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sense_n that_o be_v the_o ordinary_a phaenomena_n of_o nature_n in_o which_o there_o be_v discoverable_a so_o profound_a wisdom_n and_o counsel_n that_o they_o can_v not_o but_o conclude_v that_o the_o order_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n be_v from_o a_o high_a principle_n than_o the_o blind_a motion_n and_o jumbling_n of_o matter_n and_o mere_a corporeal_a being_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v what_o usual_o they_o call_v apparition_n which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v mere_o the_o dream_n and_o fancy_n of_o the_o superstitious_a that_o they_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o such_o as_o can_v but_o be_v deem_v by_o most_o man_n over_o atheistical_a i_o mean_v pomponatius_n and_o cardan_n nay_o by_o vaninus_n himself_o though_o so_o devote_v to_o atheism_n that_o out_o of_o a_o perfect_a mad_a zeal_n to_o that_o despicable_a cause_n he_o die_v for_o it_o i_o omit_v to_o name_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o ever_o appear_v to_o the_o wise_a of_o all_o age_n of_o such_o a_o 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have_v now_o firm_o make_v good_a that_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n imply_v no_o contradiction_n nor_o incompossibility_n in_o it_o but_o be_v the_o notion_n or_o idea_n of_o a_o thing_n that_o may_v possible_o be_v which_o i_o have_v do_v so_o punctual_o and_o particular_o that_o i_o have_v clear_v every_o species_n of_o substance_n incorporeal_a from_o the_o imputation_n of_o either_o obscurity_n or_o inconsistency_n and_o that_o i_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o take_v advantage_n in_o plead_v their_o cause_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o adverse_a party_n i_o have_v bring_v in_o the_o most_o able_a advocate_n and_o the_o most_o assure_v that_o i_o have_v hitherto_o ever_o meet_v withal_o and_o dare_v now_o appeal_v to_o any_o indifferent_a judge_n whether_o i_o have_v not_o demonstrate_v all_o his_o allegation_n to_o be_v weak_a and_o inconclusive_a wherefore_o have_v so_o clear_o evince_v the_o possibility_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o spirit_n we_o shall_v now_o make_v a_o step_n further_o and_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o thing_n possible_a but_o that_o it_o be_v real_o and_o actual_o in_o nature_n chap._n xi_o 1._o three_o ground_n to_o prove_v the_o existence_n of_o a_o immaterial_a substance_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v fetch_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n 2._o the_o second_o from_o the_o phaenomenon_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o world_n 3._o that_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o self-moveable_a 4._o a_o objection_n that_o the_o matter_n may_v be_v part_n self-moved_n part_v not_o 5._o the_o first_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n 6._o the_o second_o answer_n 7._o other_o evasion_n answer_v 8._o the_o conclusion_n that_o no_o matter_n be_v self-moved_n but_o that_o a_o certain_a quantity_n of_o motion_n be_v impress_v upon_o it_o at_o its_o first_o creation_n by_o god_n 1._o there_o be_v three_o main_a ground_n from_o whence_o a_o man_n may_v be_v assure_v of_o the_o existence_n of_o spiritual_a or_o immaterial_a substance_n the_o one_o 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the_o author_n of_o it_o wherefore_o though_o god_n be_v neither_o visible_a nor_o tangible_a yet_o his_o very_a idea_n represent_v to_o our_o intellectual_a faculty_n the_o necessary_a reason_n of_o his_o existence_n we_o be_v by_o axiom_n 5._o though_o we_o have_v no_o other_o argument_n draw_v from_o our_o sense_n confident_o to_o conclude_v that_o he_o be_v 2._o the_o second_o ground_n be_v the_o ordinary_a phaenomena_n of_o nature_n the_o most_o general_a whereof_o be_v motion_n now_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o demonstrable_a from_o hence_o that_o there_o be_v some_o be_v in_o the_o world_n distinct_a from_o matter_n for_o matter_n be_v of_o one_o simple_a homogeneal_a nature_n &_o not_o distinguishable_a by_o specifical_a difference_n as_o the_o school_n speak_v it_o must_v have_v every_o where_o the_o very_a same_o essential_a property_n and_o therefore_o of_o itself_o it_o must_v all_o of_o it_o be_v either_o without_o motion_n or_o else_o be_v self-moving_a and_o that_o in_o such_o 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the_o aethereal_a or_o rather_o never_o have_v lose_v it_o for_o if_o the_o planet_n have_v but_o a_o common_a dividend_n of_o all_o the_o motion_n which_o themselves_o and_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n and_o all_o the_o aethereal_a matter_n possess_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o planet_n be_v so_o little_a in_o comparison_n of_o that_o of_o the_o sun_n star_n and_o aether_n the_o proportion_n of_o motion_n that_o will_v fall_v due_a to_o they_o will_v be_v exceed_v much_o above_o what_o they_o have_v for_o it_o will_v be_v as_o if_o four_o or_o five_o poor_a man_n in_o a_o very_a rich_a and_o populous_a city_n shall_v by_o give_v up_o that_o estate_n they_o have_v in_o a_o level_a way_n get_v equal_a share_n with_o all_o the_o rest_n wherefore_o every_o planet_n can_v not_o fail_v of_o melt_a itself_o into_o little_o less_o fine_a substance_n than_o the_o pure_a aether_n but_o they_o not_o do_v so_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n they_o have_v not_o that_o motion_n nor_o agitation_n of_o themselves_o 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loose_v their_o motion_n become_v of_o a_o visible_a vaporous_a consistency_n and_o turn_v to_o cloud_n then_o to_o snow_n or_o rain_n after_o haply_o to_o ice_n itself_o but_o then_o in_o process_n of_o time_n first_o melt_v into_o water_n than_o exhale_v into_o vapour_n after_o more_o fierce_o agitate_a do_v become_v wind_n again_o and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o think_v that_o this_o reciprocation_n into_o motion_n and_o rest_n belong_v only_o to_o terrestrial_a particle_n that_o the_o heaven_n themselves_o be_v of_o the_o same_o matter_n be_v apparent_a from_o the_o ejection_n of_o comet_n into_o our_o vortex_n and_o the_o perpetual_a rise_n of_o those_o spot_n and_o scum_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o sun_n 6._o but_o second_o to_o return_v what_o be_v still_o more_o pungent_a this_o matter_n that_o be_v self-moved_n in_o the_o impress_v of_o motion_n upon_o other_o matter_n either_o lose_v of_o its_o own_o motion_n or_o retain_v it_o still_o entire_a if_o the_o first_o it_o may_v be_v despoil_v of_o all_o its_o motion_n and_o so_o that_o who_o immediate_a nature_n be_v to_o move_v shall_v rest_v the_o entire_a cause_n of_o its_o motion_n still_o remain_v viz._n itself_o which_o be_v a_o plain_a contradiction_n by_o axiom_n 17._o if_o the_o second_o no_o mean_a a_o inconvenience_n than_o this_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o whole_a world_n have_v be_v turn_v into_o pure_a aether_n by_o this_o time_n if_o not_o into_o a_o perfect_a flame_n or_o at_o least_o will_v be_v in_o the_o conclusion_n to_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o all_o corporeal_a consistency_n for_o that_o these_o self-moving_a part_n of_o matter_n be_v of_o a_o considerable_a copiousness_n the_o event_n do_v testify_v they_o have_v melt_v almost_o all_o the_o world_n already_o into_o sun_n star_n and_o aether_n nothing_o remain_v but_o planet_n and_o comet_n to_o be_v
