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and_o object_n that_o what_o i_o call_v providence_n praeclude_v article_n 6._o the_o atheist_n subterfuge_n of_o nature_n and_o fortune_n praeclude_v be_v no_o other_o but_o nature_n nickname_v all_o those_o settle_a motion_n and_o regular_a effect_n in_o the_o world_n be_v but_o the_o necessary_a product_n of_o its_o establish_a law_n and_o unalterable_a method_n yet_o since_o they_o all_o declare_v a_o infinite_a intelligence_n in_o that_o nature_n which_o can_v decree_v those_o perfect_a constitution_n and_o so_o strict_o oblige_v all_o thing_n to_o observe_v they_o in_o order_n to_o a_o general_a and_o particular_a good_a he_o must_v at_o last_o by_o compulsion_n discover_v divinity_n disguise_v under_o the_o vizard_n of_o nature_n by_o who_o counsel_n and_o direction_n all_o thing_n operate_v nor_o can_v any_o man_n with_o more_o hope_n of_o safety_n recurre_v to_o fortune_n or_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o praeordination_n of_o contingency_n but_o that_o all_o event_n be_v the_o inconsiderate_a and_o extemporary_a result_v of_o chance_n since_o we_o have_v late_o behold_v the_o ruin_n of_o that_o sanctuary_n nor_o dare_v i_o be_v so_o uncharitable_a as_o to_o presume_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o any_o thing_n praetend_v to_o humanity_n can_v be_v so_o infatute_v with_o the_o stupid_a idolatry_n of_o that_o fairy_n queen_n as_o to_o expect_v a_o far_a resutation_n of_o that_o delirium_fw-la sect_n iv_o have_v with_o perspicuity_n equal_a to_o the_o high_a expectation_n demonstrate_v the_o necessity_n of_o universal_a providence_n from_o the_o nature_n both_o of_o the_o agent_n and_o patient_n god_n and_o the_o world_n it_o remain_v only_o that_o we_o withdraw_v that_o curtain_n of_o objection_n wherewith_o the_o impiety_n of_o its_o adversary_n have_v darken_v the_o prospect_n of_o less_o ocular_a discerner_n and_o terminate_v the_o vision_n of_o those_o who_o optic_n have_v not_o be_v strong_a enough_o to_o transfix_v it_o the_o first_o we_o may_v remember_v be_v that_o vanity_n of_o epicurus_n that_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o blissful_a and_o immortal_a nature_n such_o be_v his_o detect_v article_n 1._o the_o atheist_n first_o antiprovidential_n argument_n refute_v by_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o their_o absurdity_n in_o commensurate_v the_o excellenty_n of_o god_n by_o the_o infinite_o inferlor_n faculty_n of_o man_n detect_v character_n of_o divinity_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o necessary_a perturbation_n and_o perplexity_n of_o business_n but_o alas_o how_o gross_o must_v he_o delude_v himself_o who_o fathom_v the_o extent_n of_o a_o infinite_a by_o the_o unequal_a geometry_n of_o a_o finite_a and_o limit_n incomprehensible_a omniety_n to_o the_o narrow_a circumscription_n of_o humanity_n which_o in_o comparison_n be_v but_o one_o remove_n from_o nullity_n have_v god_n indeed_o be_v as_o he_o conceive_v he_o of_o humane_a figure_n it_o have_v be_v no_o error_n in_o the_o court_n of_o 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enough_o affirm_v the_o will_n to_o tend_v towards_o that_o summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la spontaneous_o since_o it_o be_v most_o natural_a to_o the_o will_v to_o prosecute_v that_o which_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o good_n for_o it_o will_v not_o prosecute_v the_o same_o above_o all_o other_o if_o it_o be_v dimove_v to_o the_o prosecution_n of_o less_o good_a but_o not_o arbitrary_o since_o it_o want_v a_o indifferency_n of_o tend_v to_o another_o good_a as_o well_o as_o that_o or_o to_o speak_v more_o plain_o since_o it_o be_v not_o in_o its_o power_n at_o pleasure_n to_o desert_n that_o chief_a good_a and_o address_v itself_o to_o the_o pursuit_n of_o a_o less_o good_n nor_o can_v this_o truth_n be_v stagger_v by_o that_o objection_n that_o this_o liberty_n article_n 5._o the_o divine_n objection_n that_o the_o tendency_n of_o the_o will_n be_v volent_fw-la and_o therefore_o free_a prevent_v by_o a_o distinction_n of_o libency_n and_o liberty_n tendency_n of_o the_o will_n be_v volent_fw-la 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may_v not_o glorification_n article_n 6._o their_o superstructure_n that_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o will_n liberty_n be_v its_o constant_a adhaesion_n to_o and_o inseparability_n from_o real_a good_a demolish_a by_o two_o reason_n 1_o that_o this_o perfection_n imagine_v be_v not_o of_o the_o liberty_n but_o