with_o we_o be_v our_o imperfection_n and_o last_o that_o beneficence_n do_v not_o oblige_v the_o receiver_n of_o it_o to_o either_o praise_n or_o thanksgiving_n when_o it_o be_v receive_v from_o one_o that_o be_v so_o essential_o good_a and_o constant_o act_v according_a to_o that_o principle_n when_o due_a occasion_n be_v offer_v as_o if_o it_o be_v as_o absurd_a as_o to_o give_v thanks_o to_o the_o sun_n for_o shine_v when_o he_o can_v do_v no_o otherwise_o i_o say_v the_o case_n be_v not_o alike_o because_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o inanimate_a be_v and_o have_v neither_o understanding_n nor_o will_n to_o approve_v his_o own_o action_n in_o the_o exert_n of_o it_o and_o he_o be_v but_o a_o creature_n if_o his_o shine_v depend_v upon_o his_o will_n it_o be_v a_o great_a perfection_n than_o we_o can_v be_v assure_v will_v belong_v to_o he_o that_o he_o will_v unfail_o administer_v light_o to_o the_o world_n with_o such_o a_o steadiness_n of_o will_n as_o god_n sustain_v the_o creation_n undoubted_o all_o thanks_o and_o praise_n be_v due_a to_o god_n from_o we_o although_o he_o be_v so_o necessary_o good_a that_o he_o can_v not_o but_o create_v we_o and_o provide_v for_o we_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o have_v do_v this_o for_o our_o sake_n mere_o he_o want_v nothing_o not_o for_o his_o own_o suppose_v a_o rich_a christian_a so_o enure_v to_o the_o work_n of_o charity_n that_o the_o poor_a
time_n of_o her_o stupour_n in_o infancy_n and_o in_o the_o womb._n pag._n 67._o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o it_o be_v much_o better_a for_o rational_a creature_n etc._n etc._n namely_o such_o as_o we_o experience_v our_o humane_a soul_n to_o be_v but_o for_o such_o kind_n of_o intellectual_a creature_n as_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o matter_n they_o best_o understand_v the_o privilege_n of_o their_o own_o state_n and_o we_o can_v say_v nothing_o of_o they_o but_o for_o we_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o our_o faithful_a and_o victorious_a captain_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o promise_a messiah_n through_o many_o conflict_n and_o trial_n to_o emerge_n out_o of_o this_o lapse_v state_n and_o regain_v again_o the_o possession_n of_o true_a holiness_n and_o virtue_n and_o therewith_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n with_o all_o its_o beauty_n and_o glory_n will_v be_v such_o a_o gratification_n to_o we_o that_o we_o have_v never_o be_v capable_a of_o such_o a_o excess_n thereof_o have_v we_o not_o experience_v the_o evil_n of_o this_o life_n and_o the_o vain_a pleasure_n of_o it_o and_o have_v the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o endear_n suffering_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n of_o his_o aid_n and_o support_v and_o of_o our_o sincere_a and_o conscientious_a adhere_n to_o he_o of_o our_o conflict_n and_o victory_n to_o be_v enroll_v in_o the_o eternal_a record_n of_o the_o other_o world_n pag._n 69._o wherefore_o as_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n oblige_v he_o not_o to_o make_v every_o planet_n a_o fix_a star_n or_o every_o star_n a_o sun_n etc._n etc._n in_o all_o likelihood_n as_o galilaeus_fw-la have_v first_o observe_v every_o fix_a star_n be_v a_o sun_n but_o the_o comparison_n be_v frame_v according_a to_o the_o conceit_n of_o the_o vulgar_a a_o thing_n neither_o unusual_a with_o nor_o misbecome_a philosopher_n pag._n 69._o for_o this_o be_v to_o tie_v he_o to_o contradiction_n viz._n to_o turn_v one_o specifical_a form_n or_o essence_n into_o another_o matter_n indeed_o may_v receive_v several_a modification_n but_o be_v still_o real_a matter_n nor_o can_v be_v turn_v into_o a_o spirit_n and_o so_o spirit_n specifical_o different_a be_v untransmutable_a one_o into_o another_o according_a to_o the_o distinct_a idea_n in_o the_o eternal_a intellect_n of_o god_n for_o else_o it_o will_v imply_v that_o their_o essential_a property_n be_v not_o essential_a property_n but_o loose_a adventitious_a accident_n and_o such_o as_o the_o essence_n and_o substance_n of_o such_o a_o spirit_n can_v subsist_v as_o well_o without_o as_o with_o they_o or_o as_o well_o with_o any_o other_o as_o with_o these_o pag._n 69._o that_o we_o shall_v have_v be_v make_v peccable_a and_o liable_a to_o defection_n and_o this_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o be_v allow_v because_o this_o defection_n be_v rather_o the_o affect_v of_o a_o less_o good_a than_o any_o pursue_n of_o what_o be_v real_o and_o absolute_o evil_a to_o cavil_v against_o providence_n for_o create_v a_o creature_n of_o such_o a_o double_a capacity_n seem_v as_o unreasonable_a as_o to_o blame_v she_o for_o make_v zoophâ—…ton's_n or_o rather_o amphibion_n and_o they_o be_v both_o to_o be_v permit_v to_o live_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n which_o be_v give_v they_o for_o to_o make_v a_o creature_n fit_a for_o either_o capacity_n and_o to_o tie_v he_o up_o to_o one_o be_v for_o god_n to_o do_v repugnant_o to_o the_o workmanship_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o how_o little_a hurt_n there_o be_v do_v by_o experience_v the_o thing_n of_o either_o element_n to_o soul_n that_o be_v reclaimable_a have_v be_v hint_v above_o but_o those_o that_o be_v wilful_o obstinate_a and_o do_v despite_n to_o the_o divine_a goodness_n it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o inconsistent_a with_o this_o goodness_n that_o they_o bear_v the_o smart_n of_o their_o obstinacy_n as_o the_o ingenious_a author_n argue_v very_o well_o chap._n 9_o pag._n 73._o have_v assert_v it_o to_o be_v impossible_a in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v the_o most_o solid_a and_o unexceptionable_a answer_n to_o this_o objection_n that_o it_o be_v a_o repugnancy_n in_o nature_n that_o this_o visible_a world_n that_o consist_v in_o the_o motion_n and_o succession_n of_o thing_n shall_v be_v either_o ab_fw-la aeterno_fw-la or_o insnite_a in_o extension_n this_o be_v make_v ouâ—…_n clear_o and_o ample_o in_o dr._n h._n moor_n be_v enchiridion_n metaphysicum_fw-la cap._n 10._o which_o be_v also_o more_o brief_o touch_v upon_o in_o his_o advertisement_n upon_o mr._n jos_n glanvil_n letter_n write_v to_o he_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o stir_v at_o tedworth_n and_o be_v print_v with_o the_o second_o edition_n of_o his_o saducismus_n triumphatus_n we_o have_v now_o see_v the_o most_o considerable_a objection_n against_o this_o argument_n from_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n for_o prove_v the_o pre-existence_n of_o soul_n produce_v and_o answer_v by_o our_o learned_a author_n but_o because_o i_o find_v some_o other_o in_o a_o impugner_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o pre-existence_n urge_v with_o great_a confidence_n and_o clamour_n i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o bring_v they_o into_o view_n also_o after_o i_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o his_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o peculiar_a strength_n of_o this_o topick_n which_o he_o do_v not_o only_o profess_v to_o be_v in_o truth_n the_o strong_a that_o be_v make_v use_n of_o but_o seem_v not_o at_o all_o to_o envy_v it_o its_o strength_n while_o he_o write_v thus_o that_o god_n be_v infinite_o good_a be_v a_o position_n as_o true_a as_o himself_o nor_o can_v he_o that_o be_v furnish_v with_o the_o reason_n of_o a_o man_n offer_v to_o dispute_v it_o goodness_n constitute_v his_o very_a deity_n make_v he_o to_o be_v himself_o for_o can_v he_o be_v array_v with_o all_o his_o other_o attribute_n separate_v and_o abstract_n from_o this_o they_o will_v be_v so_o fâ—…r_a from_o denominate_v he_o a_o god_n that_o he_o will_v be_v but_o a_o prodigious_a fiend_n and_o plenipotentiary_n devil_n this_o be_v something_o a_o rude_a and_o uncourtly_a assâ—…veration_n and_o unluckâ—…y_a diuâ—…on_n of_o the_o godhead_n into_o two_o part_n and_o call_v one_o part_v a_o devil_n but_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o any_o impiety_n in_o the_o author_n of_o no-pre-existence_n but_o to_o the_o roughness_n and_o boarishness_n of_o his_o style_n the_o texture_n whereof_o be_v not_o only_a fustian_n but_o over-often_a hard_a and_o stiff_a buckram_n he_o be_v not_o content_a to_o deny_v his_o assent_n to_o a_o opinion_n but_o he_o must_v give_v it_o disgraceful_a name_n as_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n this_o darling_n opinion_n of_o the_o great_a and_o divine_a sage_n of_o the_o world_n visit_v of_o late_a the_o study_n of_o some_o of_o more_o than_o ordinary_a wit_n and_o learning_n he_o compare_v it_o to_o a_o bug_n and_o sturdy_a mendicant_n that_o pretend_v to_o be_v some_o person_n of_o quality_n but_o he_o like_o a_o skilful_a beadle_n of_o beggar_n lift_v up_o the_o skirt_n of_o her_o veil_n as_o his_o phrase_n be_v show_v she_o to_o be_v a_o counterfeit_n how_o this_o busy_a beadle_n will_v have_v behave_v himself_o if_o he_o have_v have_v the_o opportunity_n of_o lift_v up_o the_o skirt_n of_o moses_n veil_n when_o he_o have_v descend_v the_o mount_n i_o know_v not_o i_o dare_v not_o undertake_v for_o he_o but_o that_o according_a to_o the_o coarsness_n of_o his_o fancy_n he_o will_v have_v mistake_v that_o lucid_a spirit_n shine_v through_o the_o skin_n of_o moses_n face_n for_o some_o fiery_a fiend_n as_o he_o have_v somewhere_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o hobgoblin_n but_o there_o be_v no_o pleasure_n in_o insist_v upon_o the_o rudeness_n of_o his_o style_n he_o be_v best_o where_o he_o be_v most_o unlike_a himself_o as_o he_o be_v here_o in_o the_o residue_n of_o his_o description_n of_o the_o divine_a goodness_n it_o be_v goodness_n say_v he_o that_o be_v the_o head_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n perfect_a essence_n and_o therefore_o when_o moses_n importune_v he_o for_o a_o vision_n of_o his_o glory_n he_o engage_v to_o display_v his_o goodness_n to_o he_o can_v a_o man_n think_v that_o one_o that_o have_v engage_v thus_o far_o for_o the_o infiniteness_n of_o god_n goodness_n for_o its_o headship_n over_o the_o other_o attribute_n for_o its_o glory_n above_o the_o rest_n nay_o for_o its_o constitutiveness_n of_o the_o very_a deity_n as_o if_o this_o be_v the_o only_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o god_n himself_o the_o rest_n of_o he_o divide_v from_o this_o a_o prodigious_a fiend_n or_o plenipotentiary_n devil_n shall_v prove_v the_o author_n of_o no-pre-existence_n a_o very_a contradiction_n to_o this_o declaration_n for_o to_o be_v able_a to_o hold_v no-pre-existence_n he_o must_v desert_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o god_n and_o