dissolve_v which_o all_o put_v together_o scarce_o bear_v so_o great_a a_o proportion_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o universe_n as_o a_o ordinary_a apple_n to_o the_o ball_n of_o the_o earth_n wherefore_o so_o potent_a a_o principle_n of_o motion_n still_o add_v new_a motion_n to_o matter_n and_o no_o motion_n once_o communicate_v be_v lose_v for_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o motion_n no_o body_n lose_v any_o more_o motion_n than_o it_o communicate_v to_o another_o it_o plain_o follow_v that_o either_o the_o world_n have_v be_v utter_o burn_v up_o ere_o now_o or_o will_v be_v at_o least_o in_o a_o infinite_a less_o time_n than_o it_o have_v exi_v nay_o i_o may_v say_v absolute_o in_o a_o very_a little_a time_n and_o will_v never_o return_v to_o any_o frame_n of_o thing_n again_o which_o though_o it_o possible_o may_v be_v yet_o none_o but_o a_o madman_n will_v assert_v by_o axiom_n 2._o and_o that_o it_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v since_o the_o first_o epoche_n of_o history_n be_v a_o demonstration_n this_o second_o hypothesis_n be_v false_a 7._o there_o be_v yet_o another_o evasion_n or_o two_o which_o when_o they_o be_v answer_v there_o will_v be_v no_o scruple_n remain_v touch_v this_o point_n the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o matter_n be_v all_o of_o it_o homogeneal_a of_o the_o like_a nature_n every_o where_o and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o common_a property_n of_o it_o all_o to_o be_v of_o itself_o indifferent_a to_o motion_n or_o rest_n and_o therefore_o that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o some_o of_o it_o move_v and_o other_o some_o of_o it_o rest_v or_o move_v less_o than_o other_o some_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o this_o indifferency_n of_o the_o matter_n to_o motion_n or_o rest_n may_v be_v understand_v two_o way_n either_o privative_o that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o it_o have_v not_o any_o real_a or_o active_a propension_n to_o rest_n more_o than_o to_o motion_n or_o vice_fw-la versâ_fw-la but_o be_v mere_o passive_a and_o susceptive_a of_o what_o motion_n or_o fixation_n some_o other_o agent_n confer_v upon_o it_o and_o keep_v that_o modification_n exact_o and_o perpetual_o till_o again_o some_o other_o agent_n change_v it_o in_o which_o sense_n i_o allow_v the_o assertion_n to_o be_v true_a but_o it_o make_v nothing_o against_o we_o but_o for_o we_o it_o plain_o imply_v that_o there_o be_v a_o incorporeal_a substance_n distinct_a from_o the_o matter_n from_o whence_o the_o matter_n both_o be_v and_o must_v be_v move_v or_o else_o this_o indifferency_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v positive_o that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o matter_n have_v a_o real_a and_o active_a propension_n as_o well_o to_o motion_n as_o to_o rest_n so_o that_o it_o move_v itself_o and_o fix_v itself_o from_o its_o own_o immediate_a nature_n from_o whence_o there_o be_v but_o these_o two_o absurdity_n that_o follow_v the_o first_o that_o two_o absolute_o contrary_a property_n be_v immediate_o seat_v in_o one_o simple_a subject_a than_o which_o nothing_o can_v seem_v more_o harsh_a and_o unhandsome_a to_o our_o logical_a faculty_n unless_o the_o second_o which_o be_v that_o motion_n and_o rest_n be_v thus_o the_o emanative_a effect_n of_o this_o one_o simple_a subject_n the_o matter_n will_v both_o move_v and_o rest_n at_o once_o or_o if_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v by_o rest_n fixation_n but_o a_o mere_a absence_n of_o motion_n that_o it_o will_v both_o move_v and_o not_o move_v at_o once_o for_o what_o be_v immediate_a to_o any_o subject_a will_v not_o cease_v to_o be_v the_o subject_a not_o be_v destroy_v by_o axiom_n 17._o nor_o will_v they_o much_o help_v themselves_o by_o fancy_v that_o matter_n necessary_o exert_v both_o these_o immediate_a power_n or_o property_n at_o once_o of_o motion_n and_o rest_n move_v herself_o to_o such_o a_o measure_n and_o no_o swift_o for_o this_o position_n be_v but_o coincident_a with_o the_o second_o member_n of_o the_o dilemma_n sect._n 3._o of_o this_o chapter_n and_o therefore_o the_o same_o argument_n will_v serve_v for_o both_o place_n the_o other_o evasion_n be_v by_o suppose_v part_n of_o the_o matter_n to_o be_v self-moving_a and_o part_n of_o it_o self-resting_a in_o a_o positive_a sense_n or_o self-fixing_a which_o be_v particular_o direct_v against_o what_o we_o have_v argue_v sect._n 6._o but_o that_o this_o supposition_n be_v false_a be_v manifest_a from_o experience_n for_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o self-fixing_a part_n of_o matter_n they_o be_v certain_o in_o gold_n and_o lead_n and_o such_o like_a metal_n but_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o be_v not_o there_o for_o what_o be_v self-fixing_a will_v immediate_o be_v reduce_v to_o rest_n so_o soon_o as_o external_a violence_n be_v take_v off_o by_o axiom_n 17._o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o though_o these_o self-fixing_a part_n of_o matter_n may_v be_v carry_v by_o other_o matter_n while_o they_o be_v make_v fast_o to_o it_o yet_o leave_v free_a they_o will_v sudden_o rest_v they_o have_v the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o fixation_n in_o themselves_o nor_o can_v any_o one_o distrust_n that_o the_o change_n will_v be_v so_o sudden_a if_o he_o consider_v how_o sudden_o a_o external_a force_n put_v matter_n upon_o motion_n but_o a_o bullet_n of_o gold_n or_o lead_v put_v thus_o upon_o motion_n swift_a or_o slow_a do_v not_o sudden_o reduce_v itself_o to_o rest_n whence_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o this_o last_o evasion_n contradict_v experience_n and_o therefore_o have_v no_o force_n against_o our_o former_a argument_n 8._o wherefore_o it_o be_v most_o rational_a to_o conclude_v that_o matter_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n have_v no_o active_a principle_n of_o motion_n though_o it_o be_v receptive_a thereof_o but_o that_o when_o god_n create_v it_o he_o superad_v a_o impress_n of_o motion_n upon_o it_o such_o a_o measure_n and_o proportion_n to_o all_o of_o it_o which_o remain_v still_o muchwhat_a the_o same_o for_o quantity_n in_o the_o whole_a though_o the_o part_n of_o matter_n in_o their_o various_a occursion_n of_o one_o to_o another_o have_v not_o always_o the_o same_o proportion_n of_o it_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o more_o necessity_n that_o god_n shall_v reiterate_v this_o impress_n of_o motion_n on_o the_o matter_n create_v then_o that_o he_o shall_v perpetual_o create_v the_o matter_n neither_o do_v his_o conservation_n of_o this_o quantity_n of_o motion_n any_o thing_n more_o imply_v either_o a_o repetition_n or_o a_o augmentation_n of_o it_o than_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o matter_n do_v the_o superaddition_n of_o new_a matter_n thereunto_o indeed_o he_o need_v but_o conserve_v the_o matter_n and_o the_o matter_n thus_o conserve_v will_v faithful_o retain_v one_o part_n with_o another_o the_o whole_a sum_n of_o motion_n first_o communicate_v to_o it_o some_o small_a moment_n except_v which_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o mention_v in_o this_o place_n chap._n xii_o 1._o that_o the_o order_n and_o nature_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o universe_n argue_v a_o essence_n spiritual_a or_o incorporeal_a 2._o the_o evasion_n of_o this_o argument_n 3._o a_o preparation_n out_o of_o mr._n hobbs_n to_o answer_v the_o evasion_n 4._o the_o first_o answer_n 5._o the_o second_o answer_n 6._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o mistake_n of_o make_v the_o ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n the_o only_a seed_n of_o religion_n 1._o we_o have_v discover_v out_o of_o the_o simple_a phaenomenon_n of_o motion_n the_o necessity_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o some_o incorporeal_a essence_n distinct_a from_o the_o matter_n but_o there_o be_v a_o further_a assurance_n of_o this_o truth_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o order_n and_o admirable_a effect_n of_o this_o motion_n