the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n chap._n i._n the_o first_o and_o main_a principle_n of_o religion_n viz._n 1._o that_o god_n be_v 2._o that_o god_n be_v a_o rewarder_n of_o they_o that_o seek_v he_o wherein_o be_v include_v the_o great_a article_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n these_o two_o principle_n acknowledge_v by_o religious_a and_o serious_a person_n in_o all_o age_n 3._o that_o god_n communicate_v himself_o to_o mankind_n by_o christ._n the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n discourse_v of_o in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o why_o pag._n 59_o chap._n ii_o some_o consideration_n preparatory_a to_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n pag._n 63._o chap._n iii_o the_o first_o argument_n for_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v not_o corporeal_a the_o gross_a absurdity_n upon_o the_o supposition_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o complex_n of_o fluid_fw-la atom_n or_o that_o it_o be_v make_v up_o by_o a_o fortuitous_a concourse_n of_o atom_n which_o be_v epicurus_n his_o notion_n concern_v body_n the_o principle_n and_o dogmata_fw-la of_o the_o epicurean_a philosophy_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o immaterial_a and_o incorporeal_a nature_n of_o the_o soul_n assert_v by_o lucretius_n but_o discover_v to_o be_v false_a and_o insufficient_a that_o motion_n can_v arise_v from_o body_n or_o matter_n nor_o can_v the_o power_n of_o sensation_n arise_v from_o matter_n much_o less_o can_v reason_n that_o all_o humane_a knowledge_n have_v not_o its_o rise_n from_o sense_n the_o proper_a function_n of_o sense_n and_o that_o it_o be_v never_o deceive_v a_o addition_n of_o three_o consideration_n for_o the_o enforce_n of_o this_o first_o argument_n and_o further_o clear_v the_o immateriality_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o there_o be_v in_o man_n a_o faculty_n which_o 1._o control_n sense_n and_o 2._o collect_v and_o unite_v all_o the_o perception_n of_o our_o several_a sense_n 3._o that_o memory_n and_o prevision_n be_v not_o explicable_a upon_o the_o supposition_n of_o matter_n and_o motion_n pag._n 68_o chap._n iu._n the_o second_o argument_n for_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n action_n either_o automatical_a or_o spontaneous_a that_o spontaneous_n and_o elicit_v action_n evidence_n the_o distinction_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n lucretius_n his_o evasion_n very_o slight_a and_o weak_a that_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o will_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o epicurean_a principle_n that_o the_o conflict_n of_o reason_n against_o the_o sensitive_a appetite_n argue_v a_o be_v in_o we_o superior_a to_o matter_n pag._n 85._o chap._n v._o the_o three_o argument_n for_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o mathematical_a notion_n argue_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v of_o a_o true_a spiritual_a and_o immaterial_a nature_n pag._n 93._o chap._n vi_o the_o four_o argument_n for_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o those_o clear_a and_o stable_a idea_n of_o truth_n which_o be_v in_o man_n mind_n evince_v a_o immortal_a and_o immaterial_a substance_n reside_v in_o we_o distinct_a from_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n more_o knowable_a than_o the_o body_n some_o passage_n out_o of_o plotinus_n and_o proclus_n for_o the_o further_o confirm_v of_o this_o argument_n pag._n 96._o chap._n vii_o what_o it_o be_v that_o beyond_o the_o high_a and_o most_o subtle_a speculation_n whatsoever_o do_v clear_a and_o evidence_n to_o a_o good_a man_n the_o immortality_n of_o his_o soul_n that_o true_a goodness_n and_o virtue_n beget_v the_o most_o raise_a sense_n of_o this_o immortality_n plotinus_n his_o excellent_a discourse_n to_o this_o purpose_n pag._n 101._o chap._n viii_o a_o appendix_n contain_v a_o enquiry_n into_o the_o sense_n and_o opinion_n of_o aristotle_n concern_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o according_a to_o he_o the_o rational_a soul_n be_v separable_a from_o the_o body_n and_o immortal_a the_o true_a meaning_n of_o his_o intellectus_fw-la agens_fw-la and_o patiens_fw-la pag._n 106._o chap._n ix_o a_o main_a difficulty_n concern_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n viz._n the_o strong_a sympathy_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n answer_v a_o answer_n to_o another_o enquiry_n viz._n under_o what_o account_n impression_n derive_v from_o the_o body_n do_v fall_v in_o morality_n p._n 112._o discourse_n v._o of_o the_o existence_n &_o nature_n of_o god._n chap._n i._o that_o the_o best_a way_n to_o know_v god_n be_v by_o a_o attentive_a reflection_n upon_o our_o own_o soul_n god_n more_o clear_o and_o lively_o picture_v upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n then_o upon_o any_o part_n of_o the_o sensible_a world_n pag_n 123._o chap._n ii_o how_o the_o contemplation_n of_o our_o own_o soul_n and_o a_o right_a reflection_n upon_o the_o operation_n thereof_o may_v lead_v we_o into_o the_o knowledge_n of_o 1._o the_o divine_a unity_n and_o omniscience_n 2._o god_n omnipotence_n 3._o the_o divine_a love_n and_o goodness_n 4._o god_n eternity_n 5._o his_o omnipresence_n 6._o the_o divine_a freedom_n and_o liberty_n p._n 126._o chap._n iii_o how_o the_o consideration_n of_o those_o restless_a motion_n of_o our_o will_n after_o some_o supreme_a and_o infinite_a good_a lead_v we_o into_o the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o deity_n pag._n 135._o chap._n iu_o deduction_n and_o inference_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o attribute_n 1._o that_o all_o divine_a production_n be_v the_o free_a efflux_n of_o omnipotent_a love_n and_o goodness_n the_o true_a notion_n of_o god_n glory_n what_o it_o be_v man_n very_o apt_a to_o mistake_v in_o this_o point_n god_n need_v not_o the_o happiness_n or_o misery_n of_o his_o creature_n to_o make_v himself_o glorious_a by_o god_n do_v most_o glorify_v himself_o by_o communicate_v himself_o we_o most_o glorify_v god_n when_o we_o most_o partake_v of_o he_o and_o resemble_v he_o most_o pag._n 140._o chap._n v._o a_o second_o deduction_n 2._o that_o all_o thing_n be_v support_v and_o govern_v by_o a_o almighty_a wisdom_n and_o goodness_n a_o answer_n to_o a_o objection_n make_v against_o the_o divine_a providence_n from_o a_o unequal_a distribution_n of_o thing_n here_o below_o such_o quarrel_v with_o providence_n arise_v from_o a_o paedanticall_a and_o carnal_a notion_n of_o good_a and_o evil._n pag._n 144._o chap._n vi_o a_o three_o deduction_n 3._o that_o all_o true_a happiness_n consist_v in_o a_o participation_n of_o god_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o assimilation_n and_o conformity_n of_o our_o soul_n to_o he_o and_o that_o the_o most_o real_a misery_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o apostasy_n of_o soul_n from_o god_n no_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n without_o our_o be_v make_v like_o to_o he_o the_o happiness_n and_o misery_n of_o man_n define_v and_o state_v with_o the_o original_a and_o foundation_n of_o both_o pag._n 147._o chap._n vii_o a_o four_o deduction_n 4._o the_o four_o deduction_n acquaint_v we_o with_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n that_o the_o proper_a scope_n and_o design_n of_o it_o be_v to_o preserve_v righteousness_n to_o promote_v &_o encourage_v true_a goodness_n that_o it_o do_v not_o primary_o intend_v punishment_n but_o only_o take_v it_o up_o as_o a_o mean_a to_o prevent_v transgression_n true_a justice_n never_o supplant_v any_o that_o itself_o may_v appear_v glorious_a in_o their_o ruin_n how_o divine_a justice_n be_v most_o advance_v pag._n 151._o chap._n viii_o the_o five_o and_o last_o deduction_n 5._o that_o see_v there_o be_v such_o a_o intercourse_n and_o society_n as_o it_o be_v between_o god_n and_o man_n therefore_o there_o be_v also_o some_o law_n between_o they_o which_o be_v the_o bond_n of_o all_o communion_n the_o primitive_a rule_n of_o god_n oeconomy_n in_o this_o world_n not_o the_o sole_a result_v of_o a_o absolute_a will_n but_o the_o sacred_a decree_n of_o reason_n and_o goodness_n god_n can_v not_o design_n to_o make_v we_o sinful_a or_o miserable_a of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n embosomed_a in_o man_n soul_n how_o it_o oblige_v man_n to_o love_n and_o obey_v god_n and_o to_o express_v a_o godlike_a spirit_n and_o life_n in_o this_o world_n all_o soul_n the_o offspring_n of_o god_n but_o holy_a soul_n manifest_v themselves_o to_o be_v and_o be_v more_o peculiarly_a the_o child_n of_o god_n pag._n 154._o chap._n ix_o a_o appendix_n concern_v the_o reason_n of_o positive_a law_n pag._n 158._o chap._n x._o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o treatise_n concern_v the_o existence_n and_o nature_n of_o god_n show_v how_o our_o knowledge_n of_o god_n come_v to_o be_v so_o imperfect_a in_o this_o state_n while_o we_o be_v here_o in_o this_o terrestrial_a body_n two_o way_n observe_v by_o plotinus_n whereby_o this_o body_n do_v prejudice_v the_o soul_n in_o her_o operation_n that_o the_o better_a philosopher_n and_o more_o contemplative_a jew_n do_v not_o deny_v the_o existence_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o body_n in_o the_o other_o state_n what_o