betake_v himself_o to_o the_o devil-part_n of_o he_o as_o he_o have_v rude_o call_v it_o to_o avoid_v this_o pregnant_a proof_n for_o pre-existence_n take_v from_o the_o infinite_a goodness_n of_o god_n and_o indeed_o he_o have_v pick_v out_o the_o very_o worst_a of_o that_o black_a part_n of_o god_n to_o serve_v his_o turn_n and_o that_o be_v self_n will_v in_o the_o worst_a sense_n otherwise_o goodness_n make_v god_n to_o be_v himself_o if_o it_o be_v his_o true_a and_o genuine_a self-will_a it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n and_o so_o will_v necessary_o imply_v pre-existence_n but_o to_o avoid_v the_o dint_n of_o this_o argument_n he_o declare_v in_o the_o very_a same_o section_n for_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o will_n over_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n which_o be_v manifest_o to_o contradict_v what_o he_o say_v before_o that_o goodness_n be_v the_o head_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n perfect_a essence_n for_o thus_o will_n must_v have_v a_o supremacy_n over_o the_o head_n of_o the_o deity_n so_o that_o there_o will_v be_v a_o head_n over_o a_o head_n to_o make_v the_o godhead_n a_o monster_n and_o what_o be_v most_o insufferable_a of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v choose_v a_o head_n out_o of_o the_o devil-part_n of_o the_o deity_n to_o use_v his_o own_o rude_a expression_n to_o control_v and_o lord_n it_o over_o what_o be_v the_o only_a god_n himself_o the_o rest_n a_o fiend_n separate_v from_o this_o according_a to_o his_o own_o acknowledgement_n these_o thing_n be_v so_o infinite_o absurd_a that_o one_o will_v think_v that_o he_o can_v have_v no_o heart_n to_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v they_o and_o yet_o he_o adventure_n on_o it_o and_o we_o shall_v brief_o propose_v and_o answer_v what_o he_o produce_v and_o this_o supremacy_n of_o the_o will_n say_v he_o over_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n may_v be_v make_v out_o both_o by_o scripture_n and_o other_o forcible_a evidence_n the_o scripture_n be_v three_o the_o first_o psal._n 135._o 6._o whatsoever_o the_o lord_n please_v that_o do_v he_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o the_o sea_n and_o in_o all_o deep_a place_n now_o if_o we_o remember_v but_o who_o this_o lord_n be_v viz._n he_o who_o goodness_n make_v to_o be_v himself_o we_o may_v easy_o be_v assure_v what_o please_v he_o namely_o that_o which_o his_o wisdom_n discern_v to_o be_v the_o best_a to_o be_v do_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v very_o right_a that_o whatsoever_o he_o please_v he_o shall_v do_v throughout_o the_o whole_a universe_n the_o second_o place_n be_v mat._n 20._o 15._o be_v it_o not_o lawful_a for_o i_o to_o do_v what_o i_o will_v with_o my_o own_o yes_o i_o trow_v every_o one_o must_v acknowledge_v that_o god_n have_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o original_a to_o dispose_v of_o what_o be_v his_o own_o and_o indeed_o all_o be_v he_o no_o one_o have_v either_o a_o right_n or_o power_n to_o control_v he_o but_o this_o do_v not_o prove_v that_o he_o ever_o dispose_v of_o any_o thing_n otherwise_o than_o according_a to_o his_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n if_o his_o goodness_n be_v ever_o limit_v it_o be_v limit_v by_o his_o wisdom_n but_o so_o then_o as_o discern_v such_o a_o limitation_n to_o be_v for_o the_o best_a so_o that_o the_o measure_n of_o wisdom_n determination_n be_v still_o goodness_n the_o only_a head_n in_o the_o divine_a nature_n to_o which_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v subordinate_a for_o that_o there_o be_v different_a degree_n of_o the_o communication_n of_o the_o divine_a goodness_n in_o the_o universe_n be_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o whole_a it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o hint_n these_o thing_n it_o will_v require_v a_o volume_n to_o enlarge_v upon_o they_o and_o then_o for_o the_o last_o place_n exod._n 33._o 19_o i_o will_v be_v gracious_a to_o who_o i_o will_v be_v gracious_a this_o only_a imply_v that_o he_o do_v pro_fw-la svo_fw-la jure_fw-la and_o without_o any_o motive_n from_o any_o one_o but_o himself_o communicate_v more_o of_o his_o goodness_n to_o some_o man_n or_o nation_n than_o other_o but_o that_o his_o wisdom_n have_v not_o discover_v this_o to_o be_v best_a for_o the_o whole_a constitution_n of_o thing_n i_o challenge_v any_o one_o to_o prove_v but_o of_o this_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v more_o afterward_o these_o be_v the_o scripture_n the_o other_o forcible_a evidence_n be_v these_o the_o first_o the_o late_a production_n of_o the_o world_n the_o second_o the_o patefaction_n of_o the_o law_n but_o to_o one_o single_a people_n namely_o the_o jew_n the_o three_o the_o time_v the_o messias_n nativity_n and_o bring_v it_o to_o pass_v not_o in_o the_o world_n infancy_n or_o adolescence_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 1._o 2._o in_o its_o decline_a age._n the_o four_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o hell_n and_o interminableness_n of_o those_o torture_n which_o after_o this_o 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servitude_n wherefore_o it_o must_v be_v some_o peculiar_a people_n which_o must_v be_v make_v such_o a_o type_n not_o the_o whole_a world_n five_o consider_v the_o great_a load_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n which_o come_v along_o with_o other_o more_o proper_a privilege_n of_o the_o jew_n set_v one_o against_o another_o and_o consider_v the_o freedom_n of_o other_o nation_n from_o it_o unless_o they_o bring_v any_o thing_n like_o it_o upon_o themselves_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o condition_n will_v rather_o seem_v several_a modification_n of_o the_o communicate_v goodness_n of_o god_n to_o his_o creature_n than_o the_o neglect_v of_o any_o forasmuch_o as_o sixthly_a and_o last_o though_o all_o nation_n be_v in_o a_o lapse_v condition_n yet_o there_o be_v the_o relic_n of_o the_o eternal_a law_n of_o life_n
and_o bluntness_n of_o this_o rude_a writer_n nor_o be_v at_o all_o surprise_v at_o it_o as_o a_o novelty_n that_o any_o ignorant_a rural_a hobthurst_n shall_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n a_o thing_n so_o much_o beyond_o his_o capacity_n to_o judge_v of_o a_o prodigious_a hobgoblin_n but_o to_o conclude_v be_v it_o so_o that_o there_o may_v be_v other_o cause_n beside_o the_o pristine_a inurement_n of_o the_o pre-existent_a soul_n that_o may_v something_o forcible_o determine_v she_o to_o one_o course_n of_o life_n here_o yet_o when_o she_o be_v most_o forcible_o determine_v if_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o pre-existence_n this_o may_v be_v rational_o suppose_v to_o concur_v in_o the_o efficiency_n but_o that_o it_o be_v not_o so_o strong_a a_o argument_n as_o other_o to_o prove_v pre-existence_n i_o have_v hint_v already_o pag._n 79._o for_o those_o that_o be_v most_o like_a in_o the_o temper_n air_n complexion_n of_o their_o body_n etc._n etc._n if_o this_o prove_v true_a and_o i_o know_v nothing_o to_o the_o contrary_a this_o vast_a difference_n of_o genius_n be_v it_o not_o for_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o their_o classical_a character_n imprint_v on_o soul_n at_o their_o very_a creation_n will_v be_v a_o considerable_o tight_a argument_n but_o certain_o it_o be_v more_o honest_a than_o for_o the_o avoid_v pre-existence_n to_o resolve_v the_o phaenomenon_n into_o a_o secret_a causality_n that_o be_v to_o say_v into_o one_o know_v not_o what_o pag._n 82._o there_o be_v now_o no_o other_o way_n leave_v but_o pre-existence_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o just_a excuse_n for_o his_o bring_n in_o any_o argument_n by_o way_n of_o overplus_n that_o be_v not_o so_o apodictical_o conclude_v if_o it_o be_v but_o such_o as_o will_v look_v like_o a_o plausible_a solution_n of_o a_o phaenomenon_n as_o this_o of_o such_o a_o vast_a difference_n of_o genius_n pre-existence_n once_o admit_v or_o otherwise_o undeniable_o demonstrate_v the_o propose_v thereof_o shall_v be_v accept_v with_o favour_n chap._n 11._o pag._n 85._o and_o we_o know_v our_o saviour_n and_o his_o apostle_n have_v give_v credit_n to_o that_o translation_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v the_o authentic_a text_n with_o the_o father_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o beside_o this_o if_o we_o read_v according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n text_n there_o be_v no_o object_n of_o job_n knowledge_n express_v this_o be_v the_o most_o easy_a and_o natural_a sense_n know_v thou_o that_o thou_o be_v then_o and_o that_o the_o number_n of_o thy_o day_n be_v many_o this_o therefore_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o ignorances_n that_o though_o he_o be_v create_v so_o early_o he_o now_o know_v nothing_o of_o it_o and_o this_o easy_a sense_n of_o the_o hebrew_n text_n as_o well_o as_o that_o version_n of_o the_o septuagint_n make_v the_o jew_n draw_v it_o in_o to_o the_o countenance_v of_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o pre-existence_n of_o soul_n as_o grotius_n have_v note_v of_o they_o pag._n 85._o as_o read_v a_o very_a credible_a version_n r._n menasse_n ben_n israel_n read_v it_o so_o i_o give_v thou_o wisdom_n which_o version_n if_o it_o be_v sure_a and_o authentic_a this_o place_n will_v be_v fit_a for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o opinion_n it_o be_v produce_v for_o but_o no_o interpreter_n beside_o that_o i_o can_v find_v follow_v he_o nor_o any_o