in_o the_o world_n suppose_v matter_n can_v move_v itself_o will_v mere_a matter_n with_o self-motion_n amount_v to_o that_o admirable_a wise_a contrivance_n of_o thing_n which_o we_o see_v in_o the_o world_n can_v a_o blind_a impetus_fw-la produce_v such_o effect_n with_o that_o accuracy_n and_o constancy_n that_o the_o more_o wise_a a_o man_n be_v the_o more_o he_o will_v be_v assure_v that_o no_o wisdom_n can_v add_v take_v away_o or_o alter_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v better_v how_o can_v that_o therefore_o that_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o sense_n arise_v to_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o reason_n or_o intellect_n but_o of_o this_o i_o have_v speak_v so_o full_o and_o convince_o in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o my_o antidote_n that_o it_o will_v be_v but_o a_o needless_a repetition_n to_o proceed_v any_o further_a on_o this_o subject_a 2._o all_o the_o evasion_n that_o i_o can_v imagine_v our_o adversary_n may_v use_v here_o will_v be_v this_o that_o matter_n be_v capable_a of_o sense_n and_o the_o fine_a and_o most_o subtle_a of_o the_o most_o refine_a sense_n and_o consequent_o of_o imagination_n
too_o yea_o haply_o of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n for_o sense_n be_v nothing_o else_o as_o some_o conceit_n but_o motion_n or_o rather_o reaction_n of_o a_o body_n press_v upon_o by_o another_o body_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o all_o the_o matter_n in_o the_o world_n have_v in_o some_o manner_n or_o other_o the_o power_n of_o sensation_n 3._o let_v we_o see_v now_o what_o this_o position_n will_v amount_v to_o those_o that_o make_v motion_n and_o sensation_n thus_o real_o the_o same_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n acknowledge_v that_o no_o long_a motion_n no_o long_o sensation_n as_o mr._n hobbs_n have_v ingenuous_o confess_v physic._n chap._n 25._o and_o that_o every_o motion_n or_o reaction_n must_v be_v a_o new_a sensation_n as_o well_o as_o every_o cease_n of_o reaction_n a_o cease_v of_o sensation_n 4._o now_o let_v we_o give_v these_o busy_a active_a particle_n of_o the_o matter_n that_o play_v up_o and_o down_o every_o where_o the_o advantage_n of_o sense_n and_o let_v we_o see_v if_o all_o their_o head_n lay_v together_o can_v contrive_v the_o anatomicall_a fabric_n of_o any_o creature_n that_o live_v assure_o when_o all_o be_v sum_v up_o that_o can_v be_v imagine_v they_o will_v fall_v short_a of_o their_o account_n for_o i_o demand_v have_v every_o one_o of_o these_o particle_n that_o must_v have_v a_o hand_n in_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o body_n of_o a_o animal_n the_o whole_a design_n of_o the_o work_n by_o the_o impress_n of_o some_o phantasm_n upon_o it_o or_o as_o they_o have_v several_a office_n so_o have_v they_o several_a part_n of_o the_o design_n if_o the_o first_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a even_o according_a to_o their_o opinion_n who_o we_o oppose_v that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o knowledge_n nor_o perception_n in_o the_o matter_n but_o what_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o reaction_n of_o one_o part_n against_o another_o how_o be_v it_o conceivable_a that_o any_o one_o particle_n of_o matter_n or_o many_o together_o there_o not_o exist_v yet_o in_o nature_n any_o animal_n can_v have_v the_o idea_n impress_v of_o that_o creature_n they_o be_v to_o frame_v or_o if_o one_o or_o some_o few_o particle_n have_v the_o sense_n of_o one_o part_n of_o the_o animal_n they_o seem_v more_o capable_a of_o this_o the_o part_n be_v far_o more_o simple_a than_o the_o whole_a compage_n and_o contrivement_n and_o other_o some_o few_o of_o other_o part_n how_o can_v they_o confer_v note_n by_o what_o language_n or_o speech_n can_v they_o communicate_v their_o counsel_n one_o to_o another_o wherefore_o that_o they_o shall_v mutual_o serve_v one_o another_o in_o such_o a_o design_n be_v more_o impossible_a then_o that_o so_o many_o man_n blind_a and_o dumb_a from_o their_o nativity_n shall_v join_v their_o force_n and_o wit_n together_o to_o build_v a_o castle_n or_o carve_v a_o statue_n of_o such_o a_o creature_n as_o none_o of_o they_o know_v any_o more_o of_o in_o several_a than_o some_o one_o of_o the_o small_a part_n thereof_o but_o not_o the_o relation_n it_o bear_v to_o the_o whole_a 5._o beside_o this_o sense_n be_v real_o the_o same_o with_o corporeal_a motion_n it_o must_v change_v upon_o new_a impress_n of_o motion_n so_o that_o if_o a_o particle_n by_o sense_n be_v carry_v in_o this_o line_n it_o meet_v with_o a_o counterbuff_n in_o the_o way_n must_v have_v quite_o another_o impress_n and_o sense_n and_o so_o forget_v what_o it_o be_v go_v about_o and_o divert_v its_o course_n another_o way_n nay_o though_o it_o escape_v free_a sense_n be_v reaction_n when_o that_o which_o it_o bear_v against_o be_v remove_v sense_n must_v needs_o cease_v and_o perfect_a oblivion_n succeed_v for_o it_o be_v not_o with_o these_o particle_n as_o with_o the_o spring_n of_o a_o watch_n or_o a_o bend_a crossbow_n that_o they_o shall_v for_o a_o considerable_a time_n retain_v the_o same_o reaction_n and_o so_o consequent_o the_o same_o sense_n and_o last_o if_o they_o can_v it_o be_v still_o nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o let_v their_o sense_n be_v what_o it_o will_v their_o motion_n be_v necessary_a it_o be_v mere_o corporeal_a and_o therefore_o the_o result_n of_o their_o motion_n can_v be_v from_o any_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n for_o the_o corporeal_a motion_n be_v first_o and_o be_v only_o feel_v not_o direct_v by_o feeling_n and_o therefore_o whether_o the_o matter_n have_v any_o sense_n or_o no_o what_o be_v make_v out_o of_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o what_o result_v from_o the_o wild_a jumbling_n and_o knock_v be_v of_o one_o part_n thereof_o against_o another_o without_o any_o purpose_n counsel_n or_o direction_n wherefore_o the_o ordinary_a phaenomena_n of_o nature_n be_v guide_v according_a to_o the_o most_o exquisite_a wisdom_n imaginable_a it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o mere_a motion_n of_o matter_n but_o of_o some_o immaterial_a principle_n by_o axiom_n 10._o 6._o and_o therefore_o the_o ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n be_v not_o so_o right_o say_v to_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o religion_n as_o mr._n hobbs_n will_v have_v it_o as_o of_o irreligion_n and_o atheism_n for_o if_o we_o do_v more_o punctual_o and_o particular_o search_v into_o their_o nature_n we_o shall_v clear_o discern_v their_o insufficiency_n for_o such_o effect_n as_o we_o discover_v to_o be_v in_o the_o world_n but_o when_o we_o have_v look_v so_o close_o and_o careful_o into_o the_o nature_n of_o corporeal_a being_n and_o can_v find_v no_o causality_n in_o they_o proportionable_a to_o these_o effect_n we_o speak_v of_o still_o to_o implead_v ourselves_o rather_o of_o ignorance_n than_o the_o matter_n and_o corporeal_a motion_n of_o insufficiency_n be_v to_o hold_v a_o opinion_n upon_o humour_n and_o to_o transgress_v against_o our_o first_o and_o second_o axiom_n chap._n xiii_o 1._o the_o last_o proof_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n from_o apparition_n 2._o the_o first_o evasion_n of_o the_o force_n of_o such_o arguing_n 3._o a_o answer_n to_o that_o evasion_n 4._o the_o second_o evasion_n 5._o the_o first_o kind_n of_o the_o second_o evasion_n 6._o a_o description_n out_o of_o virgil_n of_o that_o genius_n that_o suggest_v the_o dictate_v of_o the_o epicurean_a philosophy_n 7._o the_o more_o full_a and_o refine_a sense_n of_o that_o philosophy_n now_o a_o day_n 8._o the_o great_a efficacy_n of_o the_o star_n which_o they_o suppose_v to_o consist_v of_o nothing_o but_o motion_n and_o matter_n for_o