truth_n wrap_v up_o one_o within_o another_o which_o can_v be_v discern_v but_o only_o by_o divine_a epoptist_n we_o must_v not_o think_v we_o have_v then_o attain_v to_o the_o right_a knowledge_n of_o truth_n when_o we_o have_v break_v through_o the_o outward_a shell_n of_o word_n &_o phrase_n that_o house_n it_o up_o or_o when_o by_o a_o logical_a analysis_n we_o have_v find_v out_o the_o dependency_n and_o coherency_n of_o they_o one_o with_o another_o or_o when_o like_o stout_a champion_n of_o it_o have_v well_o guard_v it_o with_o the_o invincible_a strength_n of_o our_o demonstration_n we_o dare_v stand_v out_o in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o world_n and_o challenge_v the_o field_n of_o all_o those_o that_o will_v pretend_v to_o be_v our_o rival_n we_o have_v many_o grave_a and_o reverend_a idolater_n that_o worship_v truth_n only_o in_o the_o image_n of_o their_o own_o wit_n that_o can_v never_o adore_v it_o so_o much_o as_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o do_v be_v it_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o such_o a_o form_n of_o belief_n as_o their_o own_o wander_a speculation_n have_v at_o last_o meet_v together_o in_o be_v it_o not_o that_o they_o find_v their_o own_o image_n and_o superscription_n upon_o it_o there_o be_v a_o know_v of_o the_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o jesus_n as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o christ-like_a nature_n as_o it_o be_v in_o that_o sweet_a mild_a humble_a and_o love_a spirit_n of_o jesus_n which_o spread_v itself_o like_o a_o morning-sun_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n full_a of_o light_n and_o life_n it_o profit_v little_a to_o know_v christ_n himself_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o he_o give_v his_o spirit_n to_o good_a man_n that_o search_v the_o deep_a thing_n of_o god_n there_o be_v a_o inward_a beauty_n life_n and_o loveliness_n in_o divine_a truth_n which_o can_v be_v know_v but_o only_o then_o when_o it_o be_v digest_v into_o life_n and_o practice_n the_o greek_a philosopher_n can_v tell_v those_o high-soaring_a gnostic_n that_o think_v themselves_o no_o less_o than_o jovis_n alites_fw-la that_o can_v as_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o comedy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o cry_v out_o so_o much_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d look_v upon_o god_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o virtue_n and_o real_a goodness_n god_n be_v but_o a_o name_n a_o dry_a and_o empty_a notion_n the_o profane_a sort_n of_o man_n like_o those_o old_a gentile_a greek_n may_v make_v many_o rupture_n in_o the_o wall_n of_o god_n temple_n and_o break_v into_o the_o holy_a ground_n but_o yet_o may_v find_v god_n no_o more_o there_o then_o they_o do_v divine_a truth_n be_v better_a understand_v as_o it_o unfold_v itself_o in_o the_o purity_n of_o man_n heart_n and_o life_n then_o in_o all_o those_o subtle_a nicety_n into_o which_o curious_a wit_n may_v lay_v it_o forth_o and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n who_o be_v the_o great_a master_n of_o it_o will_v not_o while_o he_o be_v here_o on_o earth_n draw_v it_o up_o into_o any_o systeme_n or_o body_n nor_o will_v his_o disciple_n after_o he_o he_o will_v not_o lay_v it_o out_o to_o we_o in_o any_o canon_n or_o article_n of_o belief_n not_o be_v indeed_o so_o careful_a to_o stock_n and_o enrich_v the_o world_n with_o opinion_n and_o notion_n as_o with_o true_a piety_n and_o a_o godlike_a pattern_n of_o purity_n as_o the_o best_a way_n to_o thrive_v in_o all_o spiritual_a understanding_n his_o main_a scope_n be_v to_o promote_v a_o holy_a life_n as_o the_o best_a and_o most_o compendious_a way_n to_o a_o right_a belief_n he_o hang_v all_o true_a acquaintance_n with_o divinity_n upon_o the_o do_v god_n will_v if_o any_o man_n will_v do_v his_o will_n he_o shall_v know_v of_o the_o doctrine_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o god_n this_o be_v that_o alone_a which_o will_v make_v we_o as_o s._n peter_n tell_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v barren_a nor_o unfruitful_a in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n there_o be_v a_o inward_a sweetness_n and_o deliciousness_n in_o divine_a truth_n which_o no_o sensual_a mind_n can_v taste_v or_o relish_v this_o be_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o natural_a man_n that_o savour_v not_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n corrupt_a passion_n and_o terrene_a affection_n be_v apt_a of_o their_o own_o nature_n to_o disturb_v all_o serene_a thought_n to_o precipitate_v our_o judgement_n and_o warp_v our_o understanding_n it_o be_v a_o good_a maxim_n of_o the_o old_a jewish_a writer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o holy_a spirit_n dwell_v not_o in_o terrene_a and_o earthly_a passion_n divinity_n be_v not_o so_o well_o perceive_v by_o a_o subtle_a wit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o by_o a_o purify_a sense_n as_o plotinus_n phrase_v it_o neither_o be_v the_o ancient_a philosophy_n unacquainted_a with_o this_o way_n and_o method_n of_o attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o divine_a thing_n and_o therefore_o 1._o aristotle_n himself_o think_v a_o young_a man_n unfit_a to_o meddle_v with_o the_o grave_a precept_n of_o morality_n till_o the_o heat_n and_o violent_a precipitancy_n of_o his_o youthful_a affection_n be_v cool_v and_o moderate_v and_o it_o be_v observe_v of_o pythagoras_n that_o he_o have_v several_a way_n to_o try_v the_o capacity_n of_o his_o scholar_n and_o to_o prove_v the_o sedateness_n and_o moral_a temper_n of_o their_o mind_n before_o he_o will_v entrust_v they_o with_o the_o sublime_a mystery_n of_o his_o philosophy_n the_o platonist_n be_v herein_o so_o wary_a and_o solicitous_a that_o they_o think_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n can_v never_o be_v purge_v enough_o from_o those_o earthly_a dregs_o of_o sense_n and_o passion_n in_o which_o they_o be_v so_o much_o steep_v before_o they_o can_v be_v capable_a of_o their_o divine_a metaphysic_n and_o therefore_o they_o so_o much_o solicit_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o they_o be_v wont_v to_o phrase_n it_o a_o separation_n from_o the_o body_n in_o all_o those_o that_o will_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o socrates_n speak_v that_o be_v indeed_o sincere_o understand_v divine_a truth_n for_o that_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o their_o philosophy_n this_o be_v also_o intimate_v by_o they_o in_o their_o define_n philosophy_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o meditation_n of_o death_n aim_v herein_o at_o only_a a_o moral_a way_n of_o die_v by_o loosen_a the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n and_o this_o sensitive_a life_n which_o they_o think_v be_v necessary_a to_o a_o right_a contemplation_n of_o intelligible_a thing_n and_o therefore_o beside_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v to_o be_v separate_v from_o sensuality_n and_o purge_v from_o fleshly_a filth_n they_o devise_v a_o further_a way_n of_o separation_n more_o accommodate_v to_o the_o condition_n of_o philosopher_n which_o be_v their_o mathemata_fw-la or_o mathematical_a contemplation_n whereby_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n may_v farther_o shake_v off_o their_o dependency_n upon_o 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sponte_fw-la sva_fw-la veris_fw-la quod_fw-la possit_fw-la vincere_fw-la falsa_fw-la but_o yet_o this_o goodly_a champion_n do_v but_o lay_v siege_n to_o his_o own_o reason_n and_o endeavour_v to_o storm_v the_o main_a fort_n thereof_o which_o but_o just_a before_o he_o defend_v against_o the_o sceptic_n who_o maintain_v that_o opinion_n that_o nothing_o can_v be_v know_v to_o which_o he_o have_v reply_v by_o that_o vulgar_a argument_n that_o if_o nothing_o can_v be_v know_v than_o neither_o do_v we_o know_v this_o that_o we_o know_v nothing_o he_o pursue_v they_o more_o close_o with_o another_o that_o neither_o can_v they_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o know_v or_o what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v ignorant_a quaeram_fw-la quom_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la very_fw-la nil_fw-la viderit_fw-la ante_fw-la unde_fw-la sciat_fw-la quid_fw-la sit_fw-la scire_fw-la &_o nescire_fw-la vicissim_fw-la notitiam_fw-la very_fw-la quae_fw-la res_fw-la falsique_fw-la crearit_fw-la but_o yet_o if_o our_o sense_n be_v the_o only_a judge_n of_o thing_n this_o reflex_n knowledge_n whereby_o we_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o know_v will_v be_v as_o impossible_a as_o he_o make_v it_o for_o sense_n to_o have_v innate_a idea_n of_o its_o own_o antecedent_n to_o those_o stamp_n which_o the_o radiation_n of_o external_a object_n imprint_v upon_o it_o for_o this_o knowledge_n must_v be_v antecedent_n to_o all_o that_o judgement_n which_o we_o pass_v upon_o any_o sensatum_fw-la see_v except_o we_o first_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o know_v we_o can_v not_o judge_v or_o determine_v aright_o upon_o the_o approach_n of_o any_o of_o these_o idola_fw-la to_o our_o sense_n but_o our_o author_n may_v perhaps_o yet_o seem_v to_o make_v a_o more_o full_a confession_n for_o we_o in_o these_o two_o point_n first_o that_o no_o sense_n can_v judge_v another_o object_n nor_o convince_v it_o of_o any_o mistake_n non_fw-la possunt_fw-la alios_fw-la alii_fw-la convincere_fw-la sensus_fw-la nec_fw-la porrò_fw-la poterunt_fw-la ipsi_fw-la reprehendere_fw-la seize_v if_o therefore_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n within_o we_o as_o control_v our_o sense_n as_o all_o know_v there_o be_v then_o must_v that_o be_v of_o a_o high_a nature_n than_o our_o sense_n be_v