go_n before_o he_o who_o he_o may_v follow_v i_o ingenuous_o confess_v the_o place_n seem_v not_o of_o force_n enough_o to_o i_o to_o infer_v the_o conclusion_n he_o read_v i_o suppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o piel_n whence_o he_o translate_v it_o indidi_fw-la â—…ibi_fw-la sapientiam_fw-la but_o the_o rest_n read_v it_o in_o cal._n pag._n 86._o and_o methinks_v that_o passage_n of_o our_o saviour_n prayer_n father_n glorify_v i_o with_o the_o glory_n i_o have_v before_o the_o world_n begin_v etc._n etc._n this_o text_n without_o exceed_v great_a violence_n can_v be_v evade_v as_o for_o that_o of_o grotius_n interpret_n that_o i_o have_v that_o which_o be_v intend_v for_o i_o to_o have_v though_o it_o make_v good_a sense_n yet_o it_o be_v such_o grammar_n as_o that_o there_o be_v no_o schoolboy_n but_o will_v be_v ashamed_a of_o it_o nor_o be_v there_o for_o all_o his_o pretence_n any_o place_n in_o scripture_n to_o countenance_v such_o a_o extravagant_a exposition_n by_o way_n of_o parallelism_n as_o it_o may_v appear_v to_o any_o one_o that_o will_v compare_v the_o place_n which_o he_o allege_n with_o this_o which_o i_o leave_v the_o reader_n to_o do_v at_o his_o leisure_n let_v we_o consider_v the_o context_n joh._n 17._o 4._o i_o have_v glorify_v thou_o upon_o earth_n during_o this_o my_o pilgrimage_n and_o absence_n from_o thou_o be_v â—…ent_v hither_o by_o thou_o i_o have_v finish_v the_o work_n which_o thou_o give_v i_o to_o do_v and_o for_o the_o do_v of_o which_o i_o be_v send_v and_o be_o thus_o long_o absent_a and_o now_o o_o father_n glorify_v i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la teipsum_fw-la in_o thy_o own_o presence_n with_o the_o glory_n which_o i_o have_v before_o the_o world_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la te_fw-la or_o in_o thy_o presence_n what_o can_v be_v more_o expressive_a of_o a_o glory_n which_o christ_n have_v apud_fw-la patrem_fw-la or_o at_o his_o father_n home_n or_o in_o his_o presence_n before_o the_o world_n be_v and_o from_o which_o for_o such_o a_o time_n he_o have_v be_v absent_a now_o for_o other_o that_o will_v salve_v the_o business_n by_o communication_n of_o idiom_n i_o will_v set_v down_o the_o word_n of_o a_o ingenious_a writer_n that_o go_v that_o way_n those_o predicate_v say_v he_o that_o in_o a_o strict_a and_o â—…igorous_a acception_n agree_v only_o to_o his_o divine_a nature_n may_v by_o a_o communication_n of_o idiom_n as_o they_o phrase_v it_o be_v attribute_v to_o his_o humane_a or_o at_o least_o to_o the_o whole_a person_n compound_v of_o they_o both_o than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o ordinary_a in_o thing_n of_o a_o mix_v and_o heterogeneous_a nature_n as_o the_o whole_a man_n be_v style_v immortal_a from_o the_o deathlessness_n of_o his_o soul_n thus_o he_o and_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o man_n be_v style_v mortal_a which_o certain_o be_v far_o the_o more_o ordinary_a from_o the_o real_a death_n of_o his_o body_n though_o his_o soul_n be_v immortal_a this_o be_v witty_o excogitated_a but_o now_o let_v we_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o text_n expound_v it_o according_a to_o his_o communication_n of_o idiom_n afford_v to_o the_o humane_a nature_n what_o be_v only_o proper_a to_o the_o divine_a thus_o father_n glorify_v i_o my_n humane_a nature_n with_o the_o glory_n that_o i_o my_o divine_a nature_n have_v before_o the_o world_n be_v which_o indeed_o be_v to_o be_v the_o eternal_a infinite_a and_o omnipotent_a brightness_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o be_v the_o glory_n which_o his_o divine_a nature_n have_v before_o the_o world_n be_v but_o how_o can_v his_o humane_a nature_n be_v glorify_v with_o that_o glory_n his_o divine_a nature_n have_v before_o the_o world_n be_v unless_o it_o shall_v become_v the_o divine_a nature_n that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v pre-existed_n but_o that_o it_o can_v be_v for_o there_o be_v no_o confusion_n of_o the_o humane_a and_o divine_a nature_n in_o the_o hypostasis_fw-la of_o christ_n or_o else_o because_o it_o be_v hypostatical_o unite_v with_o the_o divine_a nature_n but_o if_o that_o be_v the_o glory_n that_o he_o then_o have_v already_o and_o have_v it_o not_o according_a to_o the_o opposer_n of_o pre-existence_n before_o the_o world_n be_v so_o we_o see_v there_o be_v no_o sense_n to_o be_v make_v of_o this_o text_n by_o communication_n of_o idiom_n and_o therefore_o no_o sense_n to_o be_v make_v of_o it_o without_o the_o pre-existence_n of_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o christ._n and_o if_o you_o paraphrase_n i_n thus_o my_o hypostasis_fw-la consist_v of_o my_o humane_a and_o divine_a nature_n it_o will_v be_v as_o untoward_a sense_n for_o if_o the_o divine_a nature_n be_v include_v in_o i_o then_o christ_n pray_v for_o what_o he_o have_v already_o as_o i_o note_v above_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o eternal_a logos_fw-la from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a be_v the_o same_o as_o sure_a as_o he_o be_v the_o same_o with_o himself_o pag._n 86._o by_o his_o expression_n of_o come_v from_o the_o father_n descend_v from_o heaven_n and_o return_v thither_o again_o etc._n etc._n i_o suppose_v these_o scripture_n be_v allude_v to_o john_n 3._o 13._o 6._o 38._o 16._o 28._o i_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n not_o to_o do_v my_o own_o will_n but_o the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o
since_o these_o place_n have_v be_v more_o diffuse_o urge_v in_o a_o late_a discourse_n to_o this_o purpose_n i_o suppose_v he_o mean_v in_o the_o letter_n of_o resolution_n concern_v origen_n where_o the_o author_n open_v the_o sense_n of_o philip._n 2._o 6._o learned_o and_o judicious_o especial_o when_o he_o acknowledge_v christ_n be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o god_n to_o be_v understand_v of_o his_o physical_a union_n with_o the_o divine_a logos_fw-la which_o be_v the_o ancient_a orthodox_n exposition_n of_o the_o primitive_a father_n they_o take_v this_o for_o one_o notable_a testimony_n of_o scripture_n for_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ._n whenas_o they_o that_o understand_v it_o political_o of_o christ_n power_n and_o authority_n only_o take_v a_o excellent_a weapon_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o church_n wherewith_o she_o use_v to_o oppose_v the_o impugner_n of_o christ_n divinity_n but_o how_o can_v christ_n be_v god_n verus_fw-la deus_fw-la as_o vatablus_n expound_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d empty_v himself_o or_o any_o way_n deteriorate_v himself_o as_o to_o his_o divinity_n by_o be_v incarnate_a and_o take_v upon_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o form_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a adam_n for_o every_o earthly_a man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o intimate_v rom._n 8._o 21._o as_o this_o ingenious_a writer_n have_v note_v and_o the_o apostle_n likewise_o seem_v so_o to_o expound_v it_o in_o the_o text_n by_o add_v present_o by_o way_n of_o exegesis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v make_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o man_n like_o that_o gen._n 5._o 3._o adam_n beget_v a_o son_n in_o his_o own_o likeness_n a_o terrestrial_a man_n as_o himself_o be_v wherefore_o the_o incarnation_n of_o christ_n be_v no_o exinanition_n to_o his_o divinity_n there_o be_v a_o humanity_n of_o christ_n viz._n his_o soul_n in_o a_o glorious_a state_n of_o pre-existence_n to_o which_o this_o voluntary_a exinanition_n belong_v pag._n 87._o be_v it_o for_o this_o man_n sin_n or_o his_o father_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v blind_a for_o the_o avoid_v the_o force_n of_o this_o argument_n for_o prove_v that_o pre-existence_n be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o christ_n when_o it_o be_v so_o plain_o imply_v in_o the_o question_n by_o his_o silence_n or_o not_o reprove_v it_o seem_v to_o admit_v it_o or_o at_o least_o to_o esteem_v it_o no_o hurtful_a opinion_n they_o allege_v these_o two_o thing_n first_o that_o these_o enquirer_n have_v some_o notion_n of_o the_o divine_a prescience_n may_v suppose_v that_o god_n foreknow_v what_o kind_n of_o person_n this_o blind_a man_n will_v prove_v have_v antedate_v his_o punishment_n the_o other_o be_v that_o the_o enquirer_n may_v be_v conceive_v to_o understand_v the_o blind_a man_n original_a sin_n so_o that_o when_o they_o inquire_v whether_o the_o man_n be_v bear_v blind_a for_o his_o own_o or_o his_o parent_n sin_n they_o may_v only_o ask_v whether_o that_o particular_a judgement_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o parent_n or_o of_o his_o own_o original_a pravity_n this_o be_v cameron_n but_o see_v what_o force_a conceit_n learned_a man_n will_v entertain_v rather_o than_o not_o to_o say_v something_o on_o a_o text._n what_o a_o distort_a and_o preposterous_a account_n be_v that_o find_v that_o god_n shall_v punish_v man_n before_o they_o sin_n because_o he_o foresee_v they_o will_v sin_v and_o he_o only_o produce_v this_o example_n and_o a_o slight_a one_o too_o that_o jeroboam'_v hand_n be_v dry_v up_o as_o he_o stretch_v it_o forth_o to_o give_v a_o sign_n to_o apprehend_v the_o prophet_n and_o the_o other_o be_v as_o fond_a a_o account_n that_o god_n shall_v send_v such_o severe_a judgement_n on_o man_n for_o their_o original_a pravity_n which_o they_o can_v help_v and_o original_a pravity_n be_v so_o common_a to_o all_o it_o can_v be_v no_o reason_n why_o this_o particular_a man_n shall_v be_v bear_v blind_a more_o than_o other_o wherefore_o grotius_n far_o more_o ingenuous_o write_v thus_o upon_o the_o place_n quaerunt_fw-la ergo_fw-la a_o ipse_fw-la peccaverit_fw-la quia_fw-la multi_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la credebant_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d animarum_fw-la and_o as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n pass_v it_o for_o a_o innocent_a opinion_n so_o do_v the_o primitive_a church_n the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n be_v a_o allowable_a book_n