production_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o creature_n in_o the_o world_n 1._o the_o three_o and_o last_o ground_n which_o i_o will_v make_v use_n of_o for_o evince_v the_o existence_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n be_v such_o extraordinary_a effect_n as_o we_o can_v well_o imagine_v any_o natural_a but_o must_v needs_o conceive_v some_o free_a or_o spontaneous_a agent_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o when_o as_o yet_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o they_o be_v from_o neither_o man_n nor_o beast_n such_o be_v speaking_n knock_v be_v open_n of_o door_n 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that_o the_o deprave_a operation_n of_o the_o soul_n argue_v her_o mortality_n as_o that_o the_o worse_a temper_n or_o figure_n or_o whatever_o more_o contemptible_a modification_n there_o be_v of_o matter_n shall_v argue_v its_o annihilation_n by_o the_o mere_a power_n of_o nature_n which_o no_o man_n that_o understand_v himself_o will_v ever_o admit_v the_o soul_n indeed_o be_v endue_v with_o several_a faculty_n and_o some_o of_o they_o very_o fatal_o passive_a such_o as_o those_o be_v that_o have_v the_o near_a commerce_n with_o matter_n and_o be_v not_o so_o absolute_o in_o she_o own_o power_n but_o that_o her_o levity_n and_o mindlesness_n of_o the_o divine_a light_n may_v bring_v she_o into_o subjection_n to_o they_o as_o all_o be_v in_o too_o sad_a a_o sort_n that_o be_v incarcerate_v in_o this_o terrestrial_a body_n but_o some_o have_v better_a luck_n than_o other_o some_o in_o this_o wild_a and_o audacious_a ramble_v from_o a_o more_o secure_a state_n of_o which_o apostasy_n if_o there_o be_v some_o that_o be_v make_v more_o tragic_a example_n than_o other_o of_o their_o straggle_a from_o their_o sovereign_a happiness_n it_o be_v but_o a_o merciful_a admonition_n of_o the_o danger_n we_o all_o have_v incur_v by_o be_v where_o we_o be_v and_o very_o few_o so_o well_o escape_v but_o that_o if_o they_o can_v examine_v their_o desire_n design_n and_o transaction_n here_o by_o that_o truth_n they_o be_v once_o master_n of_o they_o will_v very_o free_o confess_v that_o the_o mistake_n and_o error_n of_o their_o life_n be_v not_o inferior_a to_o but_o of_o worse_a consequence_n then_o those_o of_o natural_a fool_n and_o madman_n who_o all_o either_o hoot_v at_o for_o their_o folly_n or_o else_o lament_v their_o misery_n and_o questionless_a the_o soul_n of_o man_n if_o they_o be_v once_o reduce_v to_o that_o sobriety_n they_o be_v capable_a of_o will_v be_v as_o much_o ashamed_a of_o such_o desire_n and_o notion_n they_o be_v now_o whole_o engage_v in_o as_o any_o madman_n reduce_v to_o his_o right_a sense_n be_v of_o those_o freak_n he_o play_v when_o he_o be_v out_o of_o his_o wit_n 11._o but_o the_o variety_n of_o degree_n or_o kind_n of_o depravation_n in_o the_o intellective_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n her_o substance_n be_v indiscerpible_a can_v at_o all_o argue_v her_o mortality_n no_o more_o than_o the_o different_a modification_n of_o matter_n the_o annihilability_n thereof_o as_o i_o have_v already_o intimate_v nor_o need_v a_o man_n trouble_v himself_o how_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o sympathy_n betwixt_o body_n and_o soul_n when_o it_o be_v so_o demonstrable_a that_o there_o be_v for_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v their_o immediate_a nature_n so_o to_o be_v by_o the_o will_n and_o ordinance_n of_o he_o that_o have_v make_v all_o thing_n and_o that_o if_o matter_n have_v no_o sense_n nor_o cogitation_n itself_o as_o we_o have_v demonstrate_v it_o have_v not_o it_o have_v be_v in_o vain_a if_o god_n have_v not_o put_v forth_o into_o be_v that_o order_n of_o immaterial_a creature_n which_o we_o call_v soul_n vital_o unitable_a with_o the_o matter_n which_o therefore_o according_a to_o the_o several_a modification_n thereof_o will_v necessary_o have_v a_o different_a effect_n upon_o the_o soul_n the_o soul_n abide_v still_o as_o unperishable_a as_o the_o matter_n that_o be_v more_o mutable_a than_o she_o for_o the_o matter_n be_v dissipable_a but_o she_o utter_o indiscerpible_a chap._n xv._n 1._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o experiment_n of_o the_o scolopendra_n cut_v into_o piece_n 2._o and_o to_o the_o fly_v of_o a_o headless_a eagle_n over_o a_o barn_n as_o also_o to_o that_o of_o the_o malefactors_n head_n bite_v a_o dog_n by_o the_o ear_n 3._o a_o superaddition_n of_o a_o difficulty_n concern_v monster_n bear_v with_o two_o or_o more_o head_n and_o but_o one_o body_n and_o heart_n 4._o a_o solution_n of_o the_o difficulty_n 5._o a_o answer_n touch_v the_o seldom_o appear_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a 6._o as_o also_o concern_v the_o fear_n of_o death_n 7._o and_o a_o down-bearing_a sense_n that_o sometime_o so_o forcible_o obtrude_v upon_o we_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o soul_n mortality_n 8._o of_o the_o tragical_a pomp_n and_o dreadful_a praelude_v of_o death_n with_o some_o corroborative_n consideration_n against_o such_o sad_a spectacle_n 9_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o real_o sad_a and_o miserable_a in_o the_o universe_n unless_o to_o the_o wicked_a and_o impious_a 1._o nor_o do_v those_o instance_n in_o the_o second_o objection_n prove_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o contrary_a as_o if_o the_o soul_n itself_o be_v real_o divisible_a the_o most_o forcible_a example_n be_v that_o of_o the_o scolopendra_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o divide_a part_n be_v so_o quick_a and_o nimble_a and_o so_o last_a but_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o conceive_v that_o the_o activity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o mechanical_a conformation_n of_o the_o piece_n of_o that_o insect_n till_o motion_n have_v dissipate_v they_o will_v as_o necessary_o make_v they_o run_v up_o and_o down_o as_o gunpowder_n in_o a_o squib_n will_v cause_v its_o motion_n and_o therefore_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o scolopendra_n will_v be_v but_o in_o one_o of_o those_o segment_n and_o uncertain_a in_o which_o but_o likely_o according_a as_o the_o segment_n be_v make_v for_o cut_v a_o wasp_n head_n off_o from_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n retire_v out_o of_o the_o head_n into_o the_o body_n but_o cut_v she_o in_o the_o waist_n leave_v the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o head_n the_o soul_n than_o retire_v into_o that_o forepart_n of_o the_o wasp_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o the_o head_n be_v cut_v off_o the_o body_n of_o the_o wasp_n will_v fly_v and_o flutter_v so_o long_o the_o soul_n be_v still_o in_o it_o and_o haply_o confer_v to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o motion_n not_o out_o of_o sense_n but_o from_o custom_n or_o nature_n as_o we_o walk_v not_o think_v of_o it_o or_o play_v of_o the_o lute_n though_o our_o mind_n be_v run_v on_o something_o else_o as_o i_o have_v note_v before_o but_o when_o the_o waist_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o head_n it_o be_v less_o wonder_n for_o then_o the_o animal_n may_v not_o be_v destitute_a of_o sense_n and_o fancy_n to_o convey_v the_o spirit_n to_o move_v the_o wing_n 2._o the_o former_a case_n will_v fit_v that_o of_o the_o headless_a eagle_n that_o fly_v over_o the_o barn_n but_o the_o man_n head_n that_o catch_v the_o dog_n by_o the_o ear_n will_v have_v more_o difficulty_n in_o it_o it_o not_o seem_v so_o perfect_o referrible_a to_o the_o latter_a case_n of_o the_o wasp_n do_v not_o we_o consider_v how_o hard_o the_o tooth_n will_v set_v in_o a_o swoon_n as_o this_o head_n therefore_o be_v gasp_v while_o the_o dog_n be_v lick_v the_o blood_n thereof_o his_o ear_n chance_v to_o dangle_v into_o the_o mouth_n of_o it_o which_o