but_o second_o he_o grant_v further_a that_o all_o our_o sensation_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o perception_n and_o therefore_o wheresoever_o there_o be_v any_o hallucination_n that_o must_v arise_v from_o something_o else_o within_o we_o beside_o the_o power_n of_o sense_n quoniam_fw-la pars_fw-la horum_fw-la maxima_fw-la fallit_fw-la propter_fw-la opinatus_fw-la animi_fw-la quos_fw-la addimus_fw-la ipsi_fw-la pro_fw-la visis_fw-la ut_fw-la sint_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la sensibu_fw-fr '_o visa_fw-la in_o which_o word_n he_o have_v very_o happy_o light_v upon_o the_o proper_a function_n of_o sense_n and_o the_o true_a reason_n of_o all_o those_o mistake_n which_o we_o call_v the_o deception_n of_o sense_n which_o indeed_o be_v not_o true_o so_o see_v they_o arise_v only_o from_o a_o high_a faculty_n and_o consist_v not_o in_o sensation_n itself_o but_o in_o those_o deduction_n and_o corollary_n that_o our_o judgement_n draw_v from_o it_o we_o shall_v here_o therefore_o grant_v that_o which_o the_o epicurean_a philosophy_n and_o the_o peripatetic_a too_o though_o not_o without_o much_o caution_n plead_v for_o universal_o that_o our_o sense_n be_v never_o deceive_v whether_o they_o be_v sani_fw-la or_o laesi_fw-la sound_n or_o distemper_a or_o whatsoever_o proportion_n or_o distance_n the_o object_n or_o medium_n bear_v to_o it_o for_o if_o we_o well_o scan_v this_o business_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o nothing_o of_o judgement_n belong_v to_o sense_n it_o consist_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o perception_n neither_o can_v it_o make_v any_o just_a observation_n of_o those_o object_n that_o be_v without_o but_o only_o discern_v its_o own_o passion_n and_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o tell_v how_o it_o find_v itself_o affect_v and_o not_o what_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o those_o impression_n which_o it_o find_v within_o itself_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o old_a philosophical_a maxim_n recite_v by_o aristotle_n l._n 3._o de_fw-la anima_fw-la cap._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o these_o simulachra_fw-la be_v only_o in_o our_o sense_n which_o notion_n a_o late_a author_n have_v pursue_v and_o therefore_o when_o the_o eye_n find_v the_o sun_n circle_n represent_v within_o itself_o of_o no_o great_a a_o bigness_n then_o a_o foot-diameter_n it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o herein_o mistake_v nor_o a_o distemper_a palate_n when_o it_o taste_v a_o bitterness_n in_o the_o sweet_a honey_n as_o proclus_n a_o famous_a mathematician_n and_o platonist_n have_v well_o determine_v in_o plat._n tim._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sense_n in_o all_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n do_v but_o declare_v their_o own_o passion_n or_o perception_n which_o be_v always_o such_o as_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o parallelum_fw-la signaculum_fw-la in_o the_o object_n as_o bear_v a_o true_a analogy_n with_o they_o or_o not_o and_o therefore_o in_o truth_n they_o be_v never_o deceive_v in_o the_o execution_n of_o their_o own_o function_n and_o so_o do_v aristotle_n l._n 3_o de_fw-la anima_fw-la c._n 3._o conclude_v that_o error_n be_v neither_o in_o sense_n nor_o fancy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v in_o no_o faculty_n but_o only_o that_o in_o which_o be_v reason_n though_o it_o be_v as_o true_a on_o the_o other_o side_n that_o epicurus_n &_o all_o his_o sect_n be_v deceive_v while_o they_o judge_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n and_o all_o the_o star_n to_o be_v no_o big_a than_o that_o picture_n and_o image_n which_o they_o find_v of_o they_o in_o their_o own_o eye_n for_o which_o silly_a conceit_n though_o they_o have_v be_v for_o many_o age_n sufficient_o laugh_v at_o by_o wise_a man_n yet_o can_v not_o lucretius_n tell_v how_o to_o enlarge_v his_o own_o fancy_n but_o believe_v the_o idolum_fw-la in_o his_o own_o visive_n organ_n to_o be_v adequate_a to_o the_o sun_n itself_o in_o despite_n of_o all_o mathematical_a demonstration_n as_o indeed_o he_o must_v needs_o if_o there_o be_v no_o high_a principle_n of_o knowledge_n than_o sense_n be_v which_o be_v the_o most_o indisciplinable_a thing_n that_o may_v be_v and_o can_v never_o be_v teach_v that_o truth_n which_o reason_n and_o understanding_n may_v attempt_v to_o force_v into_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n though_o reason_n inculcate_n this_o notion_n ten_o thousand_o time_n over_o that_o the_o sun_n be_v big_a than_o the_o earth_n yet_o will_v not_o the_o eye_n be_v teach_v to_o see_v it_o any_o big_a than_o a_o foot_n breadth_n and_o therefore_o he_o right_o call_v it_o as_o all_o the_o platonical_a and_o stoical_a philosophy_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o may_v well_o be_v put_v among_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o stoic_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o i_o hope_v by_o this_o time_n we_o have_v find_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o more_o noble_a power_n in_o the_o soul_n then_o that_o be_v by_o which_o it_o accommodate_v itself_o to_o the_o body_n and_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n and_o proportion_n thereof_o converse_v with_o external_n matter_n and_o this_o be_v the_o true_a reason_n why_o we_o be_v so_o apt_a to_o be_v mistake_v in_o sensible_a object_n because_o our_o soul_n suck_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o external_a thing_n thereby_o and_o not_o mind_v the_o proportion_n that_o be_v between_o the_o body_n and_o they_o mindless_a of_o its_o own_o notion_n collate_n their_o corporeal_a impression_n with_o external_a object_n themselves_o and_o judge_v of_o they_o one_o by_o another_o but_o whensoever_o our_o soul_n act_v in_o their_o own_o power_n and_o strength_n untwi_v themselves_o from_o all_o corporeal_a complication_n they_o then_o can_v find_v confidence_n enough_o to_o judge_v of_o thing_n in_o a_o seem_a contradiction_n to_o all_o those_o other_o visa_fw-la corporea_fw-la and_o so_o i_o suppose_v this_o argument_n will_v amount_v to_o no_o less_o than_o a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o soul_n immateriality_n see_v to_o all_o sincere_a understanding_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o it_o shall_v thus_o abstract_a itself_o from_o all_o corporeal_a commerce_n and_o return_v from_o thence_o near_o into_o itself_o now_o what_o we_o have_v to_o this_o purpose_n more_o general_o intimate_v we_o shall_v further_o branch_v out_o in_o these_o two_o or_o three_o particular_n first_o that_o that_o mental_a faculty_n and_o power_n whereby_o 1._o we_o judge_v and_o discern_v thing_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v a_o body_n that_o it_o must_v retract_v and_o withdraw_v itself_o from_o all_o bodily_a operation_n whensoever_o it_o will_v naked_o discern_v truth_n for_o shall_v our_o soul_n always_o mould_v their_o judgement_n of_o thing_n according_a to_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o impression_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v frame_v thereof_o in_o the_o body_n they_o must_v then_o do_v nothing_o else_o but_o chain_n up_o error_n and_o delusion_n one_o with_o another_o in_o stead_n of_o truth_n as_o shall_v the_o judgement_n of_o our_o understanding_n whole_o depend_v upon_o the_o sight_n of_o our_o eye_n we_o shall_v then_o conclude_v that_o our_o mere_a access_n and_o recess_n from_o any_o visible_a object_n have_v such_o a_o magical_a power_n to_o change_v the_o magnitude_n of_o visible_a object_n and_o to_o transform_v they_o into_o all_o variety_n of_o figure_n &_o fashion_n and_o so_o attribute_v all_o that_o variety_n to_o they_o which_o we_o find_v in_o our_o corporeal_a perception_n or_o shall_v we_o judge_v of_o gustable_n by_o our_o taste_n we_o shall_v attribute_v to_o one_o and_o the_o selfsame_a thing_n all_o that_o variety_n w_o ch_n we_o find_v in_o our_o own_o palate_n which_o be_v a_o unquestionable_a argument_n that_o that_o power_n whereby_o we_o discern_v of_o thing_n and_o make_v judgement_n of_o they_o different_a and_o sometime_o contrary_a to_o those_o perception_n that_o be_v the_o necessary_a result_v of_o all_o organical_a function_n be_v something_o distinct_a from_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o though_o the_o soul_n as_o plato_n have_v well_o observe_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d various_a and_o divisible_a accidental_o in_o these_o sensation_n and_o motion_n wherein_o it_o extend_v and_o spread_v itself_o as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o body_n and_o so_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n and_o measure_n thereof_o perceive_v its_o impression_n yet_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d indivisible_a return_v into_o itself_o whensoever_o it_o will_v speculate_v truth_n itself_o it_o will_v not_o then_o listen_v to_o the_o several_a clamour_n and_o vote_n of_o these_o rude_a sense_n which_o always_o speak_v with_o divide_a tongue_n but_o it_o consult_v some_o clear_a oracle_n within_o itself_o and_o therefore_o plotinus_n enn._n 4._o l._n 3._o have_v well_o conclude_v concern_v the_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v a_o man_n make_v use_n of_o his_o