with_o they_o and_o read_v in_o public_a though_o it_o plain_o declare_v for_o pre-existence_n chap._n 8._o 20._o chap._n 12._o p._n 93._o therefore_o let_v the_o reader_n if_o he_o please_v call_v it_o a_o romantic_a scheme_n or_o imaginary_a hypothesis_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v very_o discreet_o and_o judicious_o do_v of_o the_o author_n to_o propose_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v not_o necessary_a member_n or_o branch_n of_o pre-existence_n and_o be_v but_o at_o the_o best_a conjecturaâ—…_n as_o no_o part_n of_o that_o otherwise-useful_a theory_n for_o by_o tack_v too_o fast_o these_o unnecessary_a tuft_n or_o tassel_n to_o the_o main_a truth_n it_o will_v but_o give_v occasion_n to_o wanton_a or_o wrathful_a whelp_n to_o worry_v she_o and_o tug_v she_o into_o the_o dirt_n by_o they_o and_o we_o may_v easy_o observe_v how_o greedy_o they_o catch_v at_o such_o occasion_n though_o it_o be_v not_o much_o that_o they_o can_v make_v out_o of_o they_o as_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n chap._n 13._o pag._n 96._o pill_n 1._o to_o conceive_v he_o as_o a_o immense_a and_o all-glorious_a sun_n that_o be_v continual_o communicate_v etc._n etc._n and_o this_o as_o certain_o as_o the_o sun_n do_v his_o light_n and_o as_o restrain_o for_o the_o sun_n light_n be_v not_o equal_o impart_v to_o all_o subject_n but_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o their_o capacity_n and_o as_o nature_n limit_n here_o in_o natural_a thing_n so_o do_v the_o wisdom_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o free_a creature_n he_o impart_v to_o they_o as_o they_o capacitate_v themselves_o by_o improve_n or_o abuse_v their_o freedom_n pag._n 100_o pill_n 3._o be_v resolve_v into_o a_o principle_n that_o be_v not_o mere_o corporeal_a he_o suspect_v that_o the_o descent_n of_o heavy_a body_n when_o all_o be_v say_v and_o do_v must_v be_v resolve_v into_o such_o a_o principle_n but_o i_o think_v he_o that_o without_o prejudice_n peruse_v the_o eleven_o and_o thirteen_o chapter_n with_o their_o scholia_fw-la of_o dr._n mores_n enchiridion_n metaphysicum_fw-la will_v find_v it_o beyond_o suspicion_n that_o the_o descent_n of_o heavy_a body_n be_v to_o be_v resolve_v into_o some_o corporeal_a principle_n and_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n though_o you_o shall_v call_v it_o with_o the_o cabalist_n by_o that_o astartle_a name_n of_o sandalphon_n be_v no_o such_o prodigious_a hobgoblin_n as_o rudeness_n and_o presumptuous_a ignorance_n have_v make_v that_o buckram_n writer_n in_o contempt_n and_o derision_n to_o call_v it_o pag._n 101._o as_o natural_o as_o the_o fire_n mount_v and_o a_o stone_n descend_v and_o as_o these_o do_v not_o so_o though_o natural_o mere_o from_o their_o own_o intrinsic_a nature_n but_o in_o virtue_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o universe_n so_o the_o same_o reason_n there_o be_v in_o the_o disposal_n of_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n will_v range_v their_o plastic_o as_o certain_o and_o orderly_o in_o the_o region_n of_o the_o world_n as_o it_o do_v the_o matter_n itself_o in_o all_o place_n whence_o that_o of_o plotinus_n may_v fit_o be_v understand_v that_o a_o soul_n enveigle_v in_o viciousness_n both_o here_o and_o after_o death_n according_a to_o her_o nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v thrust_v into_o the_o state_n and_o place_n she_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o she_o be_v draw_v thither_o by_o certain_a invisible_a or_o magical_a string_n of_o nature_n own_o pull_v thus_o be_v he_o please_v to_o express_v this_o power_n or_o virtue_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o universe_n but_o i_o think_v that_o transposition_n she_o make_v of_o they_o be_v rather_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o either_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o transvection_n of_o they_o rather_o than_o pulsion_n or_o traction_n but_o these_o be_v overnice_a curiosity_n pag._n 101._o as_o likely_a some_o thing_n relate_v to_o the_o state_n of_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o say_v spirit_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o other_o spirit_n may_v be_v carry_v into_o such_o region_n as_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n will_v not_o have_v transmit_v they_o to_o from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v before_o whether_o for_o good_a or_o evil_n of_o the_o latter_a kind_n whereof_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v more_o particular_o in_o my_o note_n on_o the_o next_o chapter_n pag._n 102._o pill_n 4._o the_o soul_n of_o man_n
be_v capable_a of_o live_v in_o other_o body_n beside_o terrestrial_a etc._n etc._n for_o the_o pre-existentiaries_a allow_v she_o successive_o to_o have_v live_v first_o in_o a_o ethereal_a body_n then_o in_o a_o aereal_a and_o last_o after_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n to_o live_v in_o a_o terrestrial_a and_o here_o i_o think_v though_o it_o be_v something_o early_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o take_v notice_n what_o the_o anti-pre-existentiaries_a allege_v against_o this_o hypothesis_n for_o we_o shall_v have_v the_o less_o trouble_n afterward_o first_o therefore_o they_o say_v that_o it_o do_v not_o become_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n to_o make_v man_n soul_n with_o a_o triple_a vital_a congruity_n that_o will_v fit_v as_o well_o a_o aereal_a and_o terrestrial_a condition_n as_o a_o aethereal_a for_o from_o hence_o it_o appear_v that_o their_o will_n be_v not_o so_o much_o in_o fault_n that_o they_o sin_v as_o the_o constitution_n of_o their_o essence_n and_o they_o have_v the_o face_n to_o quote_v the_o account_n of_o origen_n pag._n 49._o for_o to_o strengthen_v this_o their_o first_o argument_n the_o word_n be_v these_o they_o be_v original_o make_v with_o a_o capacity_n to_o join_v with_o this_o terrestrial_a matter_n it_o seem_v necessary_a according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n that_o they_o shall_v sink_v into_o it_o &_o so_o appear_v terrestrialmen_fw-mi and_o therefore_o say_v they_o there_o be_v no_o descend_v into_o these_o earthly_a body_n without_o a_o lapse_n or_o previous_a sin_n their_o very_a constitution_n necessitate_v they_o to_o sin_n the_o second_o argument_n be_v that_o this_o hypothesis_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o body_n resurrection_n for_o the_o aereal_a body_n immediate_o succeed_v the_o terrestrial_a and_o the_o aethereal_a the_o aereal_a the_o business_n be_v do_v there_o need_v no_o resuscitation_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a body_n to_o be_v glorify_v nor_o be_v it_o the_o same_o numerical_a body_n or_o flesh_n still_o as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v if_o the_o resurrection-body_n be_v aethereal_a the_o three_o be_v touch_v the_o aereal_a body_n that_o if_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n be_v tie_v to_o a_o aereal_a body_n and_o few_o or_o none_o attain_v to_o the_o aethereal_a immediate_o after_o death_n the_o soul_n of_o very_a good_a man_n will_v be_v force_v to_o have_v their_o abode_n among_o the_o very_a devil_n for_o their_o prince_n be_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o air_n as_o the_o apostle_n call_v he_o and_o where_o can_v his_o subject_n be_v but_o where_o he_o be_v so_o that_o they_o will_v be_v enforce_v to_o endure_v the_o company_n of_o these_o foul_a fiend_n beside_o all_o the_o incommodious_a change_n in_o the_o air_n of_o cloud_n of_o vapour_n of_o rain_n hail_o thunder_n tear_v tempest_n and_o storm_n and_o what_o be_v a_o image_n of_o hell_n itself_o the_o darkness_n of_o night_n will_v overwhelm_v they_o every_o four_o and_o twenty_o hour_n the_o four_o argument_n be_v touch_v the_o aethereal_a state_n of_o pre-existence_n for_o if_o soul_n when_o they_o be_v in_o so_o heavenly_a and_o happy_a a_o estate_n can_v lapse_v from_o it_o what_o assurance_n can_v we_o have_v when_o we_o be_v return_v thither_o that_o we_o shall_v abide_v in_o it_o it_o be_v but_o the_o same_o happiness_n we_o be_v in_o before_o and_o we_o have_v the_o same_o plastic_a with_o its_o triple_a vital_a congruity_n as_o we_o have_v before_o why_o therefore_o may_v we_o not_o lapse_v as_o before_o the_o five_o and_o last_o argument_n be_v take_v from_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n wherein_o the_o soul_n be_v suppose_v devoid_a of_o perception_n and_o therefore_o their_o number_n be_v many_o and_o their_o attraction_n to_o the_o place_n of_o conception_n in_o the_o womb_n be_v mere_o magical_a and_o reach_v many_o at_o a_o time_n there_o will_v be_v many_o attract_v at_o once_o so_o that_o scarce_o a_o foetus_fw-la can_v be_v form_v which_o will_v not_o be_v a_o multiform_a monster_n or_o a_o cluster_n of_o humane_a foetus_n not_o one_o single_a foetus_fw-la and_o these_o be_v think_v such_o weighty_a argument_n that_o pre-existence_n must_v sink_v and_o perish_v under_o their_o pressure_n but_o i_o believe_v when_o we_o have_v weigh_v they_o in_o the_o balance_n of_o unprejudiced_a reason_n we_o shall_v find_v they_o light_a enough_o and_o true_o for_o the_o first_o it_o be_v not_o only_o weak_a and_o slight_a but_o wretched_o disingenuous_a the_o strength_n of_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o maim_a and_o fraudulent_a quotation_n which_o make_v ashew_a as_o if_o the_o author_n of_o the_o account_n of_o origen_n blunt_o affirm_v without_o any_o thing_n more_o to_o do_v that_o soul_n be_v original_o make_v with_o a_o capacity_n to_o join_v with_o this_o terrestrial_a matter_n it_o seem_v necessary_a according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n that_o they_o shall_v sink_v into_o it_o and_o so_o appear_v terrestrial_a man_n whenas_o if_o we_o take_v the_o whole_a paragraph_n as_o it_o lie_v before_o thâ—…y_v cast_v themselves_o into_o this_o fatal_a necessity_n they_o be_v declare_v to_o have_v a_o freedom_n of_o will_n whereby_o they_o may_v have_v so_o manage_v their_o happy_a estate_n they_o be_v create_v in_o that_o they_o need_v never_o have_v fall_v