close_v together_o as_o the_o ear_n hang_v into_o it_o pinch_v it_o so_o fast_o that_o it_o can_v not_o fall_v off_o beside_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o improbable_a especial_o consider_v that_o some_o man_n die_v upward_o and_o some_o downward_o that_o the_o soul_n may_v as_o it_o happen_v sometime_o retire_v into_o the_o head_n and_o sometime_o into_o the_o body_n in_o these_o decollation_n according_a as_o they_o be_v more_o or_o less_o replenish_v with_o spirit_n and_o by_o the_o lusty_a jump_v of_o this_o head_n it_o shall_v seem_v it_o be_v very_o full_a of_o they_o many_o such_o thing_n as_o these_o also_o may_v happen_v by_o the_o activity_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n who_o its_o like_a may_v be_v as_o busy_a in_o the_o ruin_n of_o animal_n while_o the_o spirit_n last_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o fluid_a rudiment_n of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v generate_v but_o the_o former_a answer_n be_v sufficient_a it_o be_v needless_a to_o enlarge_v ourselves_o upon_o this_o new_a theme_n 3._o to_o this_o second_o objection_n may_v have_v be_v add_v such_o monstrous_a birth_n as_o seem_v to_o imply_v the_o perceptive_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n divide_v actual_o into_o two_o or_o more_o part_n for_o aristotle_n seem_v express_o to_o affirm_v de_fw-fr generate_v animal_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 4._o that_o that_o monstrous_a birth_n that_o have_v two_o heart_n be_v two_o animal_n but_o that_o which_o have_v but_o one_o heart_n be_v but_o one_o from_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o soul_n also_o in_o that_o one-hearted_n monster_n though_o it_o have_v two_o or_o more_o head_n whence_o it_o be_v also_o evident_a that_o the_o perceptive_a part_n of_o that_o one_o soul_n must_v be_v actual_o divide_v into_o two_o or_o more_o this_o opinion_n of_o aristotle_n sennertus_n subscribe_v to_o and_o therefore_o
the_o definition_n of_o a_o seminal_a form_n 4._o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o brute_n 5._o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man._n 6._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o angel_n and_o a_o humane_a soul_n 7._o the_o definition_n of_o a_o angelical_a soul_n 8._o of_o the_o platonical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o that_o des-cartes_n his_o demonstration_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n do_v at_o least_o conclude_v the_o possibility_n of_o a_o spirit_n 49_o chap._n 9_o 1._o that_o it_o be_v of_o no_o small_a consequence_n to_o have_v prove_v the_o possibility_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o spirit_n 2._o the_o necessity_n of_o examine_v mr._n hobbs_n his_o reason_n to_o the_o contrary_n 3._o the_o first_o excerption_n out_o of_o mr._n hobbs_n 4._o the_o second_o excerption_n 5._o the_o three_o 6._o the_o four_o 7._o the_o five_o 8._o the_o six_o 9_o the_o seven_o 10._o the_o eight_o and_o last_o excerption_n 55_o chap._n 10._o 1._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o first_o excerption_n 2._o to_o the_o second_o 3._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o three_o 4._o to_o the_o four_o excerption_n 5._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o five_o 6._o to_o the_o six_o 7._o to_o the_o seven_o 8._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o eight_o and_o last_o 9_o a_o brief_a recapitulation_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v hitherto_o 64_o chap._n 11._o 1._o three_o ground_n to_o prove_v the_o existence_n of_o a_o immaterial_a substance_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v fetch_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n 2._o the_o second_o from_o the_o phaenomenon_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o world_n 3._o that_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o self-moveable_a 4._o a_o objection_n that_o the_o matter_n may_v be_v part_n self-moved_n part_v not_o 5._o the_o first_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n 6._o the_o second_o answer_n 7._o other_o evasion_n answer_v 8._o the_o conclusion_n that_o no_o matter_n be_v self-moved_n but_o that_o a_o certain_a quantity_n of_o motion_n be_v impress_v upon_o it_o at_o its_o first_o creation_n by_o god_n 75_o chap._n 12._o 1._o that_o the_o order_n and_o nature_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o universe_n argue_v a_o essence_n spiritual_a or_o incorporeal_a 2._o the_o evasion_n of_o this_o argument_n 3._o a_o preparation_n out_o of_o mr._n hobbs_n to_o answer_v the_o evasion_n 4._o the_o first_o answer_n 5._o the_o second_o answer_n 6._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o mistake_n of_o make_v the_o ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n the_o only_a seed_n of_o religion_n 84_o chap._n 13._o 1._o the_o last_o proof_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n from_o apparition_n 2._o the_o first_o evasion_n of_o the_o force_n of_o such_o arguing_n 3._o a_o answer_n to_o that_o evasion_n 4._o the_o second_o evasion_n 5._o the_o first_o kind_n of_o the_o second_o evasion_n 6._o a_o description_n out_o of_o virgil_n of_o that_o genius_n that_o suggest_v the_o dictate_v of_o the_o epicurean_a philosophy_n 7._o the_o more_o full_a and_o refine_a sense_n of_o that_o philosophy_n nowadays_o 8._o the_o great_a efficacy_n of_o the_o star_n which_o they_o suppose_v to_o consist_v of_o nothing_o but_o motion_n and_o matter_n for_o production_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o creature_n in_o the_o world_n 89_o chap._n 14._o 1._o that_o the_o splendour_n of_o the_o celestial_a body_n prove_v no_o foresight_n nor_o sovereignty_n that_o they_o have_v over_o we_o 2._o that_o the_o star_n can_v have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o we_o mathematical_o demonstrate_v 3._o the_o same_o conclusion_n again_o demonstrate_v more_o familiar_o 4._o that_o the_o star_n can_v communicate_v thought_n neither_o with_o the_o sun_n nor_o with_o one_o another_o 5._o that_o the_o sun_n have_v no_o knowledge_n of_o our_o affair_n 6._o principle_n lay_v down_o for_o the_o infer_v that_o conclusion_n 7._o a_o demonstration_n that_o he_o can_v see_v we_o 8._o that_o he_o can_v have_v no_o other_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n of_o we_o nor_o of_o the_o frame_n of_o any_o animal_n on_o earth_n 9_o that_o though_o the_o sun_n have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o right_a frame_n of_o a_o animal_n he_o can_v not_o transmit_v it_o into_o terrestrial_a matter_n 10._o a_o answer_n to_o that_o instance_n of_o the_o signature_n of_o the_o foetus_fw-la 11_o 12._o further_a answer_v thereto_o 13._o a_o short_a increpation_n of_o the_o confident_a exploders_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n out_o of_o the_o world_n 97_o book_n ii_o chap._n 1._o 1._o a_o addition_n of_o more_o axiom_n for_o the_o demonstrate_v that_o there_o be_v a_o spirit_n or_o immaterial_a substance_n in_o man._n 2._o the_o truth_n of_o the_o first_o of_o these_o axiom_n confirm_v from_o the_o testimony_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n 3._o the_o proof_n of_o the_o second_o axiom_n 4._o the_o proof_n of_o the_o three_o 5._o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o four_o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n as_o also_o from_o reason_n 6._o a_o explication_n and_o proof_n of_o the_o five_o 7._o a_o further_a proof_n thereof_o 8._o a_o three_o argument_n of_o the_o truth_n thereof_o 9_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o evasion_n 10._o another_o evasion_n answer_v 11._o a_o further_a answer_n thereto_o 12._o a_o three_o answer_n 13._o a_o four_o answer_n wherein_o be_v main_o contain_v a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o first_o answer_n to_o the_o second_o