body_n in_o his_o speculation_n it_o will_v entangle_v his_o mind_n with_o so_o many_o contradiction_n that_o it_o will_v be_v impossible_a to_o attain_v to_o any_o true_a knowledge_n of_o thing_n we_o shall_v conclude_v this_o therefore_o as_o tully_n do_v his_o contemplation_n of_o the_o soul_n operation_n about_o the_o frame_n of_o nature_n the_o fabric_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o star_n animus_fw-la qui_fw-la haec_fw-la intelligit_fw-la similis_fw-la est_fw-la ejus_fw-la qui_fw-la ea_fw-la fabricatus_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la est_fw-la second_o we_o also_o find_v such_o a_o faculty_n within_o our_o own_o 2._o soul_n as_o collect_v and_o unite_v all_o the_o perception_n of_o our_o several_a sense_n and_o be_v able_a to_o compare_v they_o together_o something_o in_o which_o they_o all_o meet_v as_o in_o one_o centre_n which_o 6._o plotinus_n have_v well_o express_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o in_o which_o all_o those_o several_a sensation_n meet_v as_o so_o many_o line_n draw_v from_o several_a point_n in_o the_o circumference_n and_o which_o comprehend_v they_o all_o must_v needs_o be_v one._n for_o shall_v that_o be_v various_a and_o consist_v of_o several_a part_n which_o thus_o receive_v all_o these_o various_a impression_n then_o must_v the_o sentence_n and_o judgement_n pass_v upon_o they_o be_v various_a too_o aristotle_n in_o his_o de_fw-la anima_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o must_v be_v one_o that_o judge_v thing_n to_o be_v diverse_a and_o that_o must_v judge_v too_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d set_v all_o before_o it_o at_o once_o beside_o we_o can_v not_o conceive_v how_o such_o a_o immense_a variety_n of_o impression_n can_v be_v make_v upon_o any_o piece_n of_o matter_n which_o shall_v not_o obliterate_v and_o defacen_v one_o another_o and_o therefore_o plotinus_n have_v well_o dispute_v against_o they_o who_o make_v all_o sensation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o three_o three_o 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and_o more_o plain_o declare_v its_o own_o high_a descent_n to_o we_o that_o it_o be_v able_a to_o subsist_v and_o act_v without_o the_o aid_n and_o assistance_n of_o this_o matter_n which_o it_o inform_v and_o here_o we_o shall_v take_v that_o course_n that_o aristotle_n do_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la and_o first_o of_o all_o inquire_v whether_o it_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o kind_n of_o action_n so_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o itself_o as_o not_o to_o depend_v upon_o the_o body_n and_o this_o soon_o offer_v itself_o in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o we_o in_o those_o elicit_v motion_n of_o it_o as_o the_o moralist_n be_v wont_a to_o name_v they_o which_o though_o they_o may_v end_v in_o those_o they_o call_v imperate_a act_n yet_o have_v their_o first_o emanation_n from_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o soul_n itself_o for_o this_o purpose_n we_o shall_v take_v notice_n of_o two_o sort_n of_o action_n which_o be_v obvious_a to_o the_o experience_n of_o 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itself_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o more_o deep_a immersion_n which_o afterward_o by_o their_o impetuousness_n excite_v its_o advertency_n but_o whatsoever_o truth_n there_o be_v in_o that_o assertion_n we_o clear_o find_v from_o the_o relation_n of_o our_o own_o soul_n themselves_o that_o our_o soul_n disow_v they_o and_o acknowledge_v no_o such_o motion_n to_o have_v be_v so_o busy_a by_o her_o commission_n neither_o know_v what_o they_o be_v from_o whence_o they_o arise_v or_o whither_o they_o tend_v until_o she_o have_v due_o examine_v they_o but_o these_o corporeal_a motion_n as_o they_o seem_v to_o arise_v from_o nothing_o else_o but_o mere_o from_o the_o machina_fw-la of_o the_o body_n itself_o so_o they_o can_v not_o at_o all_o be_v sensated_a but_o by_o the_o soul_n neither_o indeed_o be_v all_o our_o own_o corporeal_a action_n perceive_v by_o we_o but_o only_o those_o that_o may_v serve_v to_o maintain_v a_o good_a correspondence_n &_o intelligence_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o so_o foment_n &_o cherish_v that_o sympathy_n between_o they_o which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o subsistence_n and_o well-being_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n in_o this_o mundane_a state_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v very_o little_a of_o that_o which_o be_v common_o do_v in_o our_o body_n which_o our_o soul_n be_v inform_v at_o all_o of_o the_o constant_a circulation_n of_o blood_n through_o all_o our_o vein_n and_o artery_n the_o common_a motion_n of_o our_o animal_n spirit_n in_o our_o nerve_n the_o maceration_n of_o food_n within_o our_o stomach_n and_o the_o distribution_n of_o chyle_n and_o nourishment_n to_o every_o part_n that_o want_v the_o relief_n of_o it_o the_o constant_a flux_n and_o reflux_n of_o more_o sedate_n humour_n within_o we_o the_o dissipation_n of_o our_o corporeal_a matter_n by_o insensible_a transpiration_n and_o the_o access_n of_o new_a in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o all_o this_o we_o be_v little_o acquaint_v with_o by_o any_o vital_a energy_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o union_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o therefore_o when_o we_o will_v acquaint_v ourselves_o with_o the_o anatomy_n and_o vital_a function_n of_o our_o own_o body_n we_o be_v fain_o to_o use_v the_o same_o course_n and_o method_n that_o we_o will_v to_o find_v out_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o any_o other_o kind_n of_o animal_n as_o if_o our_o soul_n have_v as_o little_a to_o do_v with_o any_o of_o these_o in_o our_o own_o body_n as_o they_o have_v in_o the_o body_n of_o any_o other_o brute_n creature_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n we_o know_v as_o well_o that_o manything_n 2._o that_o be_v do_v by_o we_o be_v do_v at_o the_o dictate_v and_o by_o the_o commission_n of_o our_o own_o will_n and_o therefore_o all_o such_o action_n as_o these_o be_v we_o know_v without_o any_o great_a store_n of_o discursive_a inquiry_n to_o attribute_v to_o their_o own_o proper_a cause_n as_o see_v the_o efflux_n and_o propagation_n of_o they_o we_o do_v not_o by_o a_o naked_a speculation_n know_v our_o body_n first_o to_o have_v need_n of_o nourishment_n and_o then_o by_o the_o edict_n of_o our_o will_n enjoin_v our_o spirit_n and_o humour_n to_o put_v themselves_o into_o a_o hungry_a and_o crave_v posture_n within_o we_o by_o corrode_a the_o tunicle_n of_o the_o stomach_n but_o we_o first_o find_v our_o own_o soul_n solicit_v by_o these_o motion_n which_o yet_o we_o be_v able_a to_o gainsay_v and_o to_o deny_v those_o petition_n which_o they_o offer_v up_o to_o we_o we_o know_v we_o common_o meditate_v and_o discourse_v of_o such_o argument_n as_o we_o ourselves_o please_v we_o mould_v design_n and_o draw_v up_o a_o plot_n of_o mean_n answerable_a thereto_o according_a as_o the_o free_a vote_n of_o our_o own_o soul_n determine_v and_o use_v our_o own_o body_n many_o time_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o reluctancy_n of_o their_o nature_n only_o as_o our_o instrument_n to_o serve_v the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o our_o soul_n all_o which_o as_o they_o evident_o manifest_v a_o true_a distinction_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n so_o they_o do_v as_o evident_o prove_v the_o supremacy_n and_o dominion_n which_o the_o soul_n have_v over_o the_o body_n our_o moralist_n frequent_o dispute_v what_o kind_n of_o government_n that_o be_v whereby_o the_o soul_n or_o rather_o will_v rule_v over_o the_o sensitive_a appetite_n which_o they_o ordinary_o resolve_v to_o be_v imperium_fw-la politicum_fw-la though_o i_o shall_v rather_o say_v that_o all_o good_a man_n have_v rather_o a_o true_a despotical_a power_n over_o their_o sensitive_a faculty_n and_o over_o the_o whole_a body_n though_o they_o use_v it_o only_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n and_o discretion_n and_o therefore_o the_o platonist_n and_o stoic_n think_v the_o soul_n of_o man_n to_o be_v absolute_o free_v from_o all_o the_o power_n of_o astral_a necessity_n and_o uncontrollable_a impression_n arise_v from_o the_o subordination_n and_o mutual_a sympathy_n and_o dependence_n of_o all_o mundane_a cause_n which_o be_v their_o proper_a notion_n of_o fate_n neither_o ever_o dare_v that_o bold_a astrology_n which_o presume_v to_o tell_v the_o fortune_n of_o all_o corporeal_a essence_n attempt_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o secret_n of_o man_n soul_n or_o predict_v the_o destiny_n thereof_o and_o indeed_o whatever_o the_o destiny_n thereof_o may_v be_v that_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o vast_a volume_n of_o a_o infinite_a and_o almighty_a mind_n yet_o we_o evident_o find_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o liberty_n of_o will_n within_o ourselves_o maugre_o the_o stubborn_a malice_n of_o all_o second_o cause_n and_o aristole_n who_o seem_v to_o have_v dispute_v so_o much_o against_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o soul_n which_o his_o master_n before_o he_o have_v sober_o maintain_v do_v indeed_o but_o quarrel_n
