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the_o liberty_n of_o a_o honest_a reason_n may_v play_v and_o expatiate_v with_o security_n and_o far_o without_o the_o circle_n of_o a_o heresy_n sect._n 9_o as_o for_o those_o wingy_a mystery_n in_o divinity_n and_o airy_a subtlety_n in_o religion_n which_o have_v unhinged_a the_o brain_n of_o better_a head_n they_o never_o stretch_v the_o pia_fw-la mater_fw-la of_o i_o methinks_v there_o be_v not_o impossibility_n enough_o in_o religion_n for_o a_o active_a faith_n the_o deep_a mystery_n we_o contain_v have_v not_o only_o be_v illustrate_v but_o maintain_v by_o sylogism_n and_o the_o rule_n of_o reason_n i_o love_v to_o lose_v myself_o in_o a_o mystery_n to_o pursue_v my_o reason_n to_o a_o o_o altitudo_fw-la it_o be_v my_o solitary_a recreation_n to_o pose_v my_o apprehension_n with_o those_o involve_a aenigma_n and_o riddle_n of_o the_o trinity_n with_o incarnation_n and_o resurrection_n i_o can_v answer_v all_o the_o objection_n of_o satan_n and_o my_o rebellious_a reason_n with_o that_o odd_a resolution_n i_o learn_v of_o tertullian_n certum_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la impossible_a est_fw-la i_o desire_v to_o exercise_v my_o faith_n in_o the_o difficult_a point_n for_o to_o credit_v ordinary_a and_o visible_a object_n be_v not_o faith_n but_o persuasion_n some_o believe_v the_o better_a for_o see_v christ_n sepulchre_n and_o when_o they_o have_v see_v the_o red_a sea_n doubt_v not_o of_o the_o miracle_n now_o contrary_o i_o bless_v myself_o and_o be_o thankful_a that_o i_o live_v not_o in_o the_o day_n of_o miracle_n that_o i_o never_o see_v christ_n nor_o his_o disciple_n i_o will_v not_o have_v be_v one_o of_o those_o israelite_n that_o pass_v the_o red_a sea_n nor_o one_o of_o christ_n patient_n on_o who_o he_o wrought_v his_o wonder_n then_o have_v my_o faith_n be_v thrust_v upon_o i_o nor_o shall_v i_o enjoy_v that_o great_a blessing_n pronounce_v to_o all_o that_o believe_v and_o see_v not_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a and_o necessary_a belief_n to_o credit_v what_o our_o eye_n and_o sense_n have_v examine_v i_o believe_v he_o be_v dead_a and_o bury_v and_o rise_v again_o and_o desire_v to_o see_v he_o in_o his_o glory_n rather_o than_o to_o contemplate_v he_o in_o his_o cenotaphe_n or_o sepulchre_n nor_o be_v this_o much_o to_o believe_v as_o we_o have_v reason_n we_o owe_v this_o faith_n unto_o history_n they_o only_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o a_o bold_a and_o noble_a faith_n who_o live_v before_o his_o come_n who_o upon_o obscure_a prophecy_n and_o mystical_a type_n can_v raise_v a_o belief_n and_o expect_v apparent_a impossibility_n sect._n 10_o it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v a_o edge_n in_o all_o sirm_a belief_n and_o with_o a_o easy_a metaphor_n we_o may_v say_v the_o sword_n of_o faith_n but_o in_o these_o obscurity_n i_o rather_o use_v it_o in_o the_o adjunct_n the_o apostle_n give_v it_o a_o buckler_n under_o which_o i_o conceive_v a_o wary_a combatant_n may_v lie_v invulnerable_a since_o i_o be_v of_o understanding_n to_o know_v we_o know_v nothing_o my_o reason_n have_v be_v more_o pliable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o faith_n i_o be_o now_o content_a to_o understand_v a_o mystery_n without_o a_o rigid_a definition_n in_o a_o easy_a and_o platonic_a description_n that_o circumferentianullibi_fw-la allegorical_a description_n of_o hermes_n please_v i_o beyond_o all_o the_o metaphysical_a definition_n of_o divine_n where_o i_o can_v satisfy_v my_o reason_n i_o love_v to_o humour_v my_o fancy_n i_o have_v as_o live_v you_o tell_v i_o that_o anima_fw-la est_fw-la angelus_fw-la hominis_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la dei_fw-la as_o entelechia_fw-la lux_fw-la est_fw-la umbra_fw-la dei_fw-la as_o actus_fw-la perspicui_fw-la where_o there_o be_v a_o obscurity_n too_o deep_a for_o our_o reason_n it_o be_v good_a to_o sit_v down_o with_o a_o description_n periphrasis_n or_o adumbration_n for_o by_o acquaint_v our_o reason_n how_o unable_a it_o be_v to_o display_v the_o visible_a and_o obvious_a effect_n
essential_a point_n of_o happiness_n wherein_o we_o resemble_v our_o maker_n to_o wise_a desire_n it_o be_v satisfaction_n enough_o to_o deserve_v though_o not_o to_o enjoy_v the_o favour_n of_o fortune_n let_v providence_n provide_v for_o fool_n it_o be_v not_o partiality_n but_o equity_n in_o god_n who_o deal_v with_o we_o but_o as_o our_o natural_a parent_n those_o that_o be_v able_a of_o body_n and_o mind_n he_o leave_v to_o their_o desert_n to_o those_o of_o weak_a merit_n he_o impart_v a_o large_a portion_n and_o piece_n out_o the_o defect_n of_o one_o by_o the_o access_n of_o the_o other_o thus_o have_v we_o no_o just_a quarrel_n with_o nature_n for_o leave_v we_o naked_a or_o to_o envy_v the_o horn_n hoof_n skin_n and_o fur_n of_o other_o creature_n be_v provide_v with_o reason_n that_o can_v supply_v they_o all_o we_o need_v not_o labour_n with_o so_o many_o argument_n to_o confute_v judicial_a astrology_n for_o if_o there_o be_v a_o truth_n therein_o it_o do_v not_o injure_v 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yield_v not_o easy_o unto_o water_n but_o flame_n in_o the_o arm_n of_o its_o antagonist_n and_o thus_o will_v he_o inveigle_v my_o belief_n to_o think_v the_o combustion_n of_o sodom_n may_v be_v natural_a and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o asphaltick_a and_o bituminous_a nature_n in_o that_o lake_n before_o the_o fire_n of_o gomorrah_n i_o know_v that_o manna_n be_v now_o plentiful_o gather_v in_o calabria_n and_o josephus_n tell_v i_o