the_o will_n itself_o 2_o that_o it_o belong_v only_o to_o separate_v soul_n in_o the_o state_n of_o glorification_n unjust_o suspect_v they_o of_o inadvertency_n in_o that_o they_o do_v not_o discover_v this_o perfection_n which_o they_o so_o much_o magnify_v to_o be_v not_o of_o the_o liberty_n itself_o but_o of_o the_o will_n or_o appetite_n which_o be_v imperfect_a only_o in_o this_o respect_n that_o at_o pleasure_n it_o may_v desert_n and_o abandon_v real_a and_o true_a good_a and_o convert_v to_o the_o affectation_n and_o prosecution_n of_o specious_a and_o counterfeit_a must_v acquire_v its_o perfection_n from_o hence_o that_o quit_v that_o native_a indifferency_n or_o liberty_n it_o so_o firm_o and_o inseparable_o adhaere_fw-la too_o real_a and_o true_a good_a that_o nothing_o can_v divorce_v it_o from_o thence_o and_o alienate_v it_o to_o the_o prosecution_n of_o counterfeit_n beside_o we_o conceive_v such_o a_o perfection_n of_o the_o will_v to_o be_v above_o the_o sober_a hope_n of_o mortality_n as_o be_v reserve_v to_o make_v no_o small_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n beatitude_n in_o her_o state_n of_o glorification_n when_o she_o shall_v have_v no_o other_o object_n but_o the_o real_a summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la and_o no_o other_o appetite_n but_o a_o fix_a dilection_n thereof_o for_o have_v flesh_n and_o blood_n be_v capable_a of_o so_o great_a and_o divine_a a_o excellency_n as_o the_o divest_v the_o will_n of_o that_o indifferency_n to_o good_a and_o evil_a and_o the_o constant_a determination_n of_o it_o only_o to_o real_a good_a doubtless_o s_n to_o paul_n a_o man_n of_o the_o most_o mortify_a affection_n to_o the_o specious_a good_n of_o this_o life_n and_o of_o the_o most_o fervent_a desire_n towards_o the_o substantial_a and_o eternal_a of_o the_o next_o have_v never_o with_o so_o many_o tear_n lament_v his_o be_v subject_a to_o that_o inevitable_a and_o implacable_a psychomachy_n and_o civil_a war_n betwixt_o his_o rational_a and_o sensual_a appetite_n nor_o in_o the_o height_n of_o despair_n to_o conquer_v those_o rebellious_a inclination_n to_o evil_a cry_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d miserable_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o out_o of_o this_o body_n of_o death_n but_o this_o mistake_n have_v prove_v of_o no_o small_a advantage_n to_o the_o eâ—â—â—nced_v article_n 7._o what_o kind_n of_o indifferency_n that_o be_v wherein_o the_o liberty_n elective_a be_v eâ—â—â—nced_v investigation_n of_o the_o truth_n for_o from_o this_o which_o they_o concede_fw-la viz._n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o the_o will_n which_o be_v once_o fix_v upon_o the_o dilection_n and_o fruition_n of_o the_o chief_a good_a real_o and_o clear_o so_o understand_v which_o be_v the_o prerogative_n only_o of_o those_o saint_a mind_n which_o the_o kindness_n of_o death_n have_v make_v superior_a to_o the_o seducement_n of_o sense_n ever_o to_o revolt_v from_o it_o and_o deslect_v to_o the_o quest_n of_o a_o less_o good_a we_o may_v receive_v some_o assistance_n to_o our_o meditation_n and_o the_o more_o easy_o understand_v what_o kind_n of_o indifferency_n that_o be_v wherein_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o liberty_n elective_a do_v consist_v during_o our_o soul_n obligation_n to_o corporeity_n in_o our_o praecedent_a line_n we_o affirm_v that_o the_o intellect_n be_v guide_v and_o do_v hold_v the_o torch_n or_o give_v light_n to_o the_o will_n and_o manifest_v it_o be_v that_o this_o light_n which_o the_o intellect_n hold_v forth_o to_o the_o will_n be_v no_o other_o but_o that_o judgement_n which_o the_o intellect_n deliver_v concern_v the_o good_a and_o evil_a of_o object_n i._n e._n that_o this_o object_n be_v good_a and_o that_o evil_a or_o among_o several_a different_a
ignorance_n who_o be_v hurry_v on_o to_o evil._n article_n 6._o â—â—ur_n weighty_a reason_n convince_a that_o man_n have_v a_o absolute_a power_n in_o himself_o to_o control_v the_o temptation_n of_o evil._n the_o prosecution_n of_o evil_a by_o the_o impetuous_a rapt_v or_o swinge_v of_o passion_n can_v yet_o say_v video_fw-la meliora_fw-la probóque_fw-la for_o in_o this_o case_n also_o be_v it_o in_o his_o power_n to_o have_v more_o serious_o and_o sedulous_o examine_v sift_v and_o praeconsider_v the_o evil_n impendent_a on_o that_o action_n and_o so_o to_o have_v avoid_v it_o we_o say_v absolute_o in_o his_o power_n for_o four_o weighty_a respect_n 1_o because_o we_o frequent_o observe_v that_o if_o in_o the_o same_o moment_n when_o we_o be_v