evasion_n 14._o the_o plainness_n of_o the_o six_o axiom_n 15._o the_o proof_n of_o the_o seven_o 109_o chap._n 2._o 1._o that_o if_o matter_n be_v capable_a of_o sense_n inanimate_a thing_n be_v so_o too_o and_o of_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o waver_v in_o that_o point_n 2._o a_o enumeration_n of_o several_a faculty_n in_o we_o that_o matter_n be_v utter_o uncapable_a of_o 3._o that_o matter_n in_o no_o kind_n of_o temperature_n be_v capable_a of_o sense_n 4._o that_o no_o one_o point_n of_o matter_n can_v be_v the_o common_a sensorium_n 5._o nor_o a_o multitude_n of_o such_o point_n receive_v single_o the_o entire_a image_n of_o the_o object_n 6._o nor_o yet_o receive_v part_n part_n and_o the_o whole_a the_o whole_a 7._o that_o memory_n be_v incompetible_a to_o matter_n 8._o that_o the_o matter_n be_v uncapable_a of_o the_o note_n of_o some_o circumstance_n of_o the_o object_n which_o we_o remember_v 9_o that_o matter_n can_v be_v the_o seat_n of_o second_o notion_n 10._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o evasion_n of_o the_o forego_n demonstration_n clear_o confute_v 11._o that_o the_o freedom_n of_o our_o will_n evince_n that_o there_o be_v a_o substance_n in_o we_o distinct_a from_o matter_n 12._o that_o mr._n hobbs_n therefore_o acknowledge_v all_o our_o action_n necessary_a 123_o chap._n 3._o 1._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o argument_n whereby_o he_o will_v prove_v all_o our_o action_n necessitate_v his_o first_o argument_n 2._o his_o second_o argument_n 3._o his_o three_o argument_n 4._o his_o four_o mean_v 5._o what_o must_v be_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n nothing_o take_v beginning_n from_o itself_o in_o the_o first_o argument_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n 6._o a_o full_a and_o more_o determinate_a explication_n of_o the_o forego_n word_n who_o sense_n be_v evident_o convince_v to_o be_v that_o no_o essence_n of_o itself_o can_v vary_v its_o modification_n 7._o that_o this_o be_v only_o say_v by_o mr._n hobbs_n not_o prove_v and_o a_o full_a confutation_n of_o his_o assertion_n 8._o mr._n hobbs_n impose_v upon_o by_o his_o own_o sophistry_n 9_o that_o one_o part_n of_o this_o first_o argument_n of_o he_o be_v groundless_a the_o other_o sophistical_a 10._o the_o plain_a proposal_n of_o his_o argument_n whence_o appear_v more_o full_o the_o weakness_n and_o sophistry_n thereof_o 11._o a_o answer_n to_o his_o second_o argument_n 12._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o three_o 13._o a_o answer_n to_o a_o difficulty_n concern_v the_o truth_n and_o falsehood_n of_o future_a proposition_n 14._o a_o answer_n to_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o four_o argument_n which_o though_o slight_v by_o himself_o be_v the_o strong_a of_o they_o all_o 15._o the_o difficulty_n of_o reconcile_a freewill_n with_o divine_a prescience_n and_o prophecy_n 16._o that_o the_o faculty_n of_o freewill_n be_v seldom_o put_v in_o use_n 17._o that_o the_o use_n of_o it_o be_v proper_o in_o moral_a conflict_n 18._o that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o invincible_a there_o neither_o 19_o that_o divine_a decree_n either_o find_v fit_a instrument_n or_o make_v they_o 20._o that_o the_o more_o exact_a we_o make_v divine_a prescience_n even_o to_o the_o comprehension_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o imply_v no_o contradiction_n in_o itself_o to_o be_v comprehend_v the_o more_o clear_a it_o be_v that_o man_n will_n may_v be_v sometime_o free_a 21._o which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v good_a my_o last_o argument_n against_o mr._n hobbs_n 137_o chap._n 4._o 1._o a_o enumeration_n of_o sundry_a opinion_n concern_v the_o seat_n of_o common_a sense_n 2._o upon_o supposition_n that_o we_o
be_v not_o active_a of_o itself_o because_o it_o be_v reducible_a to_o rest_n which_o be_v a_o argument_n not_o only_o that_o self-activity_n belong_v to_o a_o spirit_n but_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o spirit_n in_o the_o world_n from_o which_o activity_n be_v communicate_v to_o matter_n and_o indeed_o if_o matter_n as_o matter_n have_v motion_n nothing_o will_v hold_v together_o but_o flint_n adamant_n brass_n iron_n yea_o this_o whole_a earth_n will_v sudden_o melt_v into_o a_o thin_a substance_n than_o the_o subtle_a air_n or_o rather_o it_o never_o have_v be_v condensated_a together_o to_o this_o consistency_n we_o find_v it_o but_o this_o be_v to_o anticipate_v my_o future_a purpose_n of_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v spirit_n exist_v in_o the_o world_n it_o have_v be_v sufficient_a here_o to_o have_v assert_v that_o self-motion_n or_o self-activity_n be_v as_o conceivable_a to_o appertain_v to_o spirit_n as_o body_n which_o be_v plain_a at_o first_o sight_n to_o any_o man_n that_o appeal_v to_o his_o own_o faculty_n nor_o be_v it_o at_o all_o to_o be_v scruple_v at_o that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v allow_v to_o move_v itself_o because_o our_o adversary_n that_o say_v there_o be_v nothing_o but_o matter_n in_o the_o world_n must_v of_o necessity_n as_o i_o have_v intimate_v already_o confess_v that_o this_o matter_n move_v itself_o though_o it_o be_v very_o incongruous_a so_o to_o affirm_v 2._o the_o congruity_n and_o possibility_n of_o self-penetration_a in_o a_o create_a spirit_n be_v to_o be_v conceive_v partly_o from_o the_o limitableness_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o partly_o from_o the_o forego_n attribute_n of_o indiscerpibility_n and_o self-motion_n for_o self-penetration_a can_v belong_v to_o god_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a any_o thing_n shall_v belong_v to_o he_o that_o imply_v imperfection_n and_o self-penetration_a can_v be_v without_o the_o lessen_v of_o the_o presence_n of_o that_o which_o do_v penetrate_v itself_o or_o the_o implication_n that_o some_o part_n of_o that_o essence_n be_v not_o so_o well_o as_o they_o may_v be_v which_o be_v a_o contradiction_n in_o a_o be_v which_o be_v absolute_o perfect_a from_o the_o attribute_n of_o indiscerpibility_n and_o self-motion_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v penetrability_n from_o the_o general_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o such_o a_o spirit_n as_o we_o define_v have_v the_o power_n of_o motion_n upon_o the_o whole_a extent_n of_o its_o essence_n may_v also_o determine_v this_o motion_n according_a to_o the_o property_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o therefore_o if_o it_o determine_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o exterior_a part_n inward_a they_o will_v return_v inward_a towards_o the_o centre_n of_o essential_a power_n which_o they_o may_v easy_o do_v without_o resistance_n the_o whole_a subject_n be_v penetrable_a and_o without_o damage_n it_o be_v also_o indiscerpible_a 3._o from_o this_o self-penetration_a we_o do_v not_o only_o easy_o but_o necessary_o understand_v self-contraction_n and_o dilatation_n to_o arise_v for_o this_o self-moving_a substance_n which_o we_o call_v a_o spirit_n can_v penetrate_v itself_o but_o it_o must_v needs_o therewith_o contract_v itself_o nor_o restore_v itself_o again_o to_o its_o former_a state_n but_o it_o do_v thereby_o dilate_v itself_o so_o that_o we_o need_v not_o at_o all_o insist_v upon_o these_o term_n 4._o that_o power_n which_o a_o spirit_n have_v to_o penetrate_v matter_n we_o may_v easy_o understand_v if_o we_o consider_v a_o spirit_n only_o as_o a_o substance_n who_o immediate_a property_n be_v activity_n for_o than_o it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o imagine_v this_o active_a substance_n to_o pervade_v this_o or_o the_o other_o part_n of_o matter_n than_o it_o be_v to_o conceive_v the_o pervade_n or_o disspread_v of_o motion_n itself_o therein_o 6._o the_o last_o term_n i_o put_v