his_o word_n be_v these_o what_o then_o remain_v but_o that_o through_o the_o faulty_a and_o negligent_a use_n of_o themselves_o whilst_o they_o be_v in_o some_o better_a condition_n of_o life_n they_o render_v themselves_o less_o pure_a in_o the_o whole_a extent_n of_o their_o power_n both_o intellectual_a and_o animal_n and_o so_o by_o degree_n become_v dispose_v for_o the_o susception_n of_o such_o a_o degree_n of_o corporeal_a life_n as_o be_v less_o pure_a indeed_o than_o the_o former_a but_o exact_o answerable_a to_o their_o present_a disposition_n of_o spirit_n so_o that_o after_o certain_a period_n of_o time_n they_o may_v become_v far_o less_o fit_a to_o actuate_v any_o sort_n of_o body_n than_o the_o terrestrial_a and_o be_v original_o make_v with_o a_o capacity_n to_o join_v with_o this_o too_o and_o in_o it_o to_o exercise_v the_o power_n and_o function_n of_o life_n it_o seem_v necessary_a etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o author_n of_o the_o account_n of_o origen_n wherein_o he_o plain_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o soul_n themselves_o that_o they_o do_v not_o order_v themselves_o then_o right_o when_o they_o may_v have_v do_v so_o that_o cast_v they_o into_o this_o terrestrial_a condition_n but_o what_o a_o opposer_n of_o pre-existence_n be_v this_o that_o will_v thus_o shameless_o falsify_v and_o corrupt_v a_o quotation_n of_o a_o ingenious_a author_n rather_o than_o he_o will_v seem_v to_o want_v a_o argument_n against_o his_o opinion_n wherefore_o brief_o to_o answer_v to_o this_o argument_n it_o do_v as_o much_o become_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n to_o create_v soul_n with_o a_o triple_a vital_a congruity_n as_o to_o have_v create_v adam_n in_o paradise_n with_o free_a will_n and_o a_o capacity_n of_o sin_v to_o the_o second_o the_o pre-existentiaries_a will_v answer_v that_o it_o be_v no_o more_o absurd_a to_o conceive_v nor_o so_o much_o that_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n have_v a_o airy_a body_n or_o it_o may_v be_v some_o a_o ethereal_a one_o than_o to_o imagine_v they_o so_o high_o happy_a after_o death_n without_o any_o body_n at_o all_o for_o if_o they_o can_v act_v so_o full_o and_o beatifical_o without_o any_o body_n what_o need_v there_o be_v any_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n at_o all_o and_o if_o it_o be_v most_o natural_a to_o the_o soul_n to_o act_v in_o some_o body_n in_o what_o a_o long_a unnatural_a estate_n have_v adam_n soul_n be_v that_o so_o many_o thousand_o year_n have_v be_v without_o a_o body_n but_o for_o the_o soul_n to_o have_v a_o body_n of_o which_o she_o may_v be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d certain_o be_v most_o natural_a or_o else_o she_o will_v be_v in_o a_o unnatural_a state_n after_o the_o resurrection_n to_o all_o eternity_n whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o it_o be_v most_o natural_a for_o the_o soul_n if_o she_o act_v at_o all_o to_o have_v a_o body_n to_o act_v in_o and_o therefore_o unless_o we_o will_v be_v so_o dull_a as_o to_o fall_v into_o the_o drowsy_a dream_n of_o the_o pyschopannychites_n we_o be_v to_o allow_v the_o soul_n to_o have_v some_o kind_n of_o body_n or_o other_o till_o the_o very_a resurrection_n but_o those_o now_o that_o be_v not_o psychopannychites_n but_o allow_v good_a soul_n the_o joy_n and_o glory_n of_o paradise_n before_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n let_v they_o be_v demand_v to_o what_o end_n the_o soul_n shall_v have_v a_o resurrection-body_n and_o what_o they_o will_v answer_v for_o themselves_o the_o pre-existentiaries_a will_v answer_v for_o their_o position_n that_o hold_v
define_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o actuate_v the_o boby_n which_o therefore_o must_v be_v idle_a when_o it_o have_v nothing_o to_o actuate_v as_o a_o piper_n must_v be_v silent_a as_o to_o pipe_v if_o he_o have_v no_o pipe_n to_o play_v on_o chap._n 14._o pag._n 113._o the_o ignoble_a and_o low_a property_n or_o the_o life_n of_o the_o body_n be_v languid_a and_o remiss_a uâ—…_n as_o to_o their_o proper_a exercise_n or_o act_v for_o themselves_o or_o as_o to_o their_o be_v regard_v much_o by_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v take_v up_o with_o great_a matter_n or_o as_o to_o their_o be_v much_o relish_v but_o in_o subserviency_n to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o those_o more_o divine_a and_o sublime_a object_n as_o the_o author_n intimate_v towards_o the_o end_n of_o his_o last_o pillar_n pag._n 114._o and_o the_o plastic_a have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o move_v this_o passive_a and_o easy_a body_n etc._n etc._n it_o may_v be_v add_v and_o keep_v it_o in_o its_o due_a form_n and_o shape_n and_o it_o be_v well_o add_v according_o as_o the_o concern_v of_o the_o high_a faculty_n require_v for_o the_o plastic_a by_o reason_n of_o its_o vital_a union_n with_o the_o vehicle_n be_v indeed_o the_o main_a instrument_n of_o the_o motion_n thereof_o but_o it_o be_v the_o imperium_fw-la of_o the_o perceptive_a that_o both_o excite_v and_o guide_v its_o motion_n which_o be_v no_o wonder_n it_o can_v do_v they_o be_v both_o but_o one_o soul._n pag._n 114._o to_o pronounce_v the_o place_n to_o be_v the_o sun_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v as_o rational_o guess_v by_o they_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v fancy_v all_o the_o fellow_n and_o student_n chamber_n in_o a_o college_n to_o be_v contain_v within_o the_o area_n of_o the_o hearth_n in_o the_o hall_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o college_n uninhabited_a for_o the_o sun_n be_v but_o a_o common_a focus_n of_o a_o vortex_n and_o be_v less_o by_o far_o to_o the_o vortex_n than_o the_o hearth_n to_o the_o ichnographie_n of_o the_o whole_a college_n that_o i_o may_v not_o say_v little_o more_o than_o a_o tennis-ball_n to_o the_o bigness_n of_o the_o earth_n pag._n 115._o yet_o be_v we_o not_o immutaâ—…ly_o so_o etc._n etc._n but_o this_o mutability_n we_o be_v place_v in_o be_v not_o without_o a_o prospect_n of_o a_o more_o full_a confirmation_n and_o great_a accumulation_n of_o happiness_n at_o the_o long_o run_v as_o i_o intimate_v above_o pag._n 116._o we_o be_v make_v on_o set_v purpose_n defatigable_a that_o so_o all_o degree_n of_o life_n etc._n etc._n we_o be_v such_o creature_n as_o we_o be_v and_o finite_a and_o take_v in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o those_o infinite_o perfect_a and_o glorious_a object_n only_a pro_fw-la modulo_fw-la nostro_fw-la according_a to_o the_o scantness_n of_o our_o capacity_n diversion_n to_o other_o object_n may_v be_v a_o ease_n and_o relief_n from_o whence_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o glorify_a body_n in_o the_o christian_a religion_n as_o it_o be_v most_o grateful_a so_o appear_v most_o rational_a but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o will_v appear_v most_o irrational_a to_o believe_v we_o shall_v have_v eye_n and_o ear_n and_o other_o organ_n of_o external_a sense_n and_o have_v no_o suitable_a object_n to_o entertain_v they_o pag._n 117._o yea_o methinks_v it_o be_v but_o a_o reasonable_a reward_n to_o the_o body_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v speak_v something_o popular_o and_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o vulgar_a that_o imagine_v the_o body_n to_o feel_v pleasure_n and_o pain_n whenas_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n only_o that_o be_v perceptive_a and_o capable_a of_o feeling_n either_o but_o it_o be_v fit_a the_o body_n shall_v be_v keep_v in_o due_a plight_n for_o the_o lawful_a and_o allowable_a corporeal_a enjoyment_n the_o soul_n may_v reap_v therefrom_o for_o seasonable_a diversion_n pag._n 117_o that_o that_o be_v execute_v which_o he_o have_v so_o determine_v etc._n etc._n some_o fancy_n this_o may_v be_v extend_v to_o the_o enjoy_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o invigouration_n of_o all_o the_o three_o vital_a congruity_n of_o the_o plastic_a and_o that_o for_o a_o soul_n orderly_a and_o in_o due_a time_n and_o course_n to_o pass_v through_o all_o these_o dispensation_n provide_v she_o keep_v herself_o sincere_a towards_o her_o maker_n be_v not_o proper_o any_o lapse_n or_o sin_n but_o a_o harmless_a experience_a all_o the_o capacity_n of_o enjoy_v themselves_o that_o god_n have_v bestow_v upon_o they_o which_o will_v open_v a_o door_n to_o a_o further_a answer_n touch_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o planet_n be_v inhabit_v namely_o that_o they_o may_v be_v inhabit_v by_o such_o kind_n of_o soul_n as_o these_o who_o therefore_o want_v not_o the_o knowledge_n and_o assistance_n of_o a_o redeemer_n and_o so_o the_o earth_n may_v be_v the_o only_a nosocomium_fw-la of_o sinful_o lapse_v soul_n this_o may_v be_v a_o answer_n to_o such_o far-fetched_a objection_n till_o they_o can_v prove_v the_o contrary_n pag._n 118._o adam_n can_v withstand_v the_o inordinate_a appetite_n etc._n etc._n namely_o after_o his_o own_o remissness_n and_o heedlessness_n in_o order_v himself_o he_o have_v bring_v himself_o to_o such_o a_o wretched_a weakness_n pag._n 121._o the_o plastic_a faculty_n begin_v now_o full_o to_o awaken_v etc._n etc._n there_o be_v three_o vital_a congruity_n belong_v to_o the_o plastic_a of_o the_o soul_n and_o they_o be_v to_o awake_v orderly_o that_o be_v to_o operate_v one_o after_o another_o downward_o and_o upward_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o lapse_n the_o aereal_a follow_v the_o aethereal_a the_o terrestrial_a the_o aereal_a but_o in_o their_o recovery_n or_o emergency_n out_o of_o the_o lapse_n the_o aereal_a follow_v the_o terrestrial_a and_o the_o aethereal_a the_o aereal_a but_o however_o a_o more_o gross_a turgency_n to_o plastic_a operation_n may_v haply_o arise_v at_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o aereal_a period_n which_o may_v be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o disease_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o that_o state_n and_o which_o may_v help_v to_o turn_v she_o out_o of_o it_o into_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n