prepare_v to_o commit_v a_o sin_n and_o already_o enter_v upon_o the_o execution_n there_o chance_v to_o come_v in_o some_o grave_n and_o virtuous_a person_n who_o we_o revere_a or_o some_o magistrate_n who_o revenge_a sword_n we_o fear_v intervene_v we_o instant_o become_v conscious_a of_o our_o wicked_a intention_n and_o desist_v from_o the_o perpetration_n of_o it_o 2_o because_o there_o be_v many_o virtuous_a person_n who_o have_v learn_v and_o practise_v that_o noble_a militia_n of_o conquer_a themselves_o can_v command_v themselves_o even_o in_o the_o high_a orgasmus_fw-la and_o fervour_n of_o their_o passion_n hold_v it_o most_o base_a and_o unworthy_a the_o dignity_n of_o a_o generous_a mind_n to_o be_v surprise_v with_o the_o subtle_a ambush_n of_o vice_n and_o lead_v captive_a by_o the_o pygmie_n army_n of_o sensual_a temptation_n 3_o because_o it_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a that_o god_n compassionate_v the_o frailty_n and_o deceptibility_n of_o humane_a nature_n have_v vouchsafe_v to_o accommodate_v our_o understanding_n with_o those_o faithful_a and_o powerful_a auxiliaries_n law_n precept_n exhortation_n and_o pious_a praecedent_n to_o which_o we_o may_v in_o the_o hot_a charge_n of_o vicious_a temptation_n with_o safety_n and_o assure_a conquest_n recurre_v and_o upon_o which_o if_o with_o sufficient_a attention_n we_o reflect_v the_o eye_n of_o our_o mind_n we_o shall_v become_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ejus_fw-la domini_fw-la quod_fw-la res_fw-la esse_fw-la apparet_fw-la lord_n comptroller_n of_o apparence_n i._n e._n detect_v the_o fraud_n and_o imposture_n of_o evil_a though_o dress_v in_o all_o the_o glorious_a ornament_n of_o good_n 4_o because_o no_o man_n endevor_v to_o excuse_v his_o offence_n can_v true_o say_v video_fw-la meliora_fw-la probóque_fw-la but_o he_o do_v manifest_o grant_v the_o action_n he_o do_v to_o be_v deliberate_a and_o praecogitate_v which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o this_o it_o be_v absolute_o in_o my_o power_n to_o have_v omit_v the_o do_v of_o it_o and_o to_o have_v do_v the_o contrary_a good_a for_o none_o can_v say_v so_o of_o a_o indeliberate_a action_n as_o when_o he_o feel_v a_o commotion_n of_o his_o blood_n and_o spirit_n at_o the_o first_o touch_n of_o anger_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o seneca_n his_o affirmation_n 2_o de_fw-fr ira_fw-la 3_o quod_fw-la primus_fw-la motus_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la voluntarius_fw-la that_o the_o first_o motion_n which_o a_o object_n excite_v in_o the_o mind_n be_v involuntary_a and_o the_o ground_n of_o that_o maxim_n primi_fw-la motus_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o nostra_fw-la potestate_fw-la what_o these_o first_o motion_n which_o object_n their_o species_n be_v praeventible_a article_n 7._o what_o those_o first_o motion_n be_v which_o object_n inevitable_o excite_v in_o the_o mind_n and_o that_o the_o consequence_n of_o those_o motion_n be_v praeventible_a by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o nerve_n and_o spirit_n transmit_v to_o the_o mind_n excite_v therein_o be_v in_o the_o general_a though_o epictetus_n have_v furnish_v we_o with_o a_o convenient_a brief_a description_n of_o they_o in_o these_o word_n primus_fw-la motus_fw-la est_fw-la quem_fw-la creant_fw-la visa_fw-la animi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d appellant_z philosophi_fw-la quibus_fw-la mens_fw-la hominis_fw-la prima_fw-la statim_fw-la specie_fw-la accidentis_fw-la ad_fw-la animum_fw-la rei_fw-la pellitur_fw-la non_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la sunt_fw-la neque_fw-la arbitrariae_fw-la sed_fw-la vi_fw-la quadam_fw-la suâ_fw-la seize_v inferunt_fw-la hominibus_fw-la nosâ—itandae_fw-la yet_o the_o most_o apposite_a and_o most_o familiar_a way_n of_o explain_v their_o nature_n and_o extent_n which_o our_o meditation_n can_v find_v out_o be_v to_o exemplify_v they_o in_o some_o one_o particular_a beginning_n passion_n and_o chief_o in_o that_o of_o anger_n where_o these_o impulse_n or_o motion_n be_v most_o sensible_a because_o most_o forcible_a which_o that_o we_o may_v the_o more_o worthy_o perform_v let_v we_o with_o des_n cartes_n concede_fw-la two_o distinct_a species_n of_o anger_n 1_o one_o cause_v in_o a_o moment_n which_o invade_v with_o some_o violence_n can_v be_v conceal_v but_o discover_v itself_o for_o the_o most_o part_n by_o colour_v the_o face_n with_o a_o vermilion_n or_o aurora_n tincture_n on_o a_o sudden_a but_o perform_v little_a and_o be_v easy_o and_o