in_o his_o day_n it_o be_v as_o plentiful_a in_o arabia_n the_o devil_n therefore_o make_v the_o quaere_fw-la where_o be_v then_o the_o miracle_n in_o the_o day_n of_o moses_n the_o israelite_n see_v but_o that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o native_n of_o those_o country_n behold_v in_o we_o thus_o the_o devil_n play_v at_o chess_n with_o i_o and_o yield_v a_o pawn_n think_v to_o gain_v a_o queen_n of_o i_o take_v advantage_n of_o my_o honest_a endeavour_n and_o whilst_o i_o labour_v to_o raise_v the_o structure_n of_o my_o reason_n he_o strive_v to_o undermine_v the_o edifice_n of_o my_o faith_n sect._n 20_o neither_o have_v these_o or_o any_o other_o ever_o such_o advantage_n of_o i_o as_o to_o incline_v i_o to_o any_o point_n of_o infidelity_n or_o desperate_a position_n of_o atheism_n for_o i_o have_v be_v these_o many_o year_n of_o opinion_n there_o be_v never_o any_o those_o that_o hold_v religion_n be_v the_o difference_n of_o man_n from_o beast_n have_v speak_v probable_o and_o proceed_v upon_o a_o principle_n as_o inductive_a as_o the_o other_o that_o doctrine_n of_o epicurus_n that_o deny_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n be_v no_o atheism_n but_o a_o magnificent_a and_o high_a strain_a conceit_n of_o his_o majesty_n which_o he_o deem_v too_o sublime_a to_o mind_v the_o trivial_a action_n of_o those_o inferior_a creature_n that_o fatal_a necessity_n of_o the_o stoic_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o immutable_a law_n of_o his_o will_n those_o that_o heretofore_o deny_v the_o divinity_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v be_v 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a_o possibility_n of_o generation_n and_o therefore_o that_o opinion_n that_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v bear_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o *_o dan_n by_o conjunction_n with_o the_o devil_n be_v ridiculous_a and_o a_o conceit_n fit_a for_o a_o rabbin_z than_o a_o christian_n i_o hold_v that_o the_o devil_n do_v real_o possess_v some_o man_n the_o spirit_n of_o melancholy_a other_o the_o spirit_n of_o delusion_n other_o that_o as_o the_o devil_n be_v conceal_v and_o deny_v by_o some_o so_o god_n and_o good_a angel_n be_v pretend_v by_o other_o whereof_o the_o late_a defection_n of_o the_o maid_n of_o germany_n have_v leave_v a_o pregnant_a example_n sect._n 31_o again_o i_o believe_v that_o all_o that_o use_v sorcery_n incantation_n and_o spell_n be_v not_o witch_n or_o as_o we_o term_v they_o magician_n i_o conceive_v there_o be_v a_o traditional_a magic_n not_o learn_v immediate_o from_o the_o devil_n but_o at_o second_o hand_n from_o his_o scholar_n who_o have_v once_o the_o secret_a betray_v be_v able_a and_o do_v emperical_o practice_v without_o his_o advice_n they_o proceed_v upon_o the_o principle_n of_o nature_n where_o active_n apt_o conjoin_v to_o dispose_v passives_n will_v under_o any_o master_n produce_v their_o effect_n thus_o i_o think_v at_o first_o a_o part_n of_o philosophy_n be_v witchcraft_n which_o be_v afterward_o derive_v to_o one_o another_o prove_v but_o philosophy_n and_o be_v indeed_o no_o more_o but_o the_o honest_a effect_n of_o nature_n what_o invent_v by_o we_o be_v philosophy_n learn_v from_o he_o be_v magic_a we_o do_v sure_o owe_v the_o discovery_n of_o many_o secret_n to_o the_o discovery_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a angel_n i_o can_v never_o pass_v that_o sentence_n of_o paracelsus_n without_o a_o asterisk_n or_o annotation_n nativity_n ascendens_fw-la constellatum_fw-la multa_fw-la revelat_fw-la quaerentibus_fw-la magnalia_fw-la naturae_fw-la i._n e._n opera_fw-la dei_fw-la i_o do_v think_v that_o many_o mystery_n ascribe_v to_o our_o 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in_o my_o heart_n do_v dwell_v be_v not_o thy_o beam_n but_o take_v their_o fire_n from_o hell_n o_o quench_v they_o all_o and_o let_v thy_o light_n divine_a be_v as_o the_o sun_n to_o this_o poor_a orb_n of_o i_o and_o to_o thy_o sacred_a spirit_n convert_v those_o fire_n who_o earthly_a fume_n choke_v my_o devout_a aspire_v sect._n 33_o therefore_o for_o spirit_n i_o be_o so_o far_o from_o deny_v their_o existence_n that_o i_o can_v easy_o believe_v that_o not_o only_o whole_a country_n but_o particular_a person_n have_v their_o tutelary_a and_o guardian_n angel_n *_o it_o be_v not_o a_o new_a opinion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n but_o a_o old_a one_o of_o pythagoras_n and_o plato_n there_o be_v no_o heresy_n in_o it_o and_o if_o not_o manifest_o define_v in_o scripture_n yet_o be_v a_o opinion_n of_o a_o good_a and_o wholesome_a use_n in_o the_o course_n and_o action_n of_o a_o man_n life_n and_o will_v serve_v as_o a_o hypothesis_n to_o salve_v many_o doubt_n whereof_o 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they_o from_o ourselves_o by_o immortality_n for_o before_o his_o fall_n it_o be_v think_v man_n also_o be_v immortal_a yet_o must_v we_o needs_o affirm_v that_o he_o have_v a_o different_a essence_n from_o the_o angel_n have_v therefore_o no_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o their_o nature_n it_o be_v no_o bad_a method_n of_o the_o school_n whatsoever_o perfection_n we_o find_v obscure_o in_o ourselves_o in_o a_o more_o complete_a and_o absolute_a way_n to_o ascribe_v unto_o they_o i_o believe_v they_o have_v a_o extemporary_a knowledge_n and_o upon_o the_o first_o motion_n of_o their_o reason_n do_v what_o we_o can_v without_o study_v or_o deliberation_n that_o they_o know_v thing_n by_o their_o form_n and_o define_v by_o specifical_a difference_n what_o we_o describe_v by_o accident_n