and_o be_v itself_o for_o the_o present_a silence_v therewith_o for_o where_o there_o be_v no_o union_n with_o body_n there_o be_v no_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n pag._n 121._o for_o it_o have_v a_o aptness_n and_o propensity_n to_o act_v in_o a_o terrestrial_a body_n etc._n etc._n this_o aptness_n and_o fitness_n it_o have_v in_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n according_a to_o that_o essential_a order_n of_o thing_n interweave_v into_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o into_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n or_o great_a archaeus_n of_o the_o universe_n according_a to_o the_o eternal_a counsel_n of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n by_o which_o law_n and_o appointment_n the_o soul_n will_v as_o certain_o have_v a_o fitness_n and_o propensity_n at_o its_o leave_v the_o terrestrial_a body_n to_o actuate_v a_o aereal_a oâ—…e_n pag._n 122._o either_o by_o mere_a natural_a congruity_n the_o disposition_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n or_o some_o more_o spontaneous_a agent_n etc._n etc._n natural_a congruity_n and_o the_o disposal_n of_o the_o plastic_a soul_n of_o the_o world_n which_o other_o call_v the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v join_v well_o together_o in_o this_o feat_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n attract_v such_o a_o soul_n as_o be_v most_o congruous_a to_o the_o predelineat_v matter_n which_o it_o have_v prepare_v for_o she_o but_o as_o for_o the_o spontaneous_a agent_n i_o suppose_v he_o may_v understand_v his_o ministry_n in_o some_o supernatural_a birth_n unless_o he_o think_v that_o some_o angel_n or_o genii_n may_v be_v employ_v in_o put_v soul_n into_o body_n as_o gardiner_n be_v in_o set_v pease_n and_o bean_n in_o the_o bed_n of_o garden_n but_o certain_o they_o must_v be_v no_o good_a genii_n then_o that_o have_v any_o hand_n in_o assist_v or_o set_v soul_n in_o such_o womb_n as_o have_v have_v to_o do_v with_o adultery_n incest_n and_o buggery_n pag._n 123._o but_o some_o apish_a show_n and_o imitation_n of_o reason_n virtue_n and_o religion_n etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o unregenerate_a in_o divine_a thing_n be_v little_o better_a than_o thus_o and_o virtue_n and_o religion_n which_o be_v not_o from_o that_o principle_n which_o revive_v in_o we_o in_o real_a regeneration_n be_v though_o much_o better_a than_o scandalous_a vice_n and_o profaneness_n mere_a picture_n and_o shadow_n of_o what_o they_o pretend_v to_o pag._n 123._o to_o its_o old_a celestial_a abode_n etc._n etc._n for_o we_o be_v pilgrim_n and_o stranger_n here_o on_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o holy_a patriarch_n of_o old_a declare_v and_o they_o that_o speak_v such_o thing_n say_v the_o apostle_n plain_o show_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o they_o seek_v their_o native_a country_n for_o so_o 〈◊〉_d
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o signify_v and_o true_o if_o they_o have_v be_v mindful_a of_o that_o earthly_a country_n out_o of_o which_o they_o come_v they_o may_v say_v he_o have_v have_v opportunity_n of_o return_v but_o now_o they_o desire_v a_o better_a to_o wit_n a_o heavenly_a hebr._n 11._o pag._n 124._o but_o that_o they_o step_v forth_o again_o into_o airy_a vehicles_n this_o be_v their_o natural_a course_n as_o i_o note_v above_o but_o the_o example_n of_o enoch_n and_o elias_n and_o much_o more_o of_o our_o ever_o bless_a saviour_n be_v extraordinary_a and_o supernatural_a pag._n 125._o those_o therefore_o that_o pass_v out_o of_o these_o body_n before_o their_o terrestrial_a congruity_n be_v spoil_v weaken_a or_o orderly_o unwind_v according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o this_o hypothesis_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o favour_n of_o this_o ingenious_a writer_n this_o hypothesis_n do_v not_o need_v any_o such_o obnoxious_a appendage_n as_o this_o viz._n that_o soul_n that_o be_v out_v these_o terrestrial_a body_n before_o their_o terrestrial_a congruity_n be_v spoil_v weaken_a or_o orderly_o unwind_v return_v into_o the_o state_n of_o inactivity_n but_o this_o be_v far_o more_o consonant_a both_o to_o reason_n and_o experience_n or_o story_n that_o though_o the_o terrestrial_a congruity_n be_v still_o vigorous_a as_o not_o have_v run_v out_o it_o may_v be_v the_o half_a part_n no_o not_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o its_o period_n the_o soul_n immediate_o upon_o the_o quit_n of_o this_o body_n be_v invest_v with_o a_o body_n of_o air_n and_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o activity_n not_o of_o silence_n in_o no_o sense_n for_o some_o be_v murder_v have_v in_o all_o likelihood_n in_o their_o own_o person_n complain_v of_o their_o murderer_n as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o story_n of_o anne_n walker_n and_o there_o be_v many_o other_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o beside_o it_o be_v far_o more_o reasonable_a there_o be_v such_o numerous_a multitude_n of_o silent_a soul_n that_o their_o least_o continuance_n in_o these_o terrestrial_a body_n shall_v at_o their_o departure_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o magical_a cue_n or_o tessera_fw-la forthwith_o to_o the_o aereal_a congruity_n of_o life_n to_o begin_v to_o act_v its_o part_n upon_o the_o cease_n of_o the_o other_o that_o more_o soul_n may_v be_v rid_v out_o of_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n which_o make_v it_o more_o probable_a that_o every_o soul_n that_o be_v once_o besmear_v with_o the_o unctuous_a moisture_n of_o the_o womb_n shall_v as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o magic_a ointment_n be_v carry_v into_o the_o air_n though_o it_o be_v of_o a_o still-born_a infant_n than_o that_o any_o shall_v return_v into_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n or_o inactivity_n upon_o the_o pretence_n of_o the_o remain_a vigour_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a congruity_n of_o life_n for_o these_o law_n be_v not_o by_o any_o consequential_a necessity_n but_o by_o the_o free_a counsel_n of_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n of_o god_n consult_v for_o the_o best_a and_o therefore_o this_o be_v so_o apparent_o for_o the_o best_a this_o law_n be_v interweave_v into_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o every_o particular_a soul_n that_o upon_o the_o cease_n of_o her_o terrestrial_a union_n her_o aereal_a congruity_n of_o life_n shall_v immediate_o operate_v and_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n assist_v she_o shall_v be_v dress_v in_o aereal_a robe_n and_o be_v find_v among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o those_o region_n if_o soul_n shall_v be_v remand_v back_o into_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n that_o depart_v before_o the_o terrestrial_a period_n of_o vital_a congruity_n be_v orderly_o unwind_v so_o very_a few_o reach_n the_o end_n of_o that_o period_n that_o they_o must_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o be_v turn_v into_o the_o state_n of_o inactivity_n which_o will_v be_v to_o weave_v penelope_n web_n to_o do_v and_o undo_v because_o the_o day_n be_v long_o enough_o as_o the_o proverb_n be_v whenas_o it_o rather_o seem_v too_o short_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o numerosity_n of_o silent_a soul_n that_o expect_v their_o turn_n of_o recovery_n into_o life_n pag._n 125._o but_o only_o follow_v the_o clew_n of_o this_o hypothesis_n the_o hypothesis_n require_v no_o such_o thing_n but_o it_o rather_o clash_v with_o the_o first_o and_o chiet_a pillar_n thereof_o viz._n that_o all_o the_o divine_a design_n and_o action_n be_v lay_v and_o carry_v on_o by_o infinite_a goodness_n and_o i_o have_v already_o intimate_v how_o much_o better_o it_o be_v to_o be_v this_o way_n that_o i_o be_o plead_v for_o than_o that_o of_o this_o otherwise-ingenious_a writer_n pag._n 125._o since_o by_o long_a and_o hard_a exercise_n in_o this_o body_n the_o plastic_a life_n be_v well_o taâ—…ned_a and_o debilitate_a etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v not_o at_o all_o necessary_a no_o not_o in_o those_o soul_n who_o plastic_a may_v be_v deem_v the_o most_o rampant_a dis-union_n from_o this_o terrestrial_a body_n immediate_o tame_v it_o i_o mean_v the_o terrestrial_a congruity_n of_o life_n and_o its_o operation_n be_v stop_v as_o sure_o as_o a_o string_n of_o a_o lute_n never_o so_o smart_o vibrate_v be_v streightways_o silence_v by_o a_o gentle_a touch_n of_o the_o finger_n and_o another_o single_a string_n may_v be_v immediate_o make_v to_o sound_v alone_o while_o the_o other_o be_v mute_a and_o silent_a for_o i_o say_v these_o be_v the_o free_a law_n of_o the_o eternal_a wisdom_n but_o fatal_o and_o vital_o not_o intellectual_o implant_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o all_o humane_a soul_n or_o spirit_n the_o whole_a universe_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o automatal_a harp_n of_o that_o great_a and_o true_a apollo_n and_o as_o for_o the_o general_a strike_v of_o the_o string_n and_o stop_v their_o vibration_n they_o be_v do_v with_o as_o exquisite_a art_n as_o if_o a_o free_a intellectual_a agent_n play_v upon_o they_o but_o the_o plastic_a power_n in_o the_o world_n be_v not_o such_o but_o only_o vital_a and_o fatal_a as_o i_o say_v before_o pag._n 126._o that_o a_o aereal_a body_n be_v not_o enough_o for_o it_o to_o display_v its_o force_n upon_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v far_o more_o safe_a and_o rational_a to_o say_v that_o the_o soul_n desert_n her_o aereal_a estate_n by_o reason_n that_o the_o period_n of_o the_o vital_a congruity_n be_v expire_v which_o according_a to_o those_o fatal_a law_n i_o speak_v of_o before_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n but_o whether_o a_o soul_n may_v do_v any_o thing_n to_o abbreviate_v this_o period_n and_o excite_v such_o symptom_n in_o the_o plastic_a as_o may_v shorten_v her_o continuance_n in_o that_o state_n let_v it_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o more_o