soon_o calm_v 2_o another_o which_o invade_v with_o less_o violence_n be_v not_o to_o be_v discover_v unless_o rare_o by_o induce_v paleness_n upon_o the_o countenance_n by_o any_o sign_n in_o the_o beginning_n but_o be_v of_o a_o less_o diffusive_a condition_n do_v more_o corrode_v and_o gall_v the_o heart_n and_o consequent_o produce_v more_o dangerous_a effect_n to_o the_o first_o of_o these_o they_o be_v most_o obnoxious_a who_o have_v the_o most_o of_o love_n nobleness_n or_o sweetness_n of_o disposition_n habit_v in_o they_o for_o it_o arise_v not_o from_o any_o profound_a hatred_n but_o from_o a_o sudden_a aversation_n repentine_o surprise_v the_o mind_n and_o because_o love_v good_a and_o heroic_a mind_n be_v always_o propense_a to_o imagine_v that_o all_o thing_n ought_v to_o proceed_v in_o that_o manner_n or_o course_n which_o they_o judge_v to_o be_v the_o best_a therefore_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o discover_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v carry_v on_o in_o a_o contrary_a course_n to_o good_a they_o instant_o make_v a_o stand_n in_o their_o thought_n become_v offend_v at_o it_o and_o grow_v angry_a yea_o many_o time_n when_o the_o matter_n concern_v not_o they_o in_o special_a for_o since_o they_o love_v much_o they_o take_v to_o heart_n as_o the_o vulgar_a phrase_n it_o resent_v and_o appropriate_v the_o cause_n of_o they_o they_o love_v as_o near_o as_o if_o it_o be_v their_o own_o insomuch_o as_o what_o will_v have_v be_v no_o more_o than_o matter_n of_o indignation_n to_o other_o prove_v matter_n of_o anger_n to_o they_o and_o because_o that_o inclination_n whereby_o they_o become_v possess_v with_o a_o constant_a propensity_n to_o love_n do_v effect_n that_o they_o have_v always_o much_o of_o heat_n because_o much_o of_o blood_n in_o and_o about_o their_o heart_n therefore_o that_o repentine_a aversion_n which_o sudden_o surprise_v they_o can_v but_o propell_v some_o small_a quantity_n of_o choler_n the_o tinder_n whereon_o the_o spark_n of_o this_o passion_n fix_v and_o foment_n to_o the_o heart_n nor_o that_o little_a of_o choler_n but_o be_v accend_v and_o excite_v in_o a_o instant_n a_o great_a commotion_n and_o effervescence_n of_o the_o blood_n thither_o propel_v but_o this_o commotion_n last_v but_o a_o small_a space_n of_o time_n because_o the_o impulse_n or_o force_n of_o the_o unexpected_a aversation_n be_v of_o no_o continuance_n and_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o deprehend_v the_o matter_n for_o which_o they_o be_v angry_a to_o be_v of_o no_o moment_n and_o such_o as_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v commove_v they_o to_o that_o height_n they_o becalm_v themselves_o conjure_v down_o their_o spirit_n and_o become_v affect_v with_o a_o reluctancy_n against_o and_o a_o penitence_n for_o that_o passion_n and_o so_o destroy_v it_o in_o the_o embryo_n or_o shell_n with_o the_o other_o weak_a abject_a and_o ingenerous_a mind_n be_v most_o transport_v for_o though_o it_o seldom_o discover_v itself_o in_o the_o beginning_n unless_o by_o some_o paleness_n in_o the_o face_n yet_o be_v its_o force_n by_o degree_n increase_v by_o reason_n of_o that_o agitation_n which_o the_o fervent_a desire_n of_o revenge_n excit_v in_o the_o blood_n which_o be_v permix_v with_o that_o choler_n propel_v to_o the_o heart_n from_o the_o inferior_a part_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o spleen_n kindle_v therein_o a_o sharp_a pungent_a and_o corrode_a heat_n and_o as_o those_o mind_n be_v most_o generous_a and_o noble_a which_o be_v most_o incline_v to_o gratitude_n so_o be_v those_o the_o most_o proud_a abject_a and_o base_a which_o suffer_v themselves_o the_o most_o to_o be_v transport_v with_o this_o kind_n of_o ignoble_a anger_n for_o by_o so_o much_o the_o great_a do_v injury_n appear_v to_o be_v by_o how_o much_o the_o great_a value_n pride_n make_v a_o man_n put_v upon_o himself_o and_o by_o how_o much_o the_o great_a estimation_n be_v set_v upon_o those_o good_n which_o be_v