in_o myself_o when_o true_a sanctity_n and_o purity_n shall_v ground_v he_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o divine_a thing_n then_o shall_v the_o inward_a science_n that_o arise_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n display_v themselves_o which_o indeed_o be_v the_o only_a true_a science_n for_o the_o soul_n run_v not_o out_o of_o itself_o to_o behold_v temperance_n and_o justice_n abroad_o but_o it_o be_v own_o light_n see_v they_o in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o its_o own_o be_v and_o that_o divine_a essence_n which_o be_v before_o enshrine_v within_o itself_o i_o may_v after_o all_o this_o add_v many_o more_o reason_n for_o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o this_o present_a thesis_n which_o be_v as_o numerous_a as_o the_o soul_n relation_n &_o production_n themselves_o be_v but_o to_o every_o one_o who_o be_v willing_a to_o do_v his_o own_o soul_n right_a this_o evidence_n we_o have_v already_o bring_v in_o be_v more_o than_o sufficient_a chap._n viii_o a_o appendix_n contain_v a_o enquiry_n into_o the_o sense_n and_o opinion_n of_o aristotle_n concern_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o according_a to_o he_o the_o rational_a soul_n be_v separable_a from_o the_o body_n and_o immortal_a the_o true_a meaning_n of_o his_o intellectus_fw-la agens_fw-la and_o patiens_fw-la have_v do_v with_o the_o several_a proof_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n that_o great_a principle_n of_o natural_a theology_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o entertain_v as_o a_o communis_fw-la notitia_fw-la as_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o it_o be_v by_o the_o vulgar_a sort_n of_o man_n or_o as_o a_o axiom_n or_o if_o you_o will_v a_o theorem_a of_o free_a and_o impartial_a reason_n all_o endeavour_n in_o religion_n will_v be_v very_o cool_a and_o languid_a it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o inquire_v a_o little_a concern_v his_o opinion_n who_o so_o many_o take_v for_o the_o great_a intelligencer_n of_o nature_n and_o omniscient_a oracle_n of_o truth_n though_o it_o be_v too_o manifest_a that_o he_o have_v so_o deface_v the_o sacred_a monument_n of_o the_o ancient_a metaphysical_a theology_n by_o his_o profane_a hand_n that_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o see_v that_o lovely_a face_n of_o truth_n which_o be_v once_o engrave_v upon_o they_o as_o some_o of_o his_o own_o interpreter_n have_v long_o ago_o observe_v and_o so_o blur_v those_o fair_a copy_n of_o divine_a learning_n which_o he_o receive_v from_o his_o predecessor_n that_o his_o late_a interpreter_n who_o make_v he_o their_o all_o be_v as_o little_a sometime_o acquaint_v with_o his_o meaning_n and_o design_n as_o they_o be_v with_o that_o elder_a philosophy_n which_o he_o so_o corrupt_v which_o indeed_o be_v the_o true_a reason_n they_o be_v so_o ambiguous_a in_o determine_v his_o opinion_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n which_o yet_o he_o often_o assert_n and_o demonstrate_v in_o his_o three_o book_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la we_o shall_v not_o here_o traverse_v this_o notion_n through_o they_o all_o 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as_o be_v beget_v by_o the_o soul_n upon_o the_o body_n he_o conclude_v that_o all_o this_o savour_n of_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o mateterial_a nature_n inseparable_a from_o the_o body_n but_o then_o find_v act_n of_o mind_n and_o understanding_n which_o can_v be_v propagate_v from_o matter_n or_o causal_o depend_v upon_o the_o body_n he_o resolve_v the_o principle_n from_o whence_o they_o flow_v to_o be_v immortal_a which_o he_o thus_o set_v down_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v now_o as_o for_o the_o mind_n and_o theoreticall_a power_n it_o appear_v not_o viz._n that_o they_o belong_v to_o that_o soul_n which_o in_o the_o former_a chapter_n be_v define_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o soul_n and_o that_o only_o be_v separable_a from_o the_o body_n as_o that_o which_o be_v eternal_a and_o immortal_a from_o that_o which_o be_v corruptible_a but_o the_o other_o power_n or_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n viz._n the_o vegetative_a and_o sensitive_a be_v not_o separable_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o some_o think_v where_o by_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o which_o he_o here_o refute_v he_o manifest_o mean_v the_o platonist_n and_o pythagorean_n who_o hold_v that_o all_o kind_n of_o soul_n be_v immortal_a as_o well_o the_o soul_n of_o beast_n as_o of_o man_n whereas_o he_o upon_o that_o former_a enquiry_n conclude_v that_o nothing_o be_v immortal_a but_o that_o which_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n and_o so_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o this_o rational_a soul_n be_v altogether_o a_o distinct_a essence_n from_o those_o other_o or_o else_o that_o glory_n which_o he_o make_v account_v he_o reap_v from_o his_o suppose_a victory_n over_o the_o other_o sect_n of_o philosopher_n will_v be_v much_o eclipse_v see_v they_o themselves_o do_v not_o so_o much_o contend_v for_o that_o which_o he_o decry_v viz._n a_o exercise_n of_o any_o such_o informative_a faculty_n in_o a_o state_n of_o separation_n neither_o do_v we_o find_v they_o much_o more_o to_o reject_v one_o part_n of_o that_o complex_fw-la axiom_n of_o 4._o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o be_v sensitive_a be_v not_o without_o the_o body_n but_o the_o intellect_n or_o mind_n be_v separable_a than_o they_o do_v the_o other_o the_o other_o difficulty_n which_o aristotle_n opinion_n seem_v to_o be_v clog_v withal_o be_v that_o conclusion_n which_o he_o lay_v down_o lib._n 3._o c._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v common_o thus_o expound_v intellectus_fw-la patience_n est_fw-la corruptibilis_fw-la but_o all_o this_o difficulty_n will_v soon_o be_v clear_v if_o once_o it_o may_v appear_v how_o ridiculous_a their_o conceit_n be_v that_o from_o that_o chapter_n fetch_v that_o idle_a distinction_n of_o intellectus_fw-la agens_fw-la &_o patiens_fw-la meaning_n by_o the_o agens_fw-la that_o which_o prepare_v phantasm_n and_o exalt_v they_o into_o the_o nature_n of_o intelligible_a species_n and_o then_o propound_v they_o to_o the_o patiens_fw-la to_o judge_v thereof_o whereas_o indeed_o he_o mean_v nothing_o else_o by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o only_o the_o understanding_n in_o potentia_fw-la and_o by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o in_o actu_fw-la or_o in_fw-la habitu_fw-la as_o the_o schoolman_n be_v wont_v to_o phrase_n it_o and_z according_o thus_o lay_v down_o his_o meaning_n and_o method_n of_o this_o notion_n in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n of_o that_o book_n he_o dispute_v against_o plato_n connate_a species_n as_o be_v afraid_a lest_o if_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v prejudice_v by_o any_o home-born_a notion_n it_o will_v not_o be_v indifferent_a to_o the_o entertain_v of_o any_o other_o truth_n where_o by_o the_o way_n we_o may_v observe_v how_o unreasonable_a his_o argument_n be_v for_o if_o the_o