and_o property_n and_o therefore_o probability_n to_o we_o may_v be_v demonstration_n unto_o they_o that_o they_o have_v knowledge_n not_o only_o of_o the_o specifical_a but_o numerical_a form_n of_o 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our_o affair_n below_o have_v proceed_v too_o far_o and_o must_v pardon_v my_o opinion_n till_o i_o can_v thorough_o answer_v that_o piece_n of_o scripture_n at_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o sinner_n the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n rejoice_v *_o ay_o can_v with_o those_o in_o that_o great_a father_n secure_o interpret_v the_o work_n of_o the_o first_o day_n fiat_n lux_fw-la to_o the_o creation_n of_o angel_n though_o i_o confess_v there_o be_v not_o any_o creature_n that_o have_v so_o near_o a_o glimpse_n of_o their_o nature_n as_o light_v in_o the_o sun_n and_o element_n we_o style_v it_o a_o bare_a accident_n but_o ‖_o where_o it_o subsist_v alone_o it_o be_v a_o spiritual_a substance_n and_o may_v be_v a_o angel_n in_o brief_a conceive_v light_a invisible_a and_o that_o be_v a_o spirit_n sect._n 34_o these_o be_v certain_o the_o magisterial_a and_o master_n piece_n of_o the_o creator_n the_o flower_n or_o as_o we_o may_v say_v the_o best_a part_n of_o nothing_o actual_o exist_v what_o 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humane_a reason_n endeavour_v to_o make_v all_o go_v in_o a_o literal_a meaning_n yet_o those_o allegorical_a interpretation_n be_v also_o probable_a and_o perhaps_o the_o mystical_a method_n of_o moses_n breed_v up_o in_o the_o hieroglyphical_a school_n of_o the_o egyptian_n now_o for_o that_o immaterial_a world_n methinks_v we_o need_v not_o wander_v so_o far_o as_o beyond_o the_o first_o movable_a for_o even_o in_o this_o material_a fabric_n the_o spirit_n walk_v as_o free_o exempt_v from_o the_o affection_n of_o time_n place_n and_o motion_n as_o beyond_o the_o extreme_a circumference_n do_v but_o extract_v from_o the_o corpulency_n of_o body_n or_o resolve_v thing_n beyond_o their_o first_o matter_n and_o you_o discover_v the_o habitation_n of_o angel_n which_o if_o i_o call_v the_o ubiquitary_a and_o omnipresent_v essence_n of_o god_n i_o hope_v i_o shall_v not_o offend_v divinity_n for_o before_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n god_n be_v real_o all_o thing_n for_o the_o angel_n he_o create_v no_o new_a world_n or_o determinate_a mansion_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v everywhere_o where_o be_v his_o essence_n and_o do_v live_v at_o a_o distance_n even_o in_o himself_o that_o god_n make_v all_o thing_n for_o man_n be_v in_o some_o sense_n true_a yet_o not_o so_o far_o as_o to_o subordinate_a the_o creation_n of_o those_o pure_a creature_n unto_o we_o though_o as_o minister_a spirit_n they_o do_v and_o be_v willing_a to_o fulfil_v the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o these_o low_a and_o sublunary_a affair_n of_o man_n god_n make_v all_o thing_n for_o himself_o and_o it_o be_v impossible_a he_o shall_v make_v they_o for_o any_o other_o end_n than_o his_o own_o glory_n it_o be_v all_o he_o can_v receive_v and_o all_o that_o be_v without_o himself_o for_o honour_n be_v a_o external_a adjunct_n and_o in_o the_o honourer_n rather_o than_o in_o the_o person_n honour_v it_o be_v necessary_a to_o make_v a_o creature_n from_o who_o he_o may_v receive_v his_o homage_n and_o that_o be_v in_o the_o other_o world_n angel_n in_o this_o man_n which_o when_o we_o neglect_v we_o forget_v the_o very_a end_n of_o our_o creation_n and_o may_v just_o provoke_v god_n not_o only_o to_o repent_v that_o he_o have_v make_v the_o world_n but_o that_o he_o have_v swear_v he_o will_v not_o destroy_v it_o that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o world_n be_v a_o conclusion_n of_o faith_n aristotle_n with_o all_o his_o philosophy_n have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o prove_v it_o and_o as_o weak_o that_o the_o world_n be_v eternal_a that_o dispute_n much_o trouble_v the_o pen_n of_o the_o philosopher_n *_o but_o moses_n decide_v that_o question_n and_o all_o be_v salve_v with_o the_o new_a term_n of_o a_o creation_n that_o be_v a_o production_n of_o something_o out_o of_o nothing_o and_o what_o be_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v opposite_a to_o something_o or_o more_o exact_o that_o which_o be_v true_o contrary_a unto_o god_n for_o he_o only_o be_v all_o other_o have_v a_o existence_n 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creature_n either_o opinion_n will_v consist_v well_o enough_o with_o religion_n yet_o i_o shall_v rather_o incline_v to_o this_o do_v not_o one_o objection_n haunt_v i_o not_o wring_v from_o speculation_n and_o subtlety_n but_o from_o common_a sense_n and_o observation_n not_o pick_v from_o the_o leaf_n of_o any_o author_n but_o breed_v among_o the_o weed_n and_o tare_n of_o my_o own_o brain_n and_o this_o be_v a_o conclusion_n from_o the_o equivocal_a and_o monstrous_a production_n in_o the_o copulation_n of_o a_o man_n with_o a_o beast_n for_o if_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v not_o transmit_v and_o transfuse_v in_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o parent_n why_o be_v not_o those_o production_n mere_o beast_n but_o have_v also_o a_o impression_n and_o tincture_n of_o reason_n in_o as_o high_a a_o measure_n as_o it_o can_v evidence_n itself_o in_o those_o improper_a organ_n nor_o true_o can_v i_o peremptory_o deny_v