that_o that_o suppose_a action_n can_v not_o but_o follow_v upon_o those_o other_o action_n subalternate_o praecedent_a and_o consequent_o that_o it_o must_v be_v as_o democritus_n will_v have_v it_o fatal_a or_o necessary_a which_o opinion_n aristotle_n ardent_o impugn_v in_o lib._n de_fw-fr interpre_fw-fr cap._n 8._o when_o discuss_v the_o verity_n and_o necessity_n of_o proposition_n he_o contend_v to_o evince_v that_o though_o of_o two_o opposite_a singular_a proposition_n which_o concern_v a_o thing_n either_o praeterite_fw-la or_o present_v one_o must_v be_v true_a the_o other_o false_a yet_o the_o canon_n hold_v not_o in_o two_o contrary_a singular_a proposition_n which_o concern_v a_o thing_n future_a the_o verity_n of_o the_o one_o not_o necessitate_v the_o falsity_n of_o the_o other_o for_o as_o he_o there_o argue_v if_o every_o affirmation_n or_o negation_n concern_v a_o thing_n to_o come_v be_v true_a or_o false_a ex_fw-la necessitate_v then_o will_v the_o futurity_n of_o any_o thing_n include_v a_o necessity_n of_o its_o futurition_n i._n e._n whatever_o be_v future_a will_v be_v necessary_a and_o on_o the_o contrary_a whatever_o be_v not_o future_a will_v be_v not-necessary_a and_o upon_o just_a inference_n nothing_o can_v remain_v either_o fortuitous_a or_o arbitrary_a which_o to_o admit_v be_v a_o incongruity_n so_o manifest_a that_o the_o repugnancy_n of_o every_o man_n experience_n detect_v it_o a_o incommodity_n so_o intolerable_a that_o it_o not_o only_o disparage_v but_o confute_v itself_o and_o this_o if_o there_o be_v any_o fidelity_n in_o the_o record_n of_o our_o memory_n be_v the_o summary_n of_o their_o theory_n who_o have_v apprehend_v and_o assert_v fate_n to_o be_v a_o mere_a natural_a constitution_n of_o cause_n subalternate_o connect_v as_o not_o dependent_a on_o any_o thing_n divine_a nor_o any_o eternal_a decree_n so_o not_o capable_a of_o any_o mutation_n or_o interruption_n by_o the_o intervention_n of_o any_o impediment_n pure_o fortuitous_a or_o counter-activity_n of_o any_o arbitrary_a agent_n sect_n iii_o epicurus_n article_n 1._o the_o principal_a of_o the_o second_o sect_n aristotle_n and_o epicurus_n in_o the_o other_o division_n of_o philosopher_n who_o also_o concede_v fate_n to_o be_v a_o mere_a natural_a constitution_n of_o cause_n subalternate_o dependent_a etc._n etc._n but_o yet_o deny_v the_o inevitable_a or_o necessary_a insecution_n of_o all_o effect_n upon_o that_o concatenation_n allow_v the_o possibility_n of_o its_o mutation_n or_o interruption_n by_o either_o chance_n or_o man_n free_a will_n the_o principal_a be_v aristotle_n and_o aristotle_n article_n 2._o the_o ground_n of_o the_o author_n impute_v the_o opinion_n both_o of_o fate_n identity_n with_o nature_n and_o the_o possibility_n of_o its_o mutation_n &_o declination_n by_o either_o fortuitous_a or_o arbitrary_a antagonist_n to_o aristotle_n epicurus_n first_o as_o for_o aristotle_n that_o he_o hold_v fate_n or_o fatal_a necessity_n to_o be_v nothing_o but_o very_a nature_n or_o if_o you_o like_v it_o better_o every_o particular_a cause_n act_v secundum_fw-la svam_fw-la naturam_fw-la naturalémve_fw-la ductum_fw-la according_a to_o its_o proper_a or_o natural_a virtue_n be_v manifest_a from_o his_o own_o word_n in_o sundry_a place_n of_o his_o write_n to_o particular_a 1_o he_o say_v in_o 2._o phy_n cap._n 6._o eas_fw-la generationes_fw-la acoretiones_fw-la &_o alterationes_fw-la quae_fw-la violentae_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la dum_fw-la ex_fw-la arte_fw-la &_o ob_fw-la delicias_fw-la cogimus_fw-la plantas_fw-la aliquas_fw-la praematurè_fw-la pubescere_fw-la adolesceréque_fw-la esse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la fatales_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la naturales_fw-la make_v fatal_a effect_n to_o be_v meeâ—ly_o natural_a and_o 2_o he_o say_v 1_o meteorol_n cap._n ultim_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fatalibus_fw-la temporibus_fw-la magnas_fw-la quasdam_fw-la hyeme_v imbriúmque_fw-la excessus_fw-la quibus_fw-la creentur_fw-la diluvia_fw-la contingere_fw-la eo_fw-la modo_fw-la quo_fw-la &_o contingit_fw-la hyems_fw-la statis_fw-la anni_fw-la temporibus_fw-la which_o right_o paraphrase_a import_v thus_o much_o that_o as_o winter_n the_o sun_n recede_v from_o our_o climate_n at_o some_o certain_a period_n of_o the_o year_n according_a to_o the_o ecliptic_a progress_n consign_v unto_o it_o by_o nature_n be_v the_o regular_a effect_n of_o the_o sun_n remove_v to_o large_a distance_n even_o so_o be_v hard_a winter_n and_o immoderate_a rain_n the_o regular_a effect_n of_o some_o periodal_a conjunction_n of_o the_o planet_n proceed_v in_o their_o motion_n according_a to_o the_o settle_a constitution_n of_o nature_n from_o whence_o we_o have_v a_o advantage_n to_o observe_v that_o though_o stobaeus_n ecl._n phys_n tell_v we_o aristotelem_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la existimasse_n fatum_fw-la esse_fw-la causam_fw-la quà m_fw-la modum_fw-la causae_fw-la advenientem_fw-la rebus_fw-la ex_fw-la necessitate_v statutis_fw-la that_o arist_n conceive_v not_o fate_n to_o be_v so_o much_o a_o