seat_v in_o our_o brain_n be_v more_o clear_a or_o muddy_a so_o the_o conception_n of_o our_o mind_n be_v more_o distinct_a or_o disturb_v to_o answer_v this_o difficulty_n it_o may_v be_v enough_o perhaps_o to_o say_v that_o the_o sympathy_n of_o thing_n be_v no_o sufficient_a argument_n to_o prove_v the_o identity_n of_o their_o essence_n by_o as_o i_o think_v all_o will_v grant_v yet_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v more_o full_o to_o solve_v it_o and_o for_o that_o purpose_n we_o must_v take_v notice_n that_o though_o our_o soul_n be_v of_o a_o incorporeal_a nature_n as_o we_o have_v already_o demonstrate_v yet_o they_o be_v unite_v to_o our_o body_n not_o as_o assist_v form_n or_o intelligence_n as_o some_o have_v think_v but_o in_o some_o more_o immediate_a way_n though_o we_o can_v tell_v what_o that_o be_v it_o be_v the_o great_a arcanum_fw-la in_o man_n nature_n that_o which_o trouble_v plotinus_n so_o much_o when_o he_o have_v contemplate_v the_o immortality_n of_o it_o that_o as_o he_o speak_v of_o himself_o enn._n 4._o lib._n 8._o c._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o indeed_o to_o make_v such_o a_o complex_fw-la thing_n as_o man_n be_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v so_o unite_v to_o the_o body_n as_o to_o share_v in_o its_o passion_n and_o infirmity_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v void_a of_o sinfulness_n and_o as_o the_o body_n alone_o can_v not_o perform_v any_o act_n of_o sensation_n or_o reason_n and_o so_o itself_o become_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o neither_o will_v the_o soul_n be_v capable_a of_o provide_v for_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o body_n without_o some_o way_n whereby_o a_o feeling_n and_o sense_n of_o they_o may_v be_v convey_v to_o it_o neither_o can_v it_o take_v sufficient_a care_n of_o this_o corporeal_a life_n as_o nothing_o pertain_v to_o it_o be_v it_o not_o solicit_v to_o a_o natural_a compunction_n and_o compassion_n by_o the_o indigency_n of_o our_o body_n 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as_o continual_o respect_v it_o and_o there_o only_o to_o be_v sensated_a and_o all_o the_o imperate_a motion_n of_o our_o will_n issue_v forth_o from_o the_o same_o consistory_n therefore_o the_o animal_n spirit_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o constant_a mobility_n and_o swift_a motion_n ascend_v to_o the_o place_n of_o our_o nerve_n origination_n move_v the_o soul_n which_o there_o sit_v enthrone_v in_o some_o mysterious_a way_n and_o descend_v at_o the_o beck_n of_o our_o will_n from_o thence_o move_v all_o the_o muscle_n and_o joint_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o they_o be_v guide_v and_o direct_v by_o the_o soul_n and_o if_o we_o observe_v the_o subtle_a mechanic_n of_o our_o own_o body_n we_o may_v easy_o conceive_v how_o the_o least_o motion_n in_o these_o animal_n spirit_n will_v by_o their_o relax_a or_o distend_v the_o nerve_n membrane_n and_o muscle_n according_a to_o their_o different_a quantity_n or_o the_o celerity_n and_o quality_n of_o their_o motion_n beget_v all_o kind_n of_o 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their_o own_o interval_n but_o when_o they_o be_v once_o in_o their_o unbodied_a nature_n entertain_v into_o the_o mind_n they_o can_v easy_o penetrate_v one_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n can_v easy_o pile_n the_o vast_a number_n up_o together_o in_o herself_o and_o by_o she_o own_o force_n sustain_v they_o all_o and_o make_v they_o all_o couch_n together_o in_o the_o same_o space_n she_o can_v easy_o pitch_v up_o all_o those_o five_o regular_a body_n together_o in_o she_o own_o imagination_n and_o inscribe_v they_o one_o in_o another_o and_o then_o enter_v into_o the_o very_a heart_n and_o centre_n of_o they_o discern_v all_o their_o property_n and_o several_a respect_n one_o to_o another_o and_o thus_o easy_o find_v herself_o free_v from_o all_o material_a or_o corporeal_a confinement_n show_v how_o all_o that_o which_o we_o call_v body_n rather_o issue_v forth_o by_o a_o infinite_a projection_n from_o some_o mind_n then_o that_o it_o shall_v exalt_v itself_o 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have_v attribute_v to_o it_o which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o naked_a perception_n of_o sensible_a impression_n without_o any_o work_n of_o reason_n the_o second_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o miscellaneous_n kind_n of_o knowledge_n arise_v of_o a_o collation_n of_o its_o sensation_n with_o its_o own_o more_o obscure_a and_o dark_a idea_n the_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d discourse_n and_o reason_n which_o the_o platonist_n describe_v mathematical_a knowledge_n by_o which_o because_o it_o spin_v out_o its_o own_o notion_n by_o a_o constant_a series_n of_o deduction_n knit_v up_o consequence_n one_o upon_o another_o by_o demonstration_n be_v by_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o progressive_a kind_n of_o knowledge_n to_o which_o he_o add_v a_o four_o which_o we_o shall_v now_o make_v use_n of_o for_o a_o further_a proof_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n there_o be_v therefore_o four_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o naked_a intuition_n of_o eternal_a truth_n which_o be_v always_o the_o same_o which_o never_o rise_v nor_o set_v but_o always_o stand_v still_o in_o its_o vertical_a and_o fill_v the_o whole_a horizon_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o a_o mild_a and_o gentle_a light_n there_o be_v such_o calm_a and_o serene_a idea_n of_o truth_n that_o shine_v only_o in_o pacate_v soul_n and_o can_v be_v discern_v by_o any_o trouble_a or_o fluid_a fancy_n that_o necessary_o prove_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o permanent_a &_o stable_a essence_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o as_o simplicius_n on_o epictet_n well_o observe_v arise_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o some_o immovable_a and_o unchangeable_a cause_n which_o be_v always_o the_o same_o for_o these_o operation_n about_o truth_n we_o now_o speak_v of_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d any_o chronical_a energy_n
soul_n have_v no_o such_o stock_n of_o principle_n to_o trade_n with_o nor_o any_o proper_a notion_n of_o its_o own_o that_o may_v be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o opinion_n it_o will_v be_v so_o indifferent_a to_o any_o that_o the_o foul_a error_n may_v be_v as_o easy_o entertain_v by_o it_o as_o the_o fair_a truth_n neither_o can_v it_o ever_o know_v what_o guest_n it_o receive_v whether_o truth_n or_o falshood_n but_o yet_o our_o author_n find_v himself_o able_a to_o swallow_v down_o this_o absurdity_n though_o when_o he_o have_v do_v he_o can_v not_o well_o digest_v it_o for_o he_o can_v not_o but_o take_v notice_n of_o that_o which_o be_v obvious_a for_o any_o one_o to_o reply_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o reflect_v upon_o itself_o may_v find_v matter_n within_o to_o work_v upon_o and_o so_o lay_v down_o this_o scruple_n in_o a_o way_n not_o much_o different_a from_o his_o master_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n but_o the_o soul_n itself_o be_v also_o intelligible_a as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o intelligible_a nature_n be_v and_o in_o those_o being_n which_o be_v pure_o abstract_v from_o matter_n that_o which_o understand_v be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o be_v understand_v thus_o he_o but_o not_o be_v master_n of_o this_o notion_n he_o find_v it_o a_o little_a too_o unruly_a for_o he_o and_o fall_v to_o inquire_v why_o the_o soul_n shall_v not_o then_o always_o be_v in_o actu_fw-la quit_v himself_o of_o the_o whole_a difficulty_n at_o once_o by_o tell_v we_o that_o our_o soul_n be_v here_o clog_v with_o a_o hyle_n or_o matter_n that_o cleave_v to_o they_o and_o so_o all_o the_o matter_n of_o their_o knowledge_n be_v contain_v in_o sensible_a object_n which_o they_o must_v extract_v out_o of_o they_o be_v themselves_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o in_o potentia_fw-la ad_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la just_o as_o in_o a_o like_a argument_n chap._n 8._o he_o will_v needs_o persuade_v we_o that_o the_o understanding_n behold_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o fancy_n and_o then_o question_v how_o our_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o first_o principle_n of_o knowledge_n shall_v be_v phantasm_n he_o grant_v that_o they_o be_v not_o indeed_o phantasm_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o without_o phantasm_n which_o he_o think_v be_v enough_o to_o say_v and_o so_o by_o his_o mere_a dictate_v without_o any_o further_a discussion_n to_o solve_v that_o knot_n whereas_o in_o all_o reflex_n act_n whereby_o the_o soul_n review_v its_o own_o opinion_n and_o find_v out_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o it_o make_v neither_o use_n of_o sense_n or_o phantasm_n but_o act_v immediate_o by_o its_o own_o power_n find_v itself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o simplicius_n observe_v but_o to_o return_v this_o hyle_n or_o matter_n which_o our_o author_n suppose_v to_o hinder_v a_o free_a &_o uninterrupted_a exercise_n of_o understanding_n be_v indeed_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o soul_n potentiality_n and_o not_o any_o kind_n of_o divisible_a or_o extend_a nature_n and_o therefore_o when_o he_o thus_o distinguish_v between_o his_o intellectus_fw-la agens_fw-la and_o patiens_fw-la he_o seem_v to_o mean_v almost_o nothing_o else_o but_o what_o our_o ordinary_a metaphysitian_n do_v in_o their_o distinction_n