that_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o her_o sublunary_a estate_n be_v whole_o and_o in_o all_o acception_n inorganical_a but_o that_o for_o the_o performance_n of_o her_o ordinary_a action_n there_o be_v require_v not_o only_o a_o symmetry_n and_o proper_a disposition_n of_o organ_n but_o a_o crasis_n and_o temper_n correspondent_a to_o its_o operation_n yet_o be_v not_o this_o mass_n of_o flesh_n and_o visible_a structure_n the_o instrument_n and_o proper_a corpse_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o rather_o of_o sense_n and_o that_o the_o hand_n of_o reason_n *_o in_o our_o study_n of_o anatomy_n there_o be_v a_o mass_n of_o mysterious_a philosophy_n and_o such_o as_o reduce_v the_o very_a heathen_n to_o divinity_n yet_o among_o all_o those_o rare_a discourse_n and_o curious_a piece_n i_o find_v in_o the_o fabric_n of_o man_n i_o do_v not_o so_o much_o content_v myself_o as_o in_o that_o i_o find_v not_o there_o be_v no_o organ_n or_o instrument_n for_o the_o rational_a soul_n for_o in_o the_o brain_n which_o we_o term_v the_o seat_n of_o reason_n there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n of_o moment_n more_o than_o i_o can_v discover_v in_o the_o cranny_n of_o a_o beast_n and_o this_o be_v a_o sensible_a and_o no_o inconsiderable_a argument_n of_o the_o inorganity_n of_o the_o soul_n at_o least_o in_o that_o sense_n we_o usual_o so_o conceive_v it_o thus_o we_o be_v man_n and_o we_o know_v not_o how_o there_o be_v something_o in_o we_o that_o can_v be_v without_o we_o and_o will_v be_v after_o we_o though_o it_o be_v strange_a that_o it_o have_v no_o history_n what_o it_o be_v before_o we_o nor_o can_v tell_v how_o it_o enter_v in_o we_o sect._n 37_o now_o for_o these_o wall_n of_o flesh_n wherein_o the_o soul_n do_v seem_v to_o be_v immure_v before_o the_o resurrection_n it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o elemental_a composition_n and_o a_o fabric_n that_o must_v fall_v to_o ash_n all_o flesh_n be_v grass_n be_v not_o only_o metaphorical_o but_o literal_o true_a for_o all_o those_o creature_n we_o behold_v be_v but_o the_o herb_n of_o the_o field_n digest_v into_o flesh_n in_o they_o or_o more_o remote_o carnify_v in_o ourselves_o nay_o further_o we_o be_v what_o we_o all_o abhor_v anthropophagi_n and_o cannibal_n devourer_n not_o only_o of_o man_n but_o of_o ourselves_o and_o that_o not_o in_o a_o allegory_n but_o a_o positive_a truth_n for_o all_o this_o mass_n of_o flesh_n which_o we_o behold_v come_v in_o at_o our_o mouth_n this_o frame_n we_o look_v upon_o have_v be_v upon_o our_o trencher_n in_o brief_a we_o have_v devour_v ourselves_o *_o ay_o can_v believe_v the_o wisdom_n of_o pythagoras_n do_v ever_o positive_o and_o in_o a_o literal_a sense_n affirm_v his_o metempsychosis_n or_o impossible_a transmigration_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n into_o beast_n of_o all_o metamorphosis_n or_o transmigration_n i_o believe_v only_o one_o that_o be_v of_o lot_n wife_n for_o that_o of_o nebuchodonosor_n proceed_v not_o so_o far_o in_o all_o other_o i_o conceive_v there_o be_v no_o further_a verity_n than_o be_v contain_v in_o their_o implicit_a sense_n and_o morality_n i_o believe_v that_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o a_o beast_n do_v perish_v and_o be_v leave_v in_o the_o tame_a slate_n after_o death_n as_o before_o it_o be_v material_v unto_o life_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n know_v neither_o contrary_a nor_o corruption_n that_o they_o subsist_v beyond_o the_o body_n and_o outlive_v death_n by_o the_o privilege_n of_o their_o proper_a nature_n and_o without_o a_o miracle_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o faithful_a as_o they_o leave_v earth_n take_v possession_n of_o heaven_n that_o those_o apparition_n and_o ghost_n of_o depart_a person_n be_v not_o the_o wander_a soul_n of_o man_n but_o the_o unquiet_a walk_n of_o devil_n prompt_v and_o suggest_v we_o unto_o mischief_n blood_n and_o villainy_n instil_v and_o steal_v into_o our_o heart_n that_o the_o bless_a spirit_n be_v not_o at_o rest_n in_o their_o grave_n but_o wander_v solicitous_a of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o world_n but_o that_o those_o phantasm_n appear_v often_o and_o do_v frequent_a coemetery_n charnel-house_n and_o church_n it_o be_v because_o those_o be_v the_o dormitory_n of_o the_o dead_a where_o the_o devil_n like_o a_o insolent_a champion_n behold_v with_o pride_n the_o spoil_n and_o trophy_n of_o his_o victory_n over_o adam_n sect._n 38_o this_o be_v that_o dismal_a conquest_n we_o all_o deplore_v that_o make_v we_o so_o often_o cry_v o_o adam_n quid_fw-la fecisti_fw-la i_o thank_v god_n i_o have_v not_o those_o strait_a ligament_n or_o narrow_a obligation_n to_o the_o world_n as_o to_o dote_v on_o life_n or_o be_v convul_v and_o tremble_v at_o the_o name_n of_o death_n not_o that_o i_o be_o insensible_a of_o the_o dread_n and_o horror_n thereof_o or_o by_o rake_v into_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o decease_a continual_a sight_n of_o anatomy_n skeleton_n or_o cadaverous_a relic_n like_o vespilloe_n or_o grave-maker_n i_o be_o become_v stupid_a or_o have_v forget_v the_o apprehension_n of_o mortality_n but_o that_o marshal_v all_o the_o horror_n and_o contemplate_v the_o extremity_n thereof_o i_o find_v not_o any_o thing_n therein_o able_a to_o daunt_v the_o courage_n of_o a_o man_n much_o less_o a_o well-resolved_n christian_n and_o therefore_o be_o not_o angry_a at_o the_o error_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n or_o unwilling_a to_o bear_v a_o part_n of_o this_o common_a fate_n and_o like_o the_o best_a of_o they_o to_o die_v that_o be_v to_o cease_v to_o breathe_v to_o take_v a_o farewell_n of_o the_o element_n to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o