in_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v the_o power_n of_o alter_v the_o matter_n which_o will_v necessary_o follow_v from_o its_o power_n of_o move_v it_o or_o direct_v its_o motion_n for_o alteration_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o vary_a of_o either_o the_o figure_n or_o posture_n or_o the_o degree_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o particle_n all_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o result_v of_o local_a motion_n thus_o have_v we_o clear_v the_o intelligibility_n and_o possibility_n of_o all_o the_o term_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o create_a spirit_n in_o general_a at_o least_o of_o such_o as_o may_v be_v rational_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o any_o visible_a phaenomena_n in_o the_o world_n we_o will_v now_o descend_v to_o the_o define_n of_o the_o chief_a species_n thereof_o chap._n viii_o 1._o four_o main_a species_n of_o spirit_n 2._o how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v define_v 3._o the_o definition_n of_o a_o seminal_a form_n 4._o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o brute_n 5._o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man._n 6._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o angel_n and_o a_o humane_a soul_n 7._o the_o definition_n of_o a_o angelical_a soul_n 8._o of_o the_o platonical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o that_o des_n cartes_n his_o demonstration_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n do_v at_o least_o conclude_v the_o possibility_n of_o a_o spirit_n 1._o we_o have_v enumerate_v four_o kind_n of_o spirit_n viz._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o seminal_a form_n the_o soul_n of_o brute_n the_o humane_a soul_n and_o that_o soul_n or_o spirit_n which_o actuate_v or_o inform_v the_o vehicle_n of_o angel_n for_o i_o look_v upon_o angel_n to_o be_v as_o true_o a_o compound_n be_v consist_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o that_o of_o man_n and_o brute_n their_o existence_n we_o shall_v not_o now_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v for_o that_o belong_v to_o another_o place_n my_o present_a design_n be_v only_o to_o expound_v or_o define_v the_o notion_n of_o these_o thing_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o be_v needful_a for_o the_o evince_a that_o they_o be_v the_o idea_n or_o notion_n of_o thing_n which_o imply_v no_o contradiction_n or_o impossibility_n in_o their_o conception_n which_o will_v be_v very_o easy_a for_o we_o to_o perform_v the_o chief_a difficulty_n lie_v in_o that_o more_o general_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n which_o we_o have_v so_o full_o explain_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n 2._o now_o this_o general_a notion_n can_v be_v contract_v into_o kind_n by_o no_o other_o difference_n than_o such_o as_o may_v be_v call_v peculiar_a power_n or_o property_n belong_v to_o one_o spirit_n and_o exclude_v from_o another_o by_o the_o 8._o axiom_n from_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o if_o we_o describe_v these_o several_a kind_n of_o spirit_n by_o immediate_a and_o intrinsical_a property_n we_o have_v give_v as_o good_a definition_n of_o they_o as_o any_o one_o can_v give_v of_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n 3._o we_o will_v begin_v with_o what_o be_v most_o simple_a the_o seminal_a form_n of_o thing_n which_o for_o the_o present_a decide_v nothing_o of_o their_o existence_n according_a to_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d possibilis_fw-la we_o define_v thus_o a_o seminal_a form_n be_v a_o create_a spirit_n organize_a due_o prepare_v matter_n into_o life_n and_o vegetation_n proper_a to_o this_o or_o the_o other_o kind_n of_o plant_n it_o be_v beyond_o my_o imagination_n what_o can_v be_v except_v against_o this_o description_n it_o contain_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v very_o coherent_a and_o intelligible_a for_o in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o spirit_n it_o can_v move_v matter_n intrinsical_o or_o at_o least_o direct_v the_o motion_n thereof_o but_o in_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o omnipotent_a spirit_n but_o finite_a and_o create_v it_o be_v power_n may_v well_o be_v restrain_v to_o due_o prepare_a matter_n both_o for_o vital_a union_n and_o motion_n he_o that_o have_v make_v these_o particular_a spirit_n vary_v their_o faculty_n of_o vital_a union_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o preparation_n of_o matter_n and_o so_o limit_v the_o whole_a comprehension_n of_o they_o all_o that_o none_o of_o they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o be_v vital_o join_v with_o any_o matter_n whatever_o and_o the_o same_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o give_v they_o a_o power_n of_o unite_n with_o and_o move_a of_o matter_n due_o prepare_v may_v also_o set_v such_o law_n to_o this_o motion_n that_o when_o it_o light_v on_o matter_n fit_a for_o it_o it_o will_v produce_v such_o and_o such_o a_o plant_n that_o be_v to_o say_v it_o will_v shape_v the_o matter_n into_o such_o figure_n colour_n and_o other_o property_n as_o we_o discover_v in_o they_o by_o our_o sense_n 4._o this_o be_v the_o first_o degree_n of_o particular_a life_n in_o the_o world_n if_o there_o be_v any_o pure_o of_o this_o degree_n
in_o the_o four_o ventricle_n of_o the_o brain_n chap._n viii_o 1._o the_o first_o reason_n of_o his_o opinion_n the_o convenient_a situation_n of_o these_o spirit_n 2._o the_o second_o that_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o immediate_a instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o all_o her_o function_n 3._o the_o proof_n of_o the_o second_o reason_n from_o the_o general_a authority_n of_o philosopher_n and_o particular_o of_o hypocrates_n 4._o from_o our_o sympathize_v with_o the_o change_n of_o the_o air_n 5._o from_o the_o celerity_n of_o motion_n and_o cogitation_n 6._o from_o what_o be_v observe_v general_o in_o the_o generation_n of_o thing_n 7._o from_o regius_n his_o experiment_n of_o a_o snail_n in_o a_o glass_n 8._o from_o the_o run_a round_n of_o image_n in_o a_o vertigo_n 9_o from_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n there_o 10._o from_o the_o dependency_n of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o soul_n upon_o the_o body_n whether_o in_o meditation_n or_o corporeal_a motion_n 11._o from_o the_o recovery_n of_o motion_n and_o sense_n into_o a_o stupefy_v part_n 12._o and_o last_o from_o what_o be_v observe_v in_o swoon_a fit_n of_o paleness_n and_o sharpness_n of_o visage_n etc._n etc._n 13._o the_o inference_n from_o all_o this_o that_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o four_o ventricle_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o common_a sense_n and_o that_o the_o main_a use_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o nerve_n be_v to_o preserve_v the_o spirit_n 1._o that_o which_o make_v i_o embrace_v this_o opinion_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o be_v this_o that_o first_o this_o situation_n of_o the_o common_a sensorium_n betwixt_o the_o head_n and_o the_o trunk_n of_o the_o body_n be_v the_o most_o exact_o convenient_a to_o receive_v the_o impress_n of_o object_n from_o both_o as_o also_o to_o impart_v motion_n to_o the_o muscle_n in_o both_o the_o head_n and_o in_o the_o body_n in_o which_o i_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o equal_v with_o the_o last_o opinion_n and_o superior_a 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fancy_n have_v calcine_v and_o vitrify_v the_o earth_n into_o a_o crystal-line_n pellucidity_n conceit_v that_o it_o will_v be_v then_o a_o very_a fine_a thing_n indeed_o and_o all_o that_o than_o grow_v out_o of_o it_o which_o desirable_a spectacle_n they_o may_v haply_o enjoy_v in_o a_o more_o perfect_a manner_n