cause_n as_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o cause_n advenient_a to_o thing_n determine_v by_o necessity_n yet_o nevertheless_o be_v we_o so_o to_o comment_v upon_o this_o his_o nice_a descant_n as_o that_o we_o understand_v fate_n not_o to_o be_v any_o new_a kind_n of_o cause_n but_o nature_n herself_o which_o in_o respect_n to_o her_o agency_n be_v call_v a_o cause_n and_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o certain_a proper_a and_o necessary_a manner_n or_o way_n of_o her_o act_n be_v call_v fate_n and_o that_o he_o impugn_a the_o former_a error_n viz._n that_o all_o agent_n include_v in_o this_o universal_a subalternation_n act_n ex_fw-la inevitabili_fw-la necessitate_v or_o can_v but_o do_v what_o they_o do_v be_v not_o obscure_o intimate_v in_o this_o that_o he_o define_v fate_n to_o be_v pure_a nature_n since_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n be_v not_o effect_v of_o inoppugnable_a necessity_n as_o may_v be_v bold_o conclude_v from_o the_o frequent_a experiment_n not_o only_o in_o generation_n which_o be_v common_o impede_v by_o the_o intervention_n of_o any_o indisposition_n or_o impatibility_n of_o matter_n and_o other_o resist_a accident_n but_o also_o in_o generous_a and_o virtuous_a mind_n which_o easy_o subdue_v and_o countermand_v those_o strong_a inclination_n or_o propensity_n to_o avarice_n luxury_n audacity_n incontinency_n etc._n etc._n which_o may_v not_o unjust_o be_v esteem_v the_o genuine_a effect_n of_o their_o very_a constitutive_a principle_n and_o branch_n that_o shoot_v up_o from_o the_o root_n of_o their_o corporeal_a temperament_n upon_o which_o reason_n we_o may_v conjecture_v that_o arist_n reflect_v when_o he_o say_v of_o socrates_n praeter_fw-la naturam_fw-la ac_fw-la fatum_fw-la suum_fw-la continens_fw-la evasit_fw-la he_o acquire_v a_o habit_n of_o continency_n even_o in_o spite_n of_o the_o contrary_a solicitation_n of_o his_o individual_a nature_n and_o particular_a fate_n second_o as_o for_o epicurus_n that_o his_o thought_n make_v a_o unison_n necessity_n article_n 3._o epicurus_n unanimous_a to_o arist_n in_o the_o point_n of_o physical_a and_o eluctable_a necessity_n with_o those_o of_o aristotle_n in_o the_o key_n of_o a_o non-ineluctable_a fate_n be_v sufficient_o constant_a from_o hence_o that_o have_v admit_v a_o certain_a necessity_n natural_a in_o this_o sentence_n naturam_fw-la à _fw-la rebus_fw-la ipsarúmve_fw-la serie_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d doceri_fw-la cogique_fw-la sive_fw-la necessitate_v agi_fw-la in_o epist_n ad_fw-la herodotum_fw-la he_o yet_o deny_v the_o inevitability_n or_o absoluteness_n thereof_o in_o another_o fragment_n of_o his_o revive_a by_o stobaetis_n in_o ecl._n phys_n where_o he_o deliver_v as_o a_o general_a canon_n omnia_fw-la sieri_fw-la trium_fw-la modorum_fw-la aliquo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d necessitate_v consilio_fw-la fortuna_fw-la for_o in_o that_o he_o make_v fortune_n and_o consultation_n or_o man_n free_a will_n equal_a competitor_n in_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o world_n with_o necessity_n natural_a he_o manifest_o exclude_v it_o from_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sole_a despot_n or_o monarch_n and_o reserve_v to_o the_o two_o other_o a_o equal_a dominion_n which_o assurance_n may_v due_o be_v augment_v by_o the_o superaddition_n of_o this_o also_o that_o cicero_n de_fw-la fato_fw-la introduce_v epicurus_n dispute_v about_o the_o verity_n of_o future_a event_n make_v he_o deny_v with_o aristotle_n that_o of_o two_o contrary_a singular_a enunciation_n about_o a_o thing_n to_o come_v the_o one_o must_v be_v true_a and_o the_o other_o false_a subnect_v this_o reason_n nulla_fw-la est_fw-la in_o natura_fw-la talis_fw-la necessitas_fw-la and_o certain_o as_o he_o stand_v equal_a with_o aristotle_n in_o the_o denial_n so_o have_v he_o outdo_v he_o by_o many_o degree_n in_o his_o endeavour_n epitomise_v article_n 4._o the_o scope_n of_o epicurus_n his_o figment_n of_o the_o declination_n of_o atom_n in_o the_o human_a soul_n and_o his_o accommodation_n thereof_o to_o the_o tuition_n of_o man_n liberty_n epitomise_v for_o the_o refutation_n of_o this_o unsound_a opinion_n of_o a_o absolute_a necessity_n insomuch_o as_o he_o excogitated_a his_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o declination_n of_o atom_n illustrate_v