nothing_o for_o a_o moment_n to_o be_v within_o one_o instant_n of_o a_o spirit_n when_o i_o take_v a_o full_a view_n and_o circle_n of_o myself_o without_o this_o reasonable_a moderator_n and_o equal_a piece_n of_o justice_n death_n i_o do_v conceive_v myself_o the_o miserable_a person_n extant_a be_v there_o not_o another_o life_n that_o i_o hope_v for_o all_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n shall_v not_o entreat_v a_o moment_n breath_n from_o i_o can_v the_o devil_n work_v my_o belief_n to_o imagine_v i_o can_v never_o die_v i_o will_v not_o outlive_v that_o very_a thought_n i_o have_v so_o abject_a a_o conceit_n of_o this_o common_a way_n of_o existence_n this_o retain_v to_o the_o sun_n and_o element_n i_o can_v think_v this_o be_v to_o be_v a_o man_n or_o to_o live_v according_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o humanity_n in_o expectation_n of_o a_o better_a i_o can_v with_o patience_n embrace_v this_o life_n yet_o in_o my_o best_a meditation_n do_v often_o defy_v death_n i_o honour_v any_o man_n that_o contemn_v it_o nor_o can_v i_o high_o love_v any_o that_o be_v afraid_a of_o it_o this_o make_v i_o natural_o love_v a_o soldier_n and_o honour_v those_o totter_a and_o contemptible_a regiment_n that_o will_v die_v at_o the_o command_n of_o a_o sergeant_n for_o a_o pagan_a there_o may_v be_v some_o motive_n to_o be_v in_o love_n with_o life_n but_o for_o a_o christian_n to_o be_v amaze_v at_o death_n i_o see_v not_o how_o he_o can_v escape_v this_o dilemma_n that_o he_o be_v too_o sensible_a of_o this_o life_n or_o hopeless_a of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v sect._n 39_o some_o divine_n count_v adam_n 30_o year_n old_a at_o his_o creation_n because_o they_o suppose_v he_o create_v in_o the_o perfect_a age_n and_o stature_n of_o man_n and_o sure_o we_o be_v all_o out_o of_o the_o computation_n of_o our_o age_n and_o every_o man_n be_v some_o month_n elder_a than_o he_o bethink_v he_o for_o we_o live_v move_v have_v a_o be_v and_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o action_n of_o the_o element_n and_o the_o malice_n of_o disease_n in_o that_o other_o world_n the_o true_a microcosm_n the_o womb_n of_o our_o mother_n for_o beside_o that_o general_a and_o common_a existence_n we_o be_v conceive_v to_o hold_v in_o our_o chaos_n and_o whilst_o we_o sleep_v within_o the_o bosom_n of_o our_o cause_n we_o enjoy_v a_o be_v and_o life_n in_o three_o distinct_a world_n wherein_o we_o receive_v most_o manifest_a graduation_n in_o that_o obscure_a world_n and_o womb_n of_o our_o mother_n our_o time_n be_v short_a compute_v by_o the_o moon_n yet_o long_o than_o the_o day_n of_o many_o creature_n that_o behold_v the_o sun_n ourselves_o be_v not_o yet_o without_o life_n sense_n and_o reason_n though_o for_o the_o manifestation_n of_o its_o action_n it_o await_v the_o opportunity_n of_o object_n and_o seem_v to_o live_v there_o but_o in_o its_o root_n and_o soul_n of_o vegetation_n enter_v afterward_o upon_o the_o scene_n of_o the_o world_n we_o arise_v up_o and_o become_v another_o creature_n perform_v the_o reasonable_a action_n of_o man_n and_o obscure_o manifest_v that_o part_n of_o divinity_n in_o we_o but_o not_o in_o compliment_n and_o perfection_n till_o we_o have_v once_o more_o cast_v
will_v still_o be_v near_o he_o unite_a soul_n be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o embrace_n but_o desire_v to_o be_v true_o each_o other_o which_o be_v impossible_a their_o desire_n be_v infinite_a and_o proceed_v without_o a_o possibility_n of_o satisfaction_n another_o misery_n there_o be_v in_o affection_n that_o who_o we_o true_o love_v like_o our_o own_o we_o forget_v their_o look_n nor_o can_v our_o memory_n retain_v the_o idea_n of_o their_o face_n and_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n for_o they_o be_v ourselves_o and_o our_o affection_n make_v their_o look_n our_o own_o this_o noble_a affection_n fall_v not_o on_o vulgar_a and_o common_a constitution_n but_o on_o such_o as_o be_v mark_v for_o virtue_n he_o that_o can_v love_v his_o friend_n with_o this_o noble_a ardour_n will_v in_o a_o competent_a degree_n effect_v all_o now_o if_o we_o can_v bring_v our_o affection_n to_o look_v beyond_o the_o body_n and_o cast_v a_o eye_n upon_o the_o soul_n we_o have_v find_v out_o the_o true_a object_n not_o only_o of_o friendship_n but_o charity_n and_o the_o great_a happiness_n that_o we_o can_v bequeath_v the_o soul_n be_v that_o wherein_o we_o all_o do_v place_n our_o last_o felicity_n salvation_n which_o though_o it_o be_v not_o in_o our_o power_n to_o bestow_v it_o be_v in_o our_o charity_n and_o pious_a invocation_n to_o desire_v if_o not_o procure_v and_o further_o i_o can_v content_o frame_v a_o prayer_n for_o myself_o in_o particular_a without_o a_o catalogue_n for_o my_o friend_n nor_o request_v a_o happiness_n wherein_o my_o sociable_a disposition_n do_v not_o desire_v the_o fellowship_n of_o my_o neighbour_n i_o never_o hear_v the_o toll_n of_o a_o pass_a bell_n though_o in_o my_o mirth_n without_o my_o prayer_n and_o best_a wish_n for_o the_o depart_a spirit_n i_o can_v go_v to_o cure_v the_o body_n of_o my_o patient_n but_o i_o forget_v my_o profession_n and_o call_v unto_o god_n for_o his_o soul_n i_o can_v see_v one_o say_v his_o prayer_n but_o in_o stead_n of_o 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and_o christian_a constitution_n have_v fall_v upon_o severe_a resolution_n i_o can_v hold_v there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o injury_n that_o if_o there_o be_v there_o be_v no_o such_o injury_n as_o revenge_n and_o no_o such_o revenge_n as_o the_o contempt_n