inquisitive_a to_o define_v pag._n 128._o where_o be_v then_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o just_a and_o the_o wicked_a in_o state_n place_n and_o body_n their_o difference_n in_o place_n i_o have_v sufficient_o show_v in_o my_o answer_n to_o the_o three_o argument_n against_o the_o triple_a congruity_n of_o life_n in_o the_o plastic_a of_o humane_a soul_n how_o fit_o they_o may_v be_v dispose_v of_o in_o the_o air._n but_o to_o the_o rude_a buffonery_n of_o that_o crude_a opposer_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o pre-existence_n i_o make_v no_o answer_n it_o be_v methinks_v sufficient_o answer_v in_o the_o scholia_fw-la upon_o sect._n 12._o cap._n 3._o lib._n 3._o of_o dr._n h._n mores_n immortalitas_fw-la animae_fw-la if_o the_o reader_n think_v it_o worth_a his_o while_n to_o consult_v the_o place_n now_o for_o state_n and_o body_n the_o difference_n be_v obvious_a the_o vehicle_n be_v of_o more_o pure_a air_n and_o the_o conscience_n more_o pure_a of_o the_o one_o than_o of_o the_o other_o pag._n 130._o for_o according_a to_o this_o hypothesis_n the_o gravity_n of_o those_o body_n be_v less_o because_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o draw_v they_o be_v so_o etc._n etc._n this_o be_v a_o ingenious_a invention_n both_o to_o salve_v that_o phaenomenon_n why_o body_n in_o mine_n and_o other_o deep_a subterraneous_a place_n shall_v seem_v not_o so_o heavy_a nor_o hard_a to_o lift_v there_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o superior_a air_n above_o the_o earth_n and_o also_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o crust_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v not_o of_o so_o considerable_a a_o thickness_n as_o man_n usual_o conceive_v it_o be_v i_o say_v it_o be_v ingenious_a but_o not_o so_o firm_a and_o sure_a the_o quicksilver_n in_o a_o torricellian_a tube_n will_v sink_v deep_o in_o a_o high_a or_o clear_a air_n though_o there_o be_v the_o same_o magnetism_n of_o the_o earth_n under_o it_o that_o be_v before_o but_o this_o be_v not_o altogether_o so_o fit_a a_o illustration_n there_o be_v another_o cause_n than_o i_o drive_v at_o conjoin_v thereto_o but_o that_o which_o i_o drive_v at_o be_v sufficient_a of_o it_o self_n to_o salve_v this_o phaenomenon_n
ease_n and_o safety_n of_o those_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o light_n not_o out_o of_o any_o goodwill_n to_o they_o but_o that_o themselves_o may_v not_o further_o smart_v for_o it_o if_o they_o give_v licence_n to_o such_o and_o such_o exorbitancy_n for_o they_o be_v capable_a of_o pain_n and_o punishment_n and_o though_o they_o be_v permit_v in_o the_o world_n yet_o they_o be_v absolute_o under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o almighty_a and_o of_o the_o grand_a minister_n of_o his_o kingdom_n the_o glorious_a soul_n of_o the_o messiah_n pag._n 137._o the_o internal_a central_n fire_n shall_v have_v get_v such_o strength_n and_o irresistible_a vigour_n etc._n etc._n but_o how_o or_o from_o whence_o be_v very_o hard_a to_o conceive_v i_o shall_v rather_o suspect_v as_o i_o note_v above_o that_o the_o fire_n will_v more_o and_o more_o decay_n till_o it_o turn_v at_o last_o to_o a_o kind_n of_o terrella_n like_o that_o observe_v within_o the_o ring_n of_o saturn_n and_o the_o dungeon_n become_v utter_a darkness_n where_o there_o will_v be_v weep_v and_o wail_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o furnace_n of_o fire_n pag._n 141._o and_o so_o follow_v the_o law_n of_o its_o proper_a motion_n shall_v fly_v away_o out_o of_o this_o vortex_n etc._n etc._n this_o look_n like_o a_o heedless_a mistake_n of_o this_o ingenious_a writer_n who_o though_o he_o speak_v the_o language_n of_o cartesius_n seem_v here_o not_o to_o have_v recall_v to_o mind_v his_o principle_n for_o the_o earth_n according_a to_o his_o principle_n be_v never_o like_a to_o become_v a_o sun_n again_o nor_o if_o it_o have_v so_o become_v will_v it_o then_o become_v a_o comet_n forasmuch_o as_o comet_n according_a to_o his_o philosophy_n be_v incrustate_v sun_n and_o planet_n or_o earth_n in_o a_o manner_n and_o so_o to_o be_v deem_v so_o soon_o as_o they_o settle_v in_o any_o vortex_n and_o take_v their_o course_n about_o the_o centre_n thereof_o nor_o if_o the_o earth_n become_v a_o 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a_o earth_n turn_v into_o a_o sun_n no_o example_n at_o all_o that_o i_o know_v of_o pag._n 142._o so_o that_o the_o central_n fire_n remain_v unconcern_v etc._n etc._n and_o so_o it_o well_o may_v it_o be_v so_o considerable_a a_o distance_n from_o the_o concave_n of_o the_o aqueous_a orb_n and_o the_o aqueous_a orb_n itself_o betwixt_o the_o crust_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o but_o the_o prisoner_n of_o this_o gaol_n of_o the_o rephaim_n will_v not_o be_v a_o little_a concern_v this_o hell_n of_o a_o sudden_a grow_v so_o smother_a hot_a to_o they_o all_o though_o the_o central_n fire_v no_o more_o than_o it_o be_v and_o whatever_o become_v of_o those_o spirit_n that_o suffer_v in_o the_o very_a conflagration_n itself_o yet_o ab_fw-la hoc_fw-la inferno_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la redemptio_fw-la pag._n 147._o those_o immediate_a birth_n of_o unassisted_a nature_n will_v not_o be_v so_o tender_a etc._n etc._n beside_o the_o air_n be_v replenish_v with_o benign_a daemon_n or_o 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common_a mother_n the_o earth_n will_v be_v take_v into_o the_o care_n of_o some_o good_a daemon_n or_o other_o even_o at_o their_o very_a first_o bud_v out_o into_o life_n pag._n 148._o but_o all_o this_o be_v but_o the_o frolic_a exercise_n of_o my_o pen_n choose_v a_o paradox_n and_o let_v the_o same_o be_v say_v of_o the_o pen_n of_o the_o annotator_n who_o have_v bestow_v these_o pain_n not_o to_o gain_v proselyte_n to_o the_o opinion_n treat_v of_o in_o this_o discourse_n but_o to_o entertain_v the_o reader_n intellectual_n with_o what_o may_v something_o enlarge_v his_o thought_n and_o if_o he_o be_v curious_a and_o anxious_a help_v he_o at_o a_o pinch_n to_o some_o ease_n of_o mind_n touch_v the_o way_n of_o god_n and_o his_o wonderful_a providence_n in_o the_o world_n pag._n 149._o those_o other_o expression_n of_o death_n destruction_n perdition_n of_o the_o ungodly_a etc._n etc._n how_o the_o enter_v into_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n may_v well_o be_v deem_v a_o real_a death_n destruction_n and_o perdition_n that_o passage_n in_o lucretius_n do_v marvellous_o well_o set_v out_o nam_fw-la si_fw-la tantopere_fw-la est_fw-la animi_fw-la mutata_fw-la potestas_fw-la omnis_fw-la ut_fw-la actarum_fw-la exciderit_fw-la retinentia_fw-la rerum_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la opinor_fw-la ea_fw-la ab_fw-la letho_fw-mi jam_fw-la longiter_fw-la errat_fw-la quapropter_fw-la fateare_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la fuit_fw-la ante_fw-la interiisse_fw-la etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la lib._n 3._o and_o again_o in_o the_o same_o book_n he_o say_v though_o we_o be_v again_o just_a as_o we_o be_v before_o yet_o we_o have_v no_o memory_n thereof_o it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o we_o be_v perfect_o lose_v and_o yet_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o the_o divine_a nemesis_n send_v into_o the_o state_n of_o silence_n because_o afterward_o she_o remember_v nothing_o of_o her_o former_a life_n his_o word_n be_v these_o nec_fw-la si_fw-la materiam_fw-la nostram_fw-la collegerit_fw-la aetas_fw-la post_fw-la obitum_fw-la rursúmque_fw-la redegerit_fw-la ut_fw-la sita_fw-la nunc_fw-la est_fw-la atque_fw-la iterum_fw-la nobis_fw-la fuerint_fw-la data_fw-la lumina_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la pertineat_fw-la quicquam_fw-la tamen_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la id_fw-la quoque_fw-la factum_fw-la interrupta_fw-la semel_fw-la quom_fw-la sit_fw-la retinentia_fw-la nostri_fw-la pag._n 150._o in_o those_o passage_n which_o predict_v new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n etc._n etc._n i_o suppose_v he_o allude_v especial_o to_o that_o place_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n chap._n 21._o where_o present_o upon_o the_o description_n of_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n in_o the_o precedent_a chapter_n which_o answer_v to_o the_o conflagration_n it_o be_v say_v and_o i_o see_v a_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n but_o questionless_a that_o passage_n as_o in_o other_o place_n be_v political_o to_o be_v understand_v not_o physical_o unless_o this_o 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rain_v as_o it_o be_v down_o upon_o the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n to_o their_o very_a great_a astonishment_n some_o interpret_v the_o cobweb_n of_o heresy_n other_o haply_o more_o rightful_o of_o trouble_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n with_o overgreat_a nicety_n and_o curiosity_n of_o subtle_a speculation_n which_o tend_v nothing_o to_o the_o corroborate_n her_o faith_n and_o promote_a a_o good_a life_n and_o be_v so_o obscure_a subtle_a and_o lubricous_a that_o look_v on_o they_o one_o way_n they_o seem_v thus_o and_o another_o way_n thus_o to_o this_o six_o general_n council_n there_o seem_v two_o operation_n and_o two_o will_n in_o chriâ—…_n because_o of_o his_o two_o nature_n to_o a_o council_n call_v after_o by_o philippicus_n the_o emperor_n and_o john_n patriarch_n oâ—…_n constantinople_n consider_v christ_n as_o one_o personâ—…ere_o â—…ere_z appear_v numerosissimo_fw-la orientalium_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la collecto_fw-la convenâ—…ui_fw-la as_o spondanusâ—…as_n â—…as_z 〈◊〉_d but_o as_o binius_fw-la innumerle_n orientalium_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la multitudini_fw-la congregatâ—…e_fw-la but_o one_o will_v and_o one_o operation_n and_o ceâ—…tainly_o this_o numerous_a or_o innumerable_a company_n of_o bishop_n must_v put_v as_o fair_a sore_n a_o general_n council_n as_o that_o of_o less_o than_o three_o hundred_o but_o that_o the_o authority_n of_o both_o these_o