of_o actus_fw-la and_o potentia_fw-la as_o simplicius_n have_v true_o observe_v when_o they_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o fine_a create_a nature_n be_v make_v up_o of_o these_o two_o compound_v together_o for_o we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o genius_n of_o his_o philosophy_n lead_v he_o to_o fancy_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o certain_a subject_n or_o obediential_a power_n in_o every_o thing_n that_o fall_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o physical_a speculation_n or_o that_o have_v any_o relation_n to_o any_o natural_a body_n and_o some_o other_o power_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v of_o a_o active_a and_o operate_a nature_n and_o consequent_o that_o both_o these_o principle_n be_v in_o the_o soul_n itself_o which_o as_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o receive_v impression_n &_o species_n from_o the_o fancy_n and_o in_o a_o posse_fw-la to_o understand_v so_o it_o be_v passive_a but_o as_o it_o do_v actual_o understand_v so_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o active_a and_o with_o this_o notion_n he_o begin_v his_o 5._o chap._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o be_v see_v that_o in_o every_o nature_n there_o be_v something_o which_o as_o a_o first_o subject_n be_v all_o thing_n potential_o and_o some_o active_a principle_n which_o produce_v all_o thing_n as_o art_n do_v in_o matter_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o soul_n also_o partake_v of_o these_o difference_n and_o this_o he_o illustrate_v by_o light_n &_o colour_n resemble_v the_o passive_a power_n of_o the_o intellect_n to_o colour_n the_o active_a or_o energetical_a to_o light_n and_o therefore_o he_o say_v it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d separable_a unmixed_a and_o impassable_a and_o so_o at_o last_o conclude_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o state_n of_o separation_n this_o intellect_n be_v always_o that_o which_o it_o be_v that_o be_v it_o be_v always_o active_a and_o energetical_a as_o he_o have_v tell_v we_o before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o essence_n of_o it_o be_v activity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o only_o be_v immortal_a and_o eternal_a but_o we_o do_v not_o remember_v because_o it_o be_v impassable_a in_o which_o last_o word_n he_o seem_v to_o disprove_v plato_n reminiscentia_fw-la because_o the_o soul_n in_o a_o state_n of_o separation_n be_v always_o in_o act_n the_o passive_a power_n of_o it_o which_o then_o first_o begin_v to_o appear_v when_o it_o be_v embody_v can_v not_o represent_v or_o contain_v any_o such_o traditional_a species_n as_o the_o energeticall_a faculty_n act_v upon_o before_o see_v there_o be_v then_o no_o fancy_n to_o retain_v they_o in_o as_o simplicius_n expound_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o in_o all_o remembrance_n we_o must_v reflect_v upon_o our_o fancy_n and_o this_o our_o author_n seem_v to_o glance_v at_o it_o be_v indeed_o never_o out_o of_o his_o eye_n in_o these_o word_n we_o have_v endeavour_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o passive_a intellect_n be_v corruptible_a and_o without_o this_o we_o can_v understand_v nothing_o in_o this_o life_n and_o thus_o our_o forenamed_a commentator_n doubt_v not_o to_o gloss_n on_o they_o chap._n ix_o a_o main_a difficulty_n concern_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n viz._n the_o strong_a sympathy_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n answer_v a_o answer_n to_o another_o enquiry_n viz._n under_o what_o account_n impression_n derive_v from_o the_o body_n do_v fall_v in_o morality_n we_o have_v now_o do_v with_o the_o confirmation_n of_o this_o point_n which_o be_v the_o main_a basis_n of_o all_o religion_n and_o shall_v not_o at_o present_a trouble_n ourselves_o with_o those_o difficulty_n that_o may_v seem_v to_o encumber_v it_o which_o indeed_o be_v only_o such_o as_o beg_v for_o a_o solution_n but_o do_v not_o if_o they_o be_v impartial_o consider_v proud_o contest_v with_o it_o and_o such_o of_o they_o which_o depend_v upon_o any_o hypothesis_n which_o we_o may_v apprehend_v to_o be_v lay_v down_o in_o scripture_n i_o can_v think_v they_o to_o be_v of_o any_o such_o moment_n but_o that_o any_o one_o who_o deal_v free_o and_o ingenuous_o with_o this_o piece_n of_o god_n truth_n may_v from_o thence_o find_v a_o far_o better_a ansa_fw-la of_o answer_v than_o he_o can_v of_o move_v of_o any_o scruple_n against_o the_o soul_n immortality_n which_o that_o most_o strong_o every_v where_o suppose_n &_o do_v not_o so_o positive_o &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lie_v down_o as_o presume_v that_o we_o have_v a_o antecedent_n knowledge_n of_o it_o &_o therefore_o principal_o teach_v we_o the_o right_a way_n &_o method_n of_o provide_v in_o this_o life_n for_o our_o happy_a subsistence_n in_o that_o eternal_a estate_n and_o as_o for_o what_o pretend_v to_o reason_n or_o experience_n i_o think_v it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o brief_o to_o search_v into_o one_o main_a difficulty_n concern_v the_o soul_n immortality_n and_o that_o be_v that_o strange_a kind_n of_o dependency_n which_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v on_o the_o body_n whereby_o it_o seem_v constant_o to_o comply_v and_o sympathize_v therewith_o and_o to_o assume_v to_o itself_o the_o frailty_n and_o infirmity_n thereof_o to_o laugh_v and_o languish_v as_o it_o be_v together_o with_o that_o and_o so_o when_o the_o body_n be_v compose_v to_o rest_n our_o soul_n seem_v to_o sleep_v together_o with_o it_o and_o as_o the_o spring_n of_o bodily_a motion_n
divination_n then_o that_o which_o arise_v from_o a_o trouble_a fancy_n and_o be_v conceive_v in_o a_o dark_a melancholy_a imagination_n he_o confirm_v to_o we_o in_o his_o phaedrus_n where_o he_o right_o give_v we_o the_o true_a etymon_n of_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o be_v call_v so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o rage_n and_o fury_n and_o therefore_o say_v it_o be_v ancient_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d however_o he_o grant_v that_o it_o happen_v to_o many_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o divine_a allotment_n yet_o it_o be_v most_o vulgar_o incident_a to_o sick_a and_o melancholy_a man_n who_o oftentimes_o by_o the_o power_n thereof_o be_v able_a to_o presage_v by_o what_o medicine_n their_o own_o distemper_n may_v be_v best_o cure_v as_o if_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o discern_a of_o that_o sympathize_v &_o symbolise_v complexion_n of_o their_o own_o body_n with_o some_o other_o body_n without_o they_o and_o elsewhere_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d never_o or_o very_o rare_o understand_v the_o meaning_n and_o nature_n of_o their_o own_o visa_fw-la and_o therefore_o indeed_o the_o platonist_n general_o seem_v to_o reject_v or_o very_o much_o to_o slight_v all_o this_o kind_n of_o revelation_n and_o to_o acknowledge_v nothing_o transcendent_a to_o the_o naked_a reason_n and_o understanding_n of_o man._n so_o maximus_n tyrius_n in_o dissert_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v a_o bold_a assertion_n yet_o i_o shall_v not_o doubt_v to_o say_v that_o god_n oracle_n and_o man_n understanding_n be_v of_o a_o near_a alliance_n and_o so_o according_a to_o porphyrius_n lib._n 2._o §_o 52._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o good_a man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o that_o need_v not_o soothsay_v be_v familiar_o and_o intimate_o acquaint_v with_o god_n himself_o likewise_o the_o stoic_n will_v scarce_o allow_v their_o wise_a man_n at_o any_o time_n to_o consult_v a_o oracle_n as_o we_o may_v learn_v from_o arrian_n l._n 2._o c._n 7._o and_o epictetus_n c._n 39_o and_o simplicius_n his_o comment_n thereupon_o where_o that_o great_a philosopher_n make_v a_o scrupulous_a search_n what_o those_o thing_n be_v which_o it_o may_v be_v fit_a to_o consult_v the_o oracle_n about_o at_o last_o bring_v they_o into_o so_o narrow_a a_o compass_n that_o a_o wise_a man_n shall_v never_o find_v occasion_n to_o honour_v the_o oracle_n with_o his_o presence_n a_o famous_a instance_n whereof_o we_o have_v in_o lucan_n lib._n 9_o where_o cato_n be_v advise_v to_o consult_v jupiter_n hammon_n his_o oracle_n after_o pompey_n death_n answer_n estnè_fw-la dei_fw-la sedes_fw-la nisi_fw-la terra_fw-la &_o pontus_n &_o aer_fw-la et_fw-la coelum_fw-la &_o virtus_fw-la superos_fw-la quid_fw-la quaerimus_fw-la ultra_fw-la jupiter_n est_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la vides_fw-la quocunque_fw-la moveris_fw-la sortilegis_fw-la egeant_fw-la dubii_fw-la sempérque_fw-la futuris_fw-la casibus_fw-la ancipites_fw-la i_o non_fw-la oracula_fw-la certum_fw-la sed_fw-la mors_fw-la certa_fw-la facit_fw-la but_o enough_o of_o this_o particular_a and_o i_o hope_v by_o this_o time_n i_o have_v sufficient_o unfold_v the_o true_a seat_n of_o prophecy_n and_o show_v the_o right_a stage_n thereof_o as_o also_o how_o lame_a and_o delusive_a the_o spirit_n of_o divination_n