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de_fw-fr divina_fw-la perfectione_n with_o many_o more_o at_o leisure_n whatsoever_o difficulty_n we_o may_v apprehend_v in_o this_o case_n or_o if_o we_o can_v so_o easy_o conceive_v how_o a_o eternal_a mind_n foresee_v perfect_o all_o futurity_n together_o with_o a_o eternal_a efficacious_a determition_n of_o will_n concern_v the_o existence_n of_o such_o and_o such_o thing_n to_o such_o a_o instant_n or_o point_n of_o time_n can_v suffice_v to_o their_o production_n without_o a_o superadd_v efflux_n of_o power_n at_o that_o instant_n which_o will_v seem_v to_o infer_v somewhat_o of_o mutation_n yet_o as_o the_o former_a of_o these_o can_v be_v demonstrate_v insufficient_a nor_o shall_v we_o ever_o reckon_v ourselves_o pinch_v in_o this_o matter_n till_o we_o see_v that_o plain_o and_o full_o do_v so_o they_o be_v very_o obstinate_o blind_a that_o can_v see_v upon_o the_o addition_n of_o the_o latter_a the_o vast_a difference_n of_o these_o two_o case_n viz._n the_o facile_a silent_a egress_n of_o a_o sufficient_a power_n in_o pursuance_n to_o a_o calm_a complacential_a eternal_a purpose_n for_o the_o production_n of_o this_o creation_n by_o which_o the_o agent_n act_v not_o upon_o itself_o but_o upon_o its_o own_o creature_n make_v by_o its_o own_o action_n and_o the_o eternal_a blind_a ungoverned_a action_n of_o matter_n upon_o itself_o by_o which_o it_o be_v perpetual_o change_v itself_o while_o yet_o it_o be_v suppose_v necessary_o what_o it_o be_v before_o and_o how_o much_o more_o easy_o conceivable_a that_o be_v than_o this_o how_o also_o liberty_n of_o action_n consist_v with_o necessity_n of_o existence_n divers_a have_v show_v to_o which_o purpose_n somewhat_o not_o inconsiderable_a may_v be_v see_v fjoin_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 12._o the_o immortal_a etc._n etc._n but_o in_o this_o there_o can_v be_v little_a pretence_n to_o imagine_v a_o difficulty_n for_o our_o own_o be_v though_o not_o simple_o yet_o as_o to_o we_o be_v necessary_a i._n e._n it_o be_v impose_v upon_o we_o for_o we_o come_v not_o into_o be_v by_o our_o own_o choice_n and_o yet_o be_v conscious_a to_o ourselves_o of_o no_o prejudice_n hereby_o to_o our_o liberty_n of_o act_v yea_o and_o not_o only_o do_v the_o former_a consist_v with_o this_o latter_a but_o be_v infer_v by_o it_o of_o which_o see_v gibbeuf_n the_o libert_n dei_fw-la &_o create_v create_v parker_n tentam._n physico_fw-la theolog._n derodon_n philos._n cont_n dr._n more_o be_v enchirid._n metaphys_n xv._n xv._n which_o will_v also_o prove_v it_o to_o be_v a_o spirit_n unto_o which_o order_n of_o being_n essential_a vitality_n or_o that_o life_n be_v essential_a to_o they_o seems_z as_o distinguish_v a_o property_n between_o it_o and_o a_o body_n as_o any_o other_o we_o can_v fasten_v upon_o that_o be_v that_o though_o a_o body_n may_v be_v true_o say_v to_o live_v yet_o it_o live_v by_o a_o life_n that_o be_v accidental_a and_o separable_a from_o it_o so_o as_o that_o it_o may_v cease_v to_o live_v and_o yet_o be_v a_o body_n still_o whereas_o a_o spirit_n live_v by_o its_o own_o essence_n so_o that_o it_o can_v no_o more_o cease_v to_o live_v than_o to_o be_v and_o as_o where_o that_o essence_n be_v borrow_v and_o derive_v only_o as_o it_o be_v with_o all_o create_a spirit_n so_o its_o life_n must_v needs_o be_v therewithal_o so_o the_o eternal_a self-subsisting_a spirit_n live_v necessary_o and_o of_o itself_o according_a as_o necessary_o and_o of_o itself_o it_o be_v or_o have_v its_o be_v which_o be_v only_o annoted_a with_o a_o design_n not_o to_o trouble_v this_o discourse_n with_o any_o disquisition_n concern_v the_o nature_n and_o other_o property_n of_o a_o spiritual_a be_v of_o which_o enough_o have_v be_v with_o great_a evidence_n say_v by_o the_o incomparable_a dr._n more_o xvi_o de_fw-fr natura_fw-la deorum_fw-la both_o in_o his_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o enchirid_a metaphys_n i._o ii_o d._n cartes_n princip_n philosoph_n part_n 2._o iii_o iv._o v._o vi_o vii_o lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr usu_fw-la part_n ex_fw-la lacun._n epit._n sub_fw-la fin_n l._n 17._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 19_o bartholin_n riolanus_n riolanus_n how_o foolish_a to_o think_v that_o art_n intend_v a_o end_n in_o make_v a_o window_n to_o see_v through_o and_o that_o nature_n intend_v none_o in_o make_v a_o eye_n to_o see_v with_o as_o campanella_n in_o that_o rapturous_a discourse_n of_o he_o atheismus_fw-la triumphatus_fw-la non_fw-la prodest_fw-la cibus_fw-la neque_fw-la corpori_fw-la accedit_fw-la qui_fw-la statim_fw-la sumptus_fw-la emittitur_fw-la seneca_n on_o another_o occasion_n riolanus_n parker_n tentam._n physico-theolog_a viii_o archbishop_n abbot_n geograph_n ix_o x._o d._n cartes_n de_fw-fr passionibus_fw-la animae_fw-la part_n 1._o atque_fw-la alibi_fw-la de_fw-fr passion_n part_n 1._o art_n 8._o princip_n philosoph_n dioptric_n c._n 4._o disertat_fw-la de_fw-fr method_n de_fw-fr pass_n art_n 13._o as_o art_n 16._o princip_n philosoph_n sect._n 189._o de_fw-fr passion_n art_n 11._o dioptr._fw-la c._n 4._o s._n 4_o 5._o in_o doctor_n more_o be_v immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n princip_n phil._n part_n 4._o s._n 189._o medit._fw-la 2._o dioptr._fw-la c._n 4._o 4._o resp._n sextae_fw-la dissert_n de_fw-fr method_n c._n 5._o resp._n sextae_fw-la dissert_n de_fw-fr method_n sect._n 5._o xi_o hobbs_n humane_a nature_n sen._n ep._n 92._o hor._n serm._n m._n anton._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o pythagorean_n concern_v who_o it_o be_v say_v they_o be_v wont_a to_o admonish_v one_o another_o to_o take_v heed_n lest_o they_o shall_v rend_v god_n in_o themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jamblicb_n de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr pythag._n pla'o_o who_o undertake_v to_o prove_v the_o immortafity_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o such_o argument_n as_o if_o they_o do_v conclude_v any_o thing_n will_v conclude_v it_o to_o be_v god_n that_o it_o be_v the_o fountain_n the_o principie_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o motion_n and_o add_v that_o the_o principle_n be_v