of_o a_o injury_n that_o to_o hate_v another_o be_v to_o malign_v himself_o that_o the_o true_a way_n to_o love_v another_o be_v to_o despise_v ourselves_o i_o be_v unjust_a unto_o my_o own_o conscience_n if_o i_o shall_v say_v i_o be_o at_o variance_n with_o any_o thing_n like_o myself_o i_o find_v there_o be_v many_o piece_n in_o this_o one_o fabric_n of_o man_n this_o frame_n be_v raise_v upon_o a_o mass_n of_o antipathy_n i_o be_o one_o methinks_v but_o as_o the_o world_n wherein_o notwithstanding_o there_o be_v a_o swarm_n of_o distinct_a essence_n and_o in_o they_o another_o world_n of_o contrariety_n we_o carry_v private_a and_o domestic_a enemy_n within_o public_a and_o more_o hostile_a adversary_n without_o the_o devil_n that_o do_v but_o buffet_v st._n paul_n play_n methinks_v at_o sharp_a with_o i_o let_v i_o be_v nothing_o if_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o myself_o i_o do_v not_o find_v the_o battle_n of_o lepanto_n passion_n against_o reason_n reason_n against_o faith_n faith_n against_o the_o devil_n and_o my_o conscience_n against_o all_o there_o be_v another_o man_n within_o i_o that_o be_v angry_a with_o i_o rebuke_n command_n and_o dastard_n i_o i_o have_v no_o conscience_n of_o marble_n to_o resist_v the_o hammer_n of_o more_o heavy_a offence_n nor_o yet_o too_o soft_a and_o waxen_a as_o to_o take_v the_o impression_n of_o each_o single_a peccadillo_n or_o escape_v of_o infirmity_n i_o be_o of_o a_o strange_a belief_n that_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a to_o be_v forgive_v some_o sin_n as_o to_o commit_v some_o other_o eor_fw-la my_o original_a sin_n i_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v wash_v away_o in_o my_o baptism_n for_o my_o actual_a transgression_n i_o compute_v and_o reckon_v with_o god_n but_o from_o my_o last_o repentance_n sacrament_n or_o general_a absolution_n and_o therefore_o be_o not_o terrify_v with_o the_o sin_n or_o madness_n of_o my_o youth_n i_o thank_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n *_o i_o have_v no_o sin_n that_o want_v a_o name_n i_o be_o not_o singular_a in_o offence_n my_o transgression_n be_v epidemical_a and_o from_o the_o common_a breath_n of_o our_o corruption_n for_o there_o be_v certain_a temper_n of_o body_n which_o match_v with_o a_o humorous_a depravity_n of_o mind_n do_v hatch_n and_o produce_v vitiosity_n who_o newness_n and_o monstrosity_n of_o nature_n admit_v no_o name_n ‖_o this_o be_v the_o temper_n of_o that_o lecher_n that_o carnale_v with_o a_o statue_n *_o and_o constitution_n of_o nero_n in_o his_o spintrian_a recreation_n for_o the_o heaven_n be_v not_o only_o fruitful_a in_o new_a and_o unheard-of_a star_n the_o earth_n in_o plant_n and_o animal_n but_o man_n mind_n also_o in_o villainy_n and_o vice_n now_o the_o dulness_n of_o my_o reason_n and_o the_o vulgarity_n of_o my_o disposition_n never_o prompt_v my_o invention_n nor_o solicit_v my_o affection_n unto_o any_o of_o those_o yet_o even_o those_o common_a and_o quotidian_a infirmity_n that_o so_o necessary_o attend_v i_o and_o do_v seem_v to_o be_v my_o very_a nature_n have_v so_o deject_v i_o so_o break_v the_o estimation_n that_o i_o shall_v have_v otherwise_o of_o myself_o that_o i_o repute_v myself_o the_o most_o abject_a piece_n of_o mortality_n divine_n prescribe_v a_o fit_a of_o sorrow_n to_o repentance_n there_o go_v indignation_n anger_n sorrow_n hatred_n into_o i_o passion_n of_o a_o contrary_a nature_n which_o neither_o seem_v to_o suit_n with_o this_o action_n nor_o my_o proper_a constitution_n it_o be_v no_o breach_n of_o charity_n to_o ourselves_o to_o be_v at_o variance_n with_o our_o vice_n nor_o to_o abhor_v that_o part_n of_o we_o which_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o ground_n of_o charity_n our_o god_n wherein_o we_o do_v but_o imitate_v our_o great_a self_n the_o world_n who_o divide_a antipathy_n and_o contrary_a face_n do_v yet_o carry_v a_o charitable_a regard_n unto_o the_o whole_a by_o their_o particular_a discord_n preserve_v the_o common_a harmony_n and_o keep_v in_o fetter_n those_o power_n who_o rebellion_n once_o master_n may_v be_v the_o ruin_n of_o all_o sect._n 8_o i_o thank_v god_n among_o those_o million_o of_o vice_n i_o do_v inherit_v and_o hold_v from_o adam_n i_o have_v escape_v one_o and_o that_o a_o mortal_a enemy_n to_o charity_n the_o first_o and_o farther-sin_n not_o only_o of_o man_n but_o of_o the_o devil_n pride_n a_o vice_n who_o name_n be_v comprehend_v in_o a_o monosyllable_n but_o in_o its_o nature_n not_o circumscribe_v with_o a_o world_n i_o have_v escape_v it_o in_o a_o condition_n that_o can_v hardly_o avoid_v it_o those_o petty_a acquisition_n and_o repute_a perfection_n that_o advance_v and_o elevate_v the_o conceit_n of_o other_o man_n add_v no_o feather_n unto_o i_o *_o ay_o have_v see_v a_o grammarian_n towr_n and_o plume_v himself_o over_o a_o single_a line_n in_o horace_n and_o show_v more_o pride_n in_o the_o construction_n of_o one_o ode_n than_o the_o author_n in_o the_o composure_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n for_o my_o own_o part_n beside_o the_o jargon_n and_o patois_n of_o several_a province_n i_o understand_v no_o less_o than_o six_o language_n yet_o i_o protest_v i_o have_v no_o high_a conceit_n of_o myself_o than_o have_v our_o father_n before_o the_o consusion_n of_o babel_n when_o there_o be_v but_o one_o language_n in_o the_o world_n and_o none_o to_o boast_v himself_o either_o linguist_n or_o critic_n i_o have_v not_o only_o see_v several_a country_n behold_v the_o nature_n of_o their_o clime_n the_o chorography_n of_o their_o province_n topography_n of_o their_o city_n but_o understand_v their_o several_a