council_n be_v lessen_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o second_o head_n in_o that_o the_o matter_n they_o consult_v about_o tend_v nothing_o to_o the_o corroboration_n of_o our_o faith_n or_o the_o promotion_n of_o a_o good_a life_n i_o have_v already_o intimatâ—…d_v these_o thing_n i_o be_v tempt_v to_o note_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o ten_o head_n for_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o a_o undeniable_a argument_n that_o our_o first_o reformer_n which_o be_v the_o rise_v witness_n be_v either_o exquisite_o well_o see_v in_o ecclesiastic_a history_n or_o the_o good_a hand_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o they_o that_o 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therefore_o will_v not_o adventure_v of_o any_o so_o call_v for_o the_o adjudge_v any_o matter_n heresy_n but_o if_o any_o pretend_v to_o be_v such_o their_o authority_n shall_v no_o further_o prevail_v than_o as_o they_o make_v out_o thing_n by_o express_a and_o plain_a word_n of_o canonical_a scripture_n and_o for_o other_o synod_n whether_o the_o seven_o which_o be_v the_o second_o of_o nice_a or_o any_o other_o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n will_v have_v to_o be_v general_n in_o defence_n of_o their_o own_o exorbitant_a point_n of_o faith_n or_o practice_n they_o will_v be_v find_v of_o no_o validity_n if_o we_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o six_o seven_o eight_o and_o nine_o head_n five_o in_o reference_n to_o the_o five_o head_n this_o five_o council_n lose_v its_o authority_n in_o anathematise_v what_o in_o origen_n seem_v to_o be_v true_a according_a to_o that_o express_a text_n of_o scripture_n john_n 16._o 28._o especial_o compare_v with_o other_o see_v note_n on_o chap._n ii_o i_o come_v forth_o from_o the_o father_n and_o be_o come_v into_o the_o world_n again_o i_o leave_v the_o world_n and_o go_v to_o the_o father_n he_o come_v forth_o from_o his_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n according_o as_o he_o teach_v we_o to_o pray_v to_o he_o the_o divine_a shechina_n be_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n there_o he_o leave_v the_o world_n and_o go_v to_o the_o father_n which_o all_o understand_v of_o his_o ascension_n into_o heaven_n whence_o his_o come_n from_o the_o father_n must_v have_v the_o same_o sense_n or_o else_o the_o antithesis_fw-la will_n plain_o fail_v wherefore_o it_o be_v plain_a he_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n as_o he_o signify_v also_o in_o other_o place_n as_o well_o as_o return_n thither_o but_o he_o can_v neither_o be_v true_o say_v to_o come_v from_o heaven_n nor_o return_v thither_o according_a to_o his_o divine_a nature_n for_o it_o never_o lest_o heaven_n nor_o remove_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o and_o therefore_o this_o scripture_n do_v plain_o imply_v the_o pre_n existence_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o messiah_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o jew_n before_o it_o be_v incarnate_a and_o this_o stricture_n of_o the_o old_a cabala_n may_v give_v light_n to_o more_o place_n of_o st._n john_n write_n then_o be_v fit_a to_o recite_v in_o this_o haste_n i_o will_v only_o name_v one_o by_o the_o by_o 1_o john_n 4._o 2._o every_o spirit_n that_o confess_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v to_o say_v be_v the_o christ_n incarnate_a be_v of_o god_n for_o the_o messiah_n do_v exist_v viz._n his_o soul_n before_o he_o come_v into_o the_o flesh_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v so_o well_o know_v that_o upon_o the_o abovecited_a say_v john_n 16._o 28._o of_o our_o saviour_n they_o present_o answer_v lo_o now_o speak_v thou_o plain_o and_o speak_v no_o parable_n because_o he_o clear_o discover_v himself_o by_o this_o character_n to_o be_v the_o expect_a messiah_n incarnate_a nor_o be_v there_o any_o possible_a evasion_n out_o of_o the_o clearness_n of_o this_o text_n from_o the_o communication_n of_o idiom_n because_o christ_n can_v be_v say_v to_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n according_a to_o his_o humane_a nature_n before_o it_o be_v there_o therefore_o his_o humane_a nature_n be_v there_o before_o it_o be_v incarnate_a and_o last_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o decision_n of_o this_o council_n if_o it_o do_v so_o decide_v be_v lessen_v in_o that_o contrary_a to_o the_o second_o head_n as_o be_v hint_v above_o it_o decide_v a_o point_n that_o faith_n and_o godliness_n be_v not_o at_o all_o concern_v in_o for_o the_o divinity_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o great_a point_n of_o faith_n be_v as_o firm_o hold_v suppose_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o messiah_n unite_v with_o the_o logos_fw-la before_o his_o incarnation_n as_o in_o it_o so_o that_o the_o spite_n only_o of_o pelagius_n against_o theodorus_n to_o multiply_v anathematism_n against_o origen_n no_o use_n or_o necessity_n of_o the_o church_n require_v any_o such_o thing_n whence_o again_o their_o authority_n be_v lessen_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o three_o head_n these_o thing_n may_v very_o well_o suspend_v a_o careful_a mind_n and_o loath_a to_o be_v impose_v upon_o from_o rely_v much_o upon_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o five_o council_n but_o suppose_v its_o authority_n entire_a yet_o the_o act_n against_o origen_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o council_n and_o the_o six_o council_n in_o its_o anathematism_n though_o it_o mention_v theodoret_n write_n the_o epistle_n of_o ibas_n and_o theodorus_n mopsuestenus_n who_o be_v concern_v in_o the_o five_o council_n yet_o i_o find_v not_o there_o a_o syllable_n touch_v origen_n and_o therefore_o those_o that_o talk_v of_o his_o be_v condemn_v by_o that_o five_o coâ—…ncil_n have_v a_o eye_n i_o suppose_v to_o the_o anathematism_n at_o the_o end_n of_o that_o discourse_n which_o justinian_n the_o emperor_n send_v to_o menas_n patriarch_n of_o constantinople_n according_a to_o which_o form_n they_o suppose_v the_o error_n of_o origen_n condemn_v which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a yet_o simple_a pre-existence_n will_v escape_v well_o enough_o nor_o do_v i_o think_v that_o learned_a and_o intelligent_a patriarch_n photius_n will_v have_v call_v the_o simple_a opinion_n of_o pre-existence_n of_o soul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o â—…or_a those_o appendage_n that_o the_o injudiciousness_n and_o rashness_n of_o some_o have_v affix_v 〈◊〉_d it_o partly_o therefore_o reâ—…lecting_v upon_o that_o first_o anathematism_n in_o the_o emperor_n discouâ—…se_n that_o make_v the_o pre-existent_a soul_n of_o man_n first_o to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o their_o high_a felicity_n consist_v in_o have_v no_o body_n to_o inactuate_v which_o plain_o clash_v with_o both_o sound_a philosophy_n and_o christianity_n as_o if_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o rephaim_n be_v all_o one_o and_o they_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d till_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d grow_v cold_a to_o the_o divine_a love_n and_o only_o gather_v body_n as_o they_o gather_v corruption_n and_o be_v alienate_v from_o the_o life_n of_o god_n which_o be_v pointblank_o against_o the_o christian_a faith_n which_o have_v promise_v we_o as_o the_o high_a prize_n a_o glorify_a body_n and_o partly_o what_o himself_o add_v that_o one_o soul_n go_v into_o several_a body_n which_o be_v impertinent_a appendage_n of_o the_o pre-existence_n of_o the_o soul_n false_a useless_a and_o unnecessary_a and_o therefore_o those_o that_o add_v these_o appendage_n thereto_o violate_v the_o sincerity_n of_o the_o divine_a tradition_n to_o no_o good_a purpose_n but_o this_o simple_a doctrine_n of_o pre_n existence_n be_v so_o unexceptionable_a and_o harmless_a that_o the_o three_o collection_n of_o council_n in_o justellus_n which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o it_o reckon_v the_o other_o error_n of_o origen_n condemn_v in_o the_o five_o council_n omit_v this_o of_o pre-existence_n certain_o that_o ecclesiastic_a that_o frame_v that_o discourse_n for_o the_o emperor_n if_o he_o do_v it_o not_o himself_o have_v not_o full_o deliberate_o and_o impartial_o consider_v the_o dogma_fw-la of_o pre-existence_n take_v in_o its_o self_n nor_o do_v once_o offer_v to_o answer_v any_o reason_n out_o of_o scripture_n or_o philosophy_n that_o be_v produce_v for_o it_o which_o if_o it_o have_v be_v do_v and_o this_o have_v be_v the_o only_a error_n to_o be_v allege_v against_o origen_n i_o can_v think_v it_o credible_a nay_o scarce_o possible_a though_o their_o spite_n have_v be_v never_o so_o much_o against_o some_o loâ—…ers_n of_o origen_n that_o they_o can_v have_v get_v any_o general_a council_n to_o have_v condemn_v so_o holy_a so_o able_a so_o victorious_a a_o champion_n for_o the_o 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abridge_v we_o of_o this_o liberty_n from_o which_o charge_n i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o free_v myself_o brief_o by_o these_o two_o way_n first_o by_o show_v how_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o prove_v the_o five_o ecumenical_a council_n so_o call_v to_o be_v a_o legitimate_a general_n or_o ecumenical_a council_n and_o such_o as_o who_o authority_n we_o may_v rely_v on_o and_o second_o if_o it_o be_v such_o by_o show_v that_o it_o do_v not_o condemn_v simple_o the_o pre-existence_n of_o soul_n but_o pre-existence_n with_o such_o and_o such_o appendage_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o real_a clash_n betwixt_o our_o church_n and_o that_o council_n in_o this_o but_o however_o this_o be_v from_o the_o eight_o and_o nine_o head_n its_o plain_a enough_o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v no_o favourer_n of_o the_o conclusion_n of_o any_o general_a council_n that_o be_v enjoin_v as_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n that_o be_v either_o repugnant_a to_o holy_a scripture_n or_o be_v not_o clear_o 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