this_o by_o mediation_n of_o the_o spirit_n discurrent_fw-la or_o rather_o transmit_v through_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n all_o which_o lucretius_n full_o express_v in_o these_o verse_n declinamus_n item_n motus_fw-la nec_fw-la tempore_fw-la certo_fw-la necregione_fw-la loci_fw-la certa_fw-la sed_fw-la ubi_fw-la ipsa_fw-la tulit_fw-la mens_fw-la no_o dubio-procul_a his_o rebus_fw-la sva_fw-la quoique_fw-fr voluntas_fw-la principium_fw-la that_fw-mi &_o hinc_fw-la motus_fw-la per_fw-la membra_fw-la vagantur_fw-la 2._o lib._n 2._o again_o perhaps_o epicurus_n will_v not_o gainsay_v but_o that_o the_o motion_n of_o declination_n be_v as_o much_o natural_a as_o the_o motion_n of_o gravity_n but_o yet_o will_v he_o by_o no_o persuasion_n yield_v that_o the_o mind_n be_v contemperate_a of_o declinatory_a atom_n be_v so_o affect_a and_o attract_v by_o necessity_n towards_o one_o object_n that_o it_o can_v instant_o be_v deflect_v to_o another_o for_o as_o a_o mix_a nature_n be_v make_v so_o be_v the_o mobility_n of_o its_o insensible_a part_n vary_v and_o from_o various_a natural_a motion_n retuse_v or_o refract_v arise_v a_o three_o nature_n according_a to_o which_o its_o motion_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v voluntary_a and_o natural_a both_o insomuch_o as_o they_o proceed_v à _fw-fr natura_fw-la libera_fw-la from_o nature_n free_a and_o uncoacted_a nor_o will_v he_o deny_v suppose_v the_o occursation_n and_o arietation_n of_o atom_n that_o it_o be_v pure_a necessity_n that_o percussion_n repulse_n and_o either_o reflection_n or_o cohaesion_n shall_v succeed_v among_o they_o but_o yet_o may_v he_o refuse_v to_o allow_v a_o necessity_n of_o such_o occursation_n as_o if_o they_o can_v not_o be_v impede_v nor_o their_o consequent_n be_v divert_v hence_o concern_v that_o eternal_a series_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o apple_n and_o the_o mind_n epicurus_n will_v grant_v that_o when_o thing_n be_v already_o effect_v a_o kind_n of_o necessity_n may_v be_v attribute_v thereunto_o such_o in_o respect_n whereof_o those_o thing_n can_v be_v uneffected_a since_o non_fw-la datur_fw-la jus_o in_fw-la praeterita_fw-la there_o be_v no_o countermand_a thing_n praeterite_fw-la but_o before_o those_o thing_n be_v peracted_a there_o be_v no_o such_o necessity_n since_o both_o fortune_n or_o contingency_n and_o the_o oppose_a liberty_n of_o man_n will_n may_v have_v interrupt_v invert_v and_o change_v it_o for_o few_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o wide_a disparity_n between_o these_o two_o assirmation_n viz._n what_o be_v once_o do_v can_v be_v not_o do_v and_o what_o be_v do_v may_v not_o have_v be_v do_v since_o in_o the_o former_a a_o thing_n be_v consider_v as_o already_o past_a and_o in_o the_o late_a as_o yet_o to_o come_v and_o as_o according_a to_o the_o former_a it_o be_v necessary_a so_o according_a to_o the_o late_a it_o may_v be_v or_o contingent_a or_o voluntary_a by_o which_o reason_n be_v it_o possible_a that_o the_o apple_n may_v not_o have_v be_v present_v to_o the_o eye_n possible_a that_o the_o tree_n which_o bear_v it_o may_v first_o have_v wither_v that_o the_o seed_n of_o which_o that_o tree_n be_v generate_v may_v either_o have_v prove_v abortive_a and_o sterile_a or_o else_o have_v be_v sow_v in_o some_o other_o place_n that_o other_o of_o its_o cause_n may_v have_v be_v divers_a way_n praepede_v which_o also_o may_v be_v affirm_v of_o the_o mind_n and_o its_o cause_n and_o consequent_o none_o of_o the_o many_o cause_n which_o do_v antecede_v the_o appetition_n of_o the_o apple_n can_v be_v conceive_v to_o have_v be_v necessary_a as_o they_o may_v if_o the_o cause_n be_v of_o themselves_o uncapable_a of_o impediment_n or_o if_o there_o be_v one_o cause_n paramont_n to_o all_o other_o in_o the_o concatenation_n which_o by_o a_o absolute_a sovereignty_n or_o despotique_a power_n have_v direct_v and_o co-act_a they_o allbeit_n we_o concede_fw-la that_o the_o appetition_n of_o the_o apple_n by_o the_o mind_n be_v the_o consequent_a of_o the_o mind_n cognition_n thereof_o and_o that_o cognition_n the_o consequent_a of_o its_o occursation_n to_o the_o eye_n and_o that_o the_o consequent_a of_o its_o position_n in_o a_o place_n convenient_a for_o sight_n and_o that_o the_o consequent_a of_o its_o existence_n and_o so_o from_o link_n to_o link_v retrograde_a up_o to_o eternity_n yet_o notwithstanding_o can_v no_o man_n justify_v this_o inference_n that_o therefore_o the_o mind_n be_v necessitate_v to_o that_o appetition_n because_o still_o there_o remain_v a_o posse_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o be_v avert_v from_o the_o affectation_n and_o prosecution_n thereof_o in_o case_n either_o the_o species_n of_o a_o better_a