nothing_o of_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o cure_n not_o only_o but_o who_o nature_n be_v unknown_a i_o can_v cure_v the_o gout_n or_o stone_n in_o some_o soon_o than_o divinity_n pride_n or_o avarice_n in_o other_o i_o can_v cure_v vice_n by_o physic_n when_o they_o remain_v incurable_a by_o divinity_n and_o shall_v obey_v my_o pill_n when_o they_o contemn_v their_o precept_n i_o boast_v nothing_o but_o plain_o say_v we_o all_o labour_n against_o our_o own_o cure_n for_o death_n be_v the_o cure_n of_o all_o disease_n there_o be_v no_o catholicon_n or_o universal_a remedy_n i_o know_v but_o this_o which_o though_o nauseous_a to_o queasy_a stomach_n yet_o to_o prepare_v appetite_n be_v nectar_n and_o a_o pleasant_a potion_n of_o immortality_n sect._n 10_o for_o my_o conversation_n it_o be_v like_o the_o sun_n be_v with_o all_o man_n and_o with_o a_o friendly_a aspect_n to_o good_a and_o bad_a methinks_v there_o be_v no_o man_n bad_a and_o the_o worst_a best_a that_o be_v while_o they_o be_v keep_v within_o the_o circle_n of_o those_o quality_n wherein_o they_o be_v good_a there_o be_v no_o man_n mind_n of_o such_o discordant_a and_o jar_a a_o temper_n to_o which_o a_o tuneable_a disposition_n may_v not_o strike_v a_o harmony_n magnae_fw-la virtutes_fw-la nec_fw-la minora_fw-la vitia_fw-la it_o be_v the_o posy_n of_o the_o best_a nature_n *_o and_o may_v be_v invert_v on_o the_o worst_a there_o be_v in_o the_o most_o deprave_a and_o venomous_a disposition_n certain_a piece_n that_o remain_v untouched_a which_o by_o a_o antiperistasis_n become_v more_o excellent_a or_o by_o the_o excellency_n of_o their_o antipathy_n be_v able_a to_o preserve_v themselves_o from_o the_o contagion_n of_o their_o enemy_n vice_n and_o persist_v entire_a beyond_o the_o general_a corruption_n for_o it_o be_v also_o thus_o in_o nature_n the_o great_a balsam_n do_v lie_v envelop_v in_o the_o body_n of_o most_o powerful_a corrosive_n i_o say_v moreover_o and_o i_o ground_n 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solus_fw-la quam_fw-la cum_fw-la solus_fw-la though_o it_o be_v the_o apothegme_n of_o a_o wise_a man_n be_v yet_o true_a in_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o fool_n indeed_o though_o in_o a_o wilderness_n a_o man_n be_v never_o alone_o not_o only_o because_o he_o be_v with_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o thought_n but_o because_o he_o be_v with_o the_o devil_n who_o ever_o consort_n with_o our_o solitude_n and_o be_v that_o unruly_a rebel_n that_o muster_v up_o those_o disorder_a motion_n which_o accompany_v our_o sequester_a imagination_n and_o to_o speak_v more_o narrow_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o solitude_n nor_o any_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v alone_o and_o by_o itself_o but_o god_n who_o be_v his_o own_o circle_n and_o can_v subsist_v by_o himself_o all_o other_o beside_o their_o dissimilary_n and_o heterogeneous_a part_n which_o in_o a_o manner_n multiply_v their_o nature_n can_v subsist_v without_o the_o concourse_n of_o god_n and_o the_o society_n of_o that_o hand_n which_o do_v uphold_v their_o nature_n in_o brief_a there_o can_v be_v nothing_o true_o alone_a and_o by_o its_o self_n which_o be_v not_o true_o one_o and_o such_o be_v only_a god_n all_o other_o do_v transcend_v a_o unity_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n be_v many_o sect._n 11_o now_o for_o my_o life_n it_o be_v a_o miracle_n of_o thirty_o year_n which_o to_o relate_v be_v not_o a_o history_n but_o a_o piece_n of_o poetry_n and_o will_v sound_v to_o common_a ear_n like_o a_o fable_n for_o the_o world_n i_o count_v it_o not_o a_o inn_n but_o a_o hospital_n and_o a_o place_n not_o to_o live_v but_o to_o die_v in_o the_o world_n that_o i_o regard_n be_v myself_o it_o be_v the_o microcosm_n of_o my_o own_o frame_n that_o i_o cast_v my_o eye_n on_o for_o the_o other_o i_o use_v it_o but_o like_o my_o globe_n and_o turn_v it_o round_o sometime_o for_o my_o recreation_n man_n that_o look_v upon_o my_o outside_n peruse_v only_o my_o condition_n and_o fortune_n do_v err_v in_o my_o altitude_n for_o i_o be_o above_o atlas_n his_o shoulder_n the_o earth_n be_v a_o point_n not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o heaven_n above_o we_o but_o of_o that_o heavenly_a and_o celestial_a part_n within_o we_o that_o mass_n of_o flesh_n that_o circumscribe_v i_o limit_n not_o my_o mind_n that_o surface_n that_o tell_v the_o heaven_n it_o have_v a_o end_n can_v persuade_v i_o i_o have_v any_o i_o take_v my_o circle_n to_o be_v above_o three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o though_o the_o number_n of_o the_o ark_n do_v measure_v my_o body_n it_o comprehend_v not_o my_o mind_n whilst_o i_o study_v to_o find_v how_o i_o be_o a_o microcosm_n or_o little_a world_n i_o find_v myself_o something_o more_o than_o the_o great_a there_o be_v sure_o a_o piece_n of_o divinity_n in_o we_o something_o that_o be_v before_o the_o element_n and_o owe_v no_o homage_n unto_o the_o sun_n nature_n tell_v i_o i_o be_o the_o image_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o scripture_n he_o that_o understand_v not_o thus_o much_o have_v not_o his_o introduction_n or_o first_o lesson_n and_o be_v yet_o to_o begin_v the_o alphabet_n of_o man_n let_v i_o not_o injure_v the_o felicity_n of_o other_o if_o i_o say_v i_o be_o as_o happy_a as_o any_o ruat_fw-la coelum_fw-la fiat_n voluntas_fw-la tua_fw-la salve_v all_o so_o that_o whatsoever_o happen_v it_o be_v but_o what_o our_o daily_a prayer_n desire_v in_o brief_a i_o be_o content_a and_o what_o shall_v providence_n