be_v which_o endeavour_v to_o imitate_v it_o now_o from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v arise_v one_o main_a characteristical_a distinction_n between_o the_o prophetical_a and_o pseudo-prophetical_a spirit_n viz._n that_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n do_v never_o alienate_v the_o mind_n see_v it_o seat_v itself_o as_o well_o in_o the_o rational_a power_n as_o in_o the_o sensitive_a but_o always_o maintain_v a_o consistency_n and_o clearness_n of_o reason_n strength_n and_o solidity_n of_o judgement_n where_o it_o come_v it_o do_v not_o ravish_v the_o mind_n but_o inform_v and_o enlighten_v it_o but_o the_o pseudo-prophetical_a spirit_n if_o indeed_o without_o any_o kind_n of_o dissimulation_n it_o enter_v into_o any_o one_o because_o it_o can_v rise_v no_o high_o than_o the_o middle_a region_n of_o man_n which_o be_v his_o fancy_n it_o there_o dwell_v as_o in_o storm_n and_o tempest_n and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o itself_o be_v also_o conjoin_v with_o alienation_n and_o abreption_n of_o mind_n for_o whensoever_o the_o phantasm_n come_v to_o be_v disorder_v and_o to_o be_v present_v tumultuous_o to_o the_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v either_o in_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fury_n or_o in_o melancholy_a both_o which_o kind_n of_o alienation_n be_v common_o observe_v by_o physician_n or_o else_o by_o the_o energy_n of_o this_o spirit_n of_o divination_n the_o mind_n can_v pass_v no_o true_a judgement_n upon_o they_o but_o its_o light_n and_o influence_n become_v eclipse_v but_o of_o this_o alienation_n we_o have_v already_o discourse_v out_o of_o plato_n and_o other_o and_o thus_o the_o pythian_a prophetess_n be_v describe_v by_o the_o scholiast_n upon_o aristophanes_n his_o plutus_n and_o by_o lucan_n lib._n 5._o as_o be_v fill_v with_o inward_a fury_n while_o she_o be_v inspire_v by_o the_o fatidical_a spirit_n and_o utter_v her_o oracle_n in_o a_o strange_a disguise_n with_o many_o antic_a gesture_n her_o hair_n tear_v and_o foam_v at_o her_o mouth_n as_o also_o cassandra_n be_v bring_v in_o prophesy_v in_o the_o like_a manner_n by_o lycophron_n so_o the_o sibyl_n be_v note_v by_o heraclitus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o one_o speak_v ridiculous_a and_o unseemly_a speech_n with_o her_o furious_a mouth_n and_o ammianus_n marcellinus_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o 21_o the_o book_n have_v tell_v we_o a_o old_a observation_n concern_v the_o sibylls_n sibyllae_fw-la crebro_fw-la se_fw-la dicunt_fw-la ardere_fw-la torrente_n vi_fw-la magnâ_fw-la flammarum_fw-la this_o be_v cautelous_o observe_v by_o the_o primitive_a father_n who_o hereby_o detect_v the_o imposture_n of_o the_o montanist_n that_o pretend_v much_o to_o prophesy_v but_o indeed_o be_v acquaint_v with_o nothing_o more_o of_o it_o then_o ecstasy_n or_o abreption_n of_o mind_n for_o that_o be_v it_o which_o they_o mean_v by_o ecstasy_n i_o shall_v first_o mention_v that_o of_o 1._o clem._n alexandr_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o false_a prophet_n mingle_v truth_n sometime_o with_o falsehood_n and_o indeed_o when_o they_o be_v in_o a_o ecstasy_n they_o prophesy_v as_o be_v servant_n to_o that_o grand_a apostate_n the_o devil_n eusebius_n mention_n in_o histor._n eccles._n lib._n 5._o c._n 17._o a_o discourse_n of_o miltiades_n to_o this_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tertullian_n who_o be_v a_o great_a friend_n to_o montanus_n and_o his_o prophetical_a sister_n maximilla_n and_o priscilla_n speak_v of_o they_o endeavour_n to_o alleviate_v this_o business_n and_o though_o he_o grant_v they_o be_v ecstatical_a in_o their_o prophecy_n that_o be_v only_o transport_v by_o the_o power_n of_o a_o spirit_n more_o potent_a than_o their_o own_o as_o he_o will_v seem_v to_o imply_v yet_o he_o deny_v that_o they_o use_v to_o fall_v into_o any_o rage_n or_o fury_n which_o he_o say_v be_v the_o character_n of_o every_o false_a prophet_n and_o so_o montanus_n excuse_v himself_o but_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o they_o can_v not_o avoid_v the_o lash_n of_o jerome_n who_o think_v he_o see_v through_o this_o ecstasy_n and_o that_o indeed_o it_o be_v a_o true_a alienation_n see_v they_o understand_v not_o what_o they_o speak_v neque_fw-la verò_fw-la ut_fw-la montanus_n cum_fw-la insanis_fw-la foeminis_fw-la somniat_fw-la prophetae_fw-la in_fw-la ecstasi_fw-la locuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la nescirent_fw-la quid_fw-la loquerentur_fw-la &_o cùm_fw-la alios_fw-la erudirent_fw-la ipsi_fw-la ignorarent_fw-la quid_fw-la dicerent_fw-la the_o prophet_n do_v not_o as_o montanus_n together_o with_o some_o mad_a woman_n dream_n speak_v in_o ecstasy_n nor_o do_v they_o speak_v they_o know_v not_o what_o nor_o be_v they_o when_o they_o go_v about_o to_o instruct_v other_o ignorant_a of_o what_o they_o say_v themselves_o so_o he_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o esay_n this_o also_o he_o otherwhere_o brand_v the_o montanist_n withal_o as_o in_o his_o praoemium_fw-la to_o nahum_n non_fw-la loquor_fw-la propheta_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ut_fw-la montanus_n &_o prisca_n maximilláque_fw-la delirant_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la prophetat_fw-la libre_fw-la est_fw-la intelligentis_fw-la quae_fw-la loquor_fw-la and_o in_o his_o preface_n to_o habakuk_n prophetae_fw-la visio_fw-la est_fw-la &_o adversum_fw-la montani_fw-la dogma_fw-la perversum_fw-la intelligit_fw-la quod_fw-la videt_fw-la nec_fw-la ut_fw-la aman_n loquor_fw-la nec_fw-la in_o morem_fw-la insanientium_fw-la foeminarum_fw-la that_fw-mi sine_fw-la ment_fw-la sonum_fw-la i_o shall_v add_v but_o one_o author_n more_o and_o that_o be_v chrysostome_n who_o have_v very_o full_o and_o excellent_o lay_v down_o this_o difference_n between_o the_o true_a and_o false_a prophet_n hom._n 29._o on_o the_o first_o epistle_n to_o the_o corinthian_n 〈◊〉_d
correspondent_a to_o his_o own_o nature_n the_o ancient_a superstition_n of_o the_o heathen_n be_v always_o very_o nice_a and_o curious_a in_o honour_v every_o one_o of_o their_o god_n with_o sacrifice_n and_o rite_n most_o agreeable_a to_o their_o nature_n i_o be_o sure_a there_o be_v no_o incense_n no_o offering_n we_o can_v present_v god_n with_o be_v so_o sweet_a so_o acceptable_a to_o he_o as_o our_o love_n and_o delight_n and_o confidence_n in_o he_o and_o when_o he_o come_v into_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n he_o make_v these_o his_o throne_n his_o place_n of_o rest_n as_o find_v the_o great_a agreeableness_n therein_o to_o his_o own_o essence_n a_o good_a man_n that_o find_v himself_o make_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o transform_v into_o the_o image_n of_o god_n infinite_o take_v pleasure_n in_o god_n as_o be_v altogether_o lovely_a according_a to_o that_o in_o cant._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d totus_fw-la ipse_fw-la est_fw-la desideria_fw-la and_o his_o meditation_n of_o god_n be_v sweet_a unto_o he_o ps._n 104._o s._n john_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o christ_n who_o come_v from_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o father_n and_o perfect_o understand_v his_o eternal_a essence_n have_v give_v we_o the_o full_a description_n that_o he_o can_v make_v of_o he_o when_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o god_n be_v love_n and_o he_o that_o dwell_v in_o god_n dwell_v in_o love_n and_o repose_v himself_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o a_o almighty_a goodness_n where_o he_o find_v nothing_o but_o love_n and_o loveliness_n he_o now_o display_v all_o the_o strength_n and_o beauty_n of_o those_o his_o choiest_n and_o most_o precious_a affection_n of_o love_n and_o joy_n and_o confidence_n his_o soul_n be_v now_o at_o ease_n and_o rest_v in_o peace_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n to_o make_v afraid_a he_o be_v get_v beyond_o all_o those_o power_n of_o darkness_n which_o give_v such_o continual_a alarm_n in_o this_o low_a world_n and_o be_v always_o trouble_v the_o earth_n he_o be_v get_v above_o all_o fear_n and_o despair_n he_o be_v in_o a_o bright_a clear_a region_n above_o cloud_n and_o tempest_n infra_fw-la se_fw-la despicit_fw-la nubes_fw-la there_o be_v no_o frightful_a terribleness_n in_o the_o supreme_a majesty_n that_o man_n apprehend_v god_n at_o any_o time_n in_o such_o a_o dismay_a manner_n it_o must_v not_o at_o all_o be_v make_v a_o argument_n of_o his_o nature_n but_o of_o our_o sinfulness_n and_o weakness_n the_o sun_n in_o the_o heaven_n always_o be_v and_o will_v be_v a_o globe_n of_o light_n and_o brightness_n howsoever_o a_o purblind_a eye_n be_v rather_o dazzle_v then_o enlighten_v by_o it_o there_o be_v a_o inward_a sense_n in_o man_n soul_n which_o be_v it_o once_o awaken_v and_o excite_v with_o a_o inward_a taste_n and_o relish_v of_o the_o divinity_n can_v better_o define_v god_n to_o he_o then_o all_o the_o world_n else_o it_o be_v the_o sincere_a christian_n that_o so_o taste_v and_o see_v how_o good_a and_o 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