whenever_o they_o be_v admit_v into_o those_o high_a region_n of_o the_o air_n for_o the_o very_a soil_n then_o under_o they_o shall_v be_v transparent_a in_o which_o they_o may_v trace_v the_o very_a root_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o this_o superior_a paradise_n with_o their_o eye_n and_o if_o it_o may_v not_o offend_v they_o see_v this_o opake_v earth_n through_o it_o bound_v their_o sight_n with_o such_o a_o white_a splendour_n as_o be_v discover_v in_o the_o full_a moon_n with_o that_o difference_n of_o brightness_n that_o will_v arise_v from_o the_o distinction_n of_o land_n and_o water_n and_o if_o they_o will_v recreate_v their_o palate_n may_v taste_v of_o such_o fruit_n as_o who_o natural_a juice_n will_v vie_v with_o their_o noble_a extraction_n and_o quintessence_n for_o such_o certain_o will_v they_o there_o find_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o grape_n the_o rubie-coloured_n cherry_n and_o nectarine_n and_o if_o for_o the_o complete_n of_o the_o pleasantness_n of_o these_o habitation_n that_o they_o may_v look_v less_o like_o a_o silent_a and_o dead_a solitude_n they_o meet_v with_o bird_n &_o beast_n of_o curious_a shape_n and_o colour_n the_o single_a accent_n of_o who_o voice_n be_v very_o grateful_a to_o the_o ear_n and_o the_o vary_a of_o their_o note_n perfect_a musical_a harmony_n they_o will_v do_v very_o kind_o to_o bring_v we_o word_n back_o of_o the_o certainty_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o make_v this_o more_o than_o a_o philosophical_a conjecture_n but_o that_o there_o may_v be_v food_n and_o feast_v in_o those_o high_a aerial_a region_n be_v less_o doubt_v by_o the_o platonist_n which_o make_v maximus_n tyrius_n call_v the_o soul_n when_o she_o have_v leave_v the_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o abovecited_a oracle_n of_o apollo_n describe_v the_o felicity_n of_o that_o chorus_n of_o immortal_a lover_n he_o mention_n there_o from_o feast_v together_o with_o the_o bless_a genii_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o the_o nectar_n and_o ambrosia_n of_o the_o poet_n may_v not_o be_v a_o mere_a fable_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v the_o immediate_a instrument_n of_o god_n may_v enrich_v the_o fruit_n of_o these_o aerial_a paradise_n with_o such_o liquor_n as_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o body_n of_o these_o pure_a daemon_n and_o diffuse_v itself_o through_o their_o vehicles_n may_v cause_v such_o grateful_a motion_n analogical_a to_o our_o taste_n and_o excite_v such_o a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a quickness_n in_o their_o mind_n and_o benign_a cheerfulness_n that_o it_o may_v far_o transcend_v the_o most_o delicate_a refection_n that_o the_o great_a epicure_n can_v ever_o invent_v upon_o earth_n and_o that_o without_o all_o satiety_n and_o burdensomeness_n it_o fill_v they_o with_o nothing_o but_o divine_a love_n joy_n and_o devotion_n chap._n x._o 1._o how_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o define_v any_o thing_n concern_v the_o aerial_a or_o aethereal_a elysium_n 2._o that_o there_o be_v political_a order_n and_o law_n among_o these_o airy_a daemon_n 3._o that_o this_o chain_n of_o government_n reach_v down_o from_o the_o high_a aethereal_a power_n through_o the_o aerial_a to_o the_o very_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n 4._o the_o great_a security_n we_o live_v in_o thereby_o 5._o how_o easy_o detectible_a and_o punishable_a wicked_a spirit_n be_v by_o those_o of_o their_o own_o tribe_n 6._o other_o reason_n of_o the_o security_n we_o find_v ourselves_o in_o from_o the_o gross_a infestation_n of_o evil_a spirit_n 7._o what_o kind_n of_o punishment_n the_o aerial_a officer_n inflict_v upon_o their_o malefactor_n 1._o i_o may_v enlarge_v myself_o much_o on_o this_o subject_a by_o represent_v the_o many_o concameration_n of_o the_o aerial_a and_o aethereal_a elysium_n depainting_n they_o out_o in_o all_o the_o variety_n of_o their_o ornament_n but_o there_o be_v no_o prudence_n of_o be_v lavish_a of_o one_o pen_n in_o a_o matter_n so_o lubricous_a and_o conjectural_a of_o the_o bare_a existence_n whereof_o we_o have_v no_o other_o ground_n then_o that_o otherwise_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o universe_n by_o infinite_a measure_n and_o the_o most_o noble_a will_v lie_v as_o it_o be_v uncultivate_v like_o a_o desert_n of_o sand_n wherein_o a_o man_n can_v spy_v neither_o plant_n nor_o live_a creature_n which_o though_o it_o may_v seem_v as_o strange_a as_o if_o nature_n shall_v have_v restrain_v all_o the_o variety_n she_o will_v put_v forth_o to_o one_o contemptible_a molehill_n and_o have_v make_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o earth_n one_o homogeneal_a surface_n of_o dry_a clay_n or_o stone_n on_o which_o not_o one_o sprig_n of_o grass_n much_o less_o any_o flower_n or_o tree_n shall_v grow_v nor_o bird_n nor_o beast_n be_v find_v once_o to_o set_v their_o foot_n thereon_o yet_o the_o spirit_n of_o we_o mortal_n be_v too_o pusillanimous_a to_o be_v able_a to_o grapple_v with_o such_o vast_a object_n we_o must_v resolve_v to_o rest_v either_o ignorant_a or_o sceptical_a in_o this_o matter_n 2._o and_o therefore_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o will_v more_o easy_o fall_v under_o our_o comprehension_n and_o that_o be_v the_o polity_n of_o the_o airy_a daemon_n concern_v which_o that_o in_o general_a there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n among_o they_o be_v the_o most_o assure_o true_a in_o itself_o and_o of_o the_o most_o use_n to_o we_o to_o be_v persuade_v of_o to_o know_v their_o particular_a order_n and_o custom_n be_v a_o more_o needless_a curiosity_n but_o that_o they_o do_v lie_v under_o the_o restraint_n of_o government_n be_v not_o only_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o pythagorean_n who_o have_v even_o to_o the_o nicety_n of_o grammatical_a criticism_n assign_v distinct_a name_n to_o the_o law_n that_o belong_v to_o these_o three_o distinct_a rank_n of_o being_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d call_v the_o law_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o second_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o be_v also_o the_o easy_a and_o obvious_a suggestion_n of_o ordinary_a reason_n that_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o and_o especial_o among_o the_o aerial_a genii_n in_o these_o low_a region_n they_o be_v a_o mix_a rabble_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a wise_a and_o foolish_a in_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o we_o may_v say_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v so_o and_o therefore_o they_o must_v natural_o fall_v under_o a_o government_n and_o submit_v to_o law_n as_o well_o &_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n as_o man_n do_v for_o otherwise_o they_o can_v tolerable_o subsist_v nor_o enjoy_v what_o right_n may_v some_o way_n or_o other_o appertain_v to_o they_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n decease_v and_o the_o daemon_n be_v endue_v with_o corporeal_a sense_n by_o axiom_n 30._o and_o therefore_o capable_a of_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n and_o consequent_o of_o both_o injury_n and_o punishment_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n they_o can_v fail_v to_o mould_n themselves_o into_o some_o political_a form_n or_o other_o and_o so_o to_o be_v divide_v into_o nation_n and_o province_n and_o to_o have_v their_o officer_n of_o state_n from_o the_o king_n on_o his_o throne_n to_o the_o very_o low_a and_o most_o abhor_a executioner_n of_o justice_n 3._o which_o invisible_a government_n be_v not_o circumscribe_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o airy_a region_n but_o take_v hold_v also_o on_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o