add_v more_o sure_o this_o be_v it_o we_o call_v happiness_n and_o this_o do_v i_o enjoy_v with_o this_o i_o be_o happy_a in_o a_o dream_n and_o as_o content_a to_o enjoy_v a_o happiness_n in_o a_o fancy_n as_o other_o in_o a_o more_o apparent_a truth_n and_o realty_n there_o be_v sure_o a_o near_a apprehension_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o delight_v we_o in_o our_o dream_n than_o in_o our_o wake_a sense_n without_o this_o i_o be_v unhappy_a for_o my_o awake_v judgement_n discontent_v i_o ever_o whisper_v unto_o i_o that_o i_o be_o from_o my_o friend_n but_o my_o friendly_a dream_n in_o night_n requite_v i_o and_o make_v i_o think_v i_o be_o within_o his_o arm_n i_o thank_v god_n for_o my_o happy_a dream_n as_o i_o do_v for_o my_o good_a rest_n for_o there_o be_v a_o satisfaction_n unto_o reasonable_a desire_n and_o such_o as_o can_v be_v content_a with_o a_o fit_a of_o happiness_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o a_o melancholy_a conceit_n to_o think_v we_o be_v all_o asleep_a in_o this_o world_n and_o that_o the_o conceit_n of_o this_o life_n be_v as_o mere_a dream_n to_o those_o of_o the_o next_o as_o the_o phantasm_n of_o the_o night_n to_o the_o conceit_n of_o the_o day_n there_o be_v a_o equal_a delusion_n in_o both_o and_o the_o one_o do_v but_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o emblem_n or_o picture_n of_o the_o other_o we_o be_v somewhat_o more_o than_o ourselves_o in_o our_o sleep_n and_o the_o slumber_n of_o the_o body_n seem_v to_o be_v but_o the_o wake_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v the_o ligation_n of_o sense_n but_o the_o liberty_n of_o reason_n and_o our_o wake_a conception_n do_v not_o match_v the_o fancy_n of_o our_o sleep_n at_o my_o nativity_n my_o ascendant_n be_v the_o watery_a sign_n of_o scorpius_n i_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o planetary_a hour_n of_o saturn_n and_o i_o think_v i_o have_v a_o piece_n of_o that_o leaden_a planet_n in_o i_o i_o be_o no_o way_n facetious_a nor_o dispose_v for_o the_o mirth_n and_o galliardize_n of_o company_n yet_o in_o one_o dream_n i_o can_v compose_v a_o whole_a comedy_n behold_v the_o action_n apprehend_v the_o just_n and_o laugh_v myself_o awake_a at_o the_o conceit_n thereof_o be_v my_o memory_n as_o faithful_a as_o my_o reason_n be_v then_o fruitful_a i_o will_v never_o study_v but_o in_o my_o dream_n and_o this_o time_n also_o will_v
i_o choose_v for_o my_o devotion_n but_o *_o our_o grosser_n memory_n have_v then_o so_o little_a hold_n of_o our_o abstract_a understanding_n that_o they_o forget_v the_o story_n and_o can_v only_o relate_v to_o our_o awake_v soul_n a_o confuse_a and_o break_a tale_n of_o that_o that_o have_v pass_v aristotle_n who_o have_v write_v a_o singular_a tract_n of_o sleep_n have_v not_o methinks_v thorough_o define_v it_o nor_o yet_o galen_n though_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v correct_v it_o for_o those_o noctambuloes_n and_o nightwalker_n though_o in_o their_o sleep_n do_v yet_o enjoy_v the_o action_n of_o their_o sense_n we_o must_v therefore_o say_v that_o there_o be_v something_o in_o we_o that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o morpheus_n and_o that_o those_o abstract_a and_o ecstatick_a soul_n do_v walk_v about_o in_o their_o own_o corpse_n as_o spirit_n with_o the_o body_n they_o assume_v wherein_o they_o seem_v to_o hear_v and_o feel_v though_o indeed_o the_o organ_n be_v 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sunt_fw-la inter_fw-la haereticos_fw-la deputandi_fw-la aug._n cont_n manich._n 24._o qu._n 3._o sect._n 9_o pag._n 16_o the_o deep_a mystery_n that_o we_o contain_v have_v not_o only_o be_v illustrate_v but_o maintain_v by_o syllogism_n and_o the_o rule_n of_o reason_n and_o since_o this_o book_n be_v write_v by_o mr._n white_a in_o his_o institutiones_fw-la sacrae_fw-la and_o when_o they_o have_v see_v the_o red_a sea_n doubt_v not_o of_o the_o miracle_n those_o that_o have_v see_v it_o have_v be_v better_o inform_v than_o sir_n henry_n blount_n be_v for_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o desire_v to_o view_v the_o passage_n of_o moses_n into_o the_o red_a sea_n not_o be_v above_o three_o day_n journey_n off_o but_o the_o jew_n tell_v he_o the_o precise_a place_n be_v not_o know_v within_o less_o than_o the_o space_n of_o a_o day_n journey_n along_o the_o shore_n wherefore_o say_v he_o i_o leave_v that_o as_o too_o uncertain_a for_o any_o observation_n in_o his_o voyage_n into_o the_o 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pucelage_n and_o virginity_n of_o woman_n which_o god_n ordain_v the_o jew_n be_v very_o fallible_a locus_fw-la extat_fw-la deut._n c._n 22._o the_o same_o be_v affirm_v by_o laurentius_n in_o his_o anatom_n whole_a nation_n have_v escape_v the_o curse_n of_o childbirth_n which_o god_n seem_v to_o pronounce_v upon_o the_o whole_a sex_n this_o be_v attest_v by_o mr._n montaign_n les_fw-fr doleurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'enfantiment_n par_fw-fr les_fw-fr medicine_n &_o pardein_n mosme_n estimles_a grandes_fw-fr &_o quae_fw-la nous_fw-fr pason_n avec_fw-fr tant_fw-fr de_fw-fr cetemony_n y_o a_o des_fw-fr notion_n entieres_n qui_fw-fr ne'n_o fuit_fw-la mul_fw-la conte_z l._n 1._o des_fw-fr ess_n c._n 14._o sect._n 11_o pag._n 21_o who_o can_v speak_v of_o eternity_n without_o a_o soloecism_n or_o think_v thereof_o without_o a_o ecstasy_n time_n we_o may_v comprehend_v etc._n etc._n touch_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o eternity_n and_o time_n there_o have_v be_v great_a dispute_n among_o 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