object_n or_o a_o suspicion_n of_o poison_n therein_o conceal_v shall_v intervene_v or_o a_o refrigeration_n of_o the_o stomach_n by_o the_o dyspeptical_a and_o slatulent_a juice_n thereof_o be_v fear_v or_o any_o other_o cause_n of_o moment_n sufficient_a to_o persuade_v the_o mind_n to_o abstain_v from_o the_o use_n thereof_o shall_v be_v interpose_v nor_o be_v this_o rejoynder_n dissuasive_a that_o when_o the_o mind_n be_v avert_v light_a article_n 7._o the_o most_o weighty_a rejoynder_n of_o the_o oonnexion_n of_o those_o cause_n which_o avert_v the_o mind_n from_o so_o find_v too_o light_a from_o the_o appetition_n of_o the_o apple_n the_o cause_n antecedent_n be_v not_o such_o as_o may_v induce_v the_o mind_n to_o a_o appetition_n but_o such_o as_o induce_v it_o to_o a_o aversation_n and_o that_o these_o avert_n not_o those_o attract_v cause_n be_v so_o connect_v to_o the_o series_n of_o fate_n that_o the_o mind_n can_v not_o but_o be_v avert_v from_o it_o well_o as_o of_o those_o which_o attract_v it_o to_o a_o object_n to_o the_o eternal_a series_n of_o fate_n to_o overbalance_v epicurus_n his_o defence_n of_o man_n liberty_n for_o though_o the_o mind_n be_v contemperate_a of_o such_o a_o contexture_n of_o atom_n as_o that_o it_o may_v be_v commove_v by_o the_o irruent_fw-la species_n of_o external_a object_n yet_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o its_o contexture_n such_o also_o as_o that_o it_o can_v derive_v from_o itself_o some_o motion_n distinct_a from_o nay_o contrary_a to_o those_o motion_n excite_v by_o extradvenient_a image_n which_o motion_n be_v institute_v by_o no_o other_o principle_n but_o itself_o be_v manifest_o spontaneous_a and_o voluntary_a and_o by_o which_o it_o be_v empower_v to_o resist_v external_n motion_n and_o therefore_o may_v not_o so_o be_v carry_v to_o one_o object_n as_o not_o to_o be_v upon_o advantage_n deflect_v to_o another_o and_o hence_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o mind_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o a_o necessity_n of_o any_o one_o object_n but_o stand_v free_a to_o refuse_v that_o and_o elect_v another_o and_o that_o the_o reason_n of_o a_o thing_n to_o come_v be_v not_o a_o little_a different_a from_o that_o of_o a_o thing_n already_o past_a since_o in_o respect_n to_o a_o thing_n future_a there_o remain_v a_o indifferency_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o elect_v either_o of_o two_o object_n but_o in_o respect_n to_o a_o thing_n praeterite_fw-la there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o its_o election_n of_o one_o if_o this_o solution_n be_v think_v too_o light_a we_o can_v superadd_a another_o of_o weight_n sufficient_a to_o counterpoise_v the_o doubt_n viz._n that_o which_o carneades_n in_o cicero_n insinuate_v when_o he_o teach_v that_o the_o epicurean_o may_v have_v defend_v the_o liberty_n of_o man_n mind_n without_o their_o commentitious_a declination_n of_o atom_n for_o have_v once_o declare_v that_o the_o mind_n have_v voluntary_a motion_n of_o its_o own_o institution_n they_o need_v no_o other_o argument_n to_o confute_v chrysippus_n to_o who_o when_o they_o have_v concede_v that_o no_o motion_n can_v be_v without_o a_o cause_n movent_fw-la there_o remain_v no_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v have_v grant_v that_o all_o effect_n have_v their_o antecedent_n cause_n since_o to_o the_o will_n of_o man_n no_o cause_n be_v antecedent_n it_o be_v to_o itself_o the_o principium_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la of_o all_o its_o motion_n voluntary_a and_o this_o be_v the_o faithful_a abridgement_n of_o epicurus_n his_o doctrine_n concern_v fate_n as_o a_o constitution_n mere_o natural_a and_o capable_a of_o interruption_n alteration_n opposition_n by_o either_o of_o the_o two_o other_o in_o his_o triumvirate_n viz._n fortune_n or_o pure_a contingency_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n mind_n which_o he_o conceive_v copartner_n in_o the_o empire_n of_o the_o world_n ¶_o sect_n iv_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o species_n of_o fate_n retain_v to_o our_o second_o describe_v article_n 1._o mathematical_a fate_n brief_o describe_v genus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o exceed_v vanity_n and_o inconsiderableness_n have_v well-nigh_o occasion_v our_o total_a inconsideration_n thereof_o in_o this_o place_n and_o that_o be_v fatum_fw-la mathematicum_fw-la sive_fw-la astrologicum_n the_o mathematician_n and_o astrologer_n fate_n be_v a_o certain_a imaginary_a necessity_n natural_a impose_v upon_o