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corporeal_a chap._n xv._o that_o our_o soul_n be_v indubitable_o immortal_a by_o a_o certainty_n that_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o conscience_n give_v we_o thereof_o such_o be_v the_o certainty_n which_o we_o have_v by_o the_o sentiment_n of_o conscience_n of_o our_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o this_o so_o indelible_a sentiment_n of_o conscience_n which_o we_o all_o of_o we_o natural_o have_v be_v not_o only_o a_o indubitable_a argument_n and_o assurance_n of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o it_o give_v we_o also_o more_o sensible_o if_o we_o will_v unstagger_v certainty_n of_o our_o immortal_a condition_n because_o it_o give_v we_o essential_o by_o way_n of_o instinct_n the_o sentiment_n of_o a_o justice_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v exercise_v over_o they_o by_o a_o eternal_a power_n after_o the_o go_v out_o of_o this_o life_n which_o essential_o import_v the_o idea_n of_o a_o new_a and_o a_o everlasting_a life_n of_o which_o a_o eternal_a principle_n of_o order_n and_o justice_n ought_v to_o determine_v the_o manner_n according_a as_o we_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o have_v do_v well_o or_o ill_o and_o according_a as_o we_o shall_v be_v find_v worthy_a of_o punishment_n or_o recompense_n in_o the_o balance_n of_o the_o supreme_a justice_n and_o holiness_n we_o have_v already_o observe_v that_o the_o instinct_n of_o nature_n be_v never_o false_a and_o that_o they_o have_v always_o some_o real_a object_n and_o if_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o alone_a we_o will_v not_o doubt_v but_o that_o there_o be_v for_o our_o soul_n a_o new_a and_o a_o everlasting_a life_n after_o this_o present_a life_n since_o the_o instinct_n that_o conscience_n have_v in_o our_o soul_n of_o that_o justice_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v exercise_v upon_o they_o after_o death_n be_v the_o most_o clear_a and_o the_o most_o indubitable_a instinct_n that_o be_v in_o all_o nature_n but_o independent_o of_o that_o infallibility_n of_o the_o instinct_n the_o idea_n of_o 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which_o can_v content_v the_o imagination_n we_o seek_v afar_o off_o for_o that_o which_o be_v at_o hand_n we_o search_v after_o that_o which_o we_o have_v and_o we_o seek_v out_o of_o ourselves_o for_o that_o which_o we_o have_v in_o the_o first_o and_o most_o interior_a sentiment_n which_o we_o have_v of_o ourselves_o we_o be_v like_o he_o who_o have_v hear_v speak_v of_o the_o sun_n and_o not_o at_o all_o know_v that_o it_o be_v that_o so_o beautiful_a and_o so_o luminous_a body_n which_o lighten_v and_o which_o warm_v all_o the_o visible_a world_n that_o bear_v that_o name_n inquire_v of_o every_o body_n for_o the_o sun_n and_o search_v for_o it_o every_o where_n we_o know_v necessary_o what_o the_o soul_n be_v we_o perceive_v it_o but_o till_o we_o have_v reflect_v on_o it_o we_o do_v not_o know_v that_o we_o know_v it_o if_o we_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o reflect_v we_o shall_v then_o have_v this_o clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n of_o our_o soul_n that_o our_o soul_n be_v that_o which_o we_o experience_v make_v we_o perceive_v make_v we_o see_v make_v we_o to_o love_n and_o to_o hate_n which_o make_v we_o have_v pleasure_n and_o pain_n and_o all_o the_o certitude_n which_o we_o have_v of_o ourselves_o and_o of_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v out_o of_o we_o from_o whence_o we_o form_n this_o notion_n that_o our_o soul_n be_v a_o know_v nature_n and_o substance_n and_o indubitable_o distinct_a from_o the_o body_n mistress_n of_o its_o thought_n and_o desire_n and_o sensible_a of_o order_n and_o duty_n by_o which_o we_o be_v capable_a and_o susceptible_a of_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n without_o bound_n and_o without_o end_n according_a as_o the_o supreme_a nature_n which_o rule_v over_o we_o with_o so_o sensible_a and_o so_o evident_a a_o empire_n will_v please_v to_o give_v we_o they_o and_o though_o there_o be_v in_o our_o nature_n but_o this_o single_a character_n of_o our_o dependence_n of_o which_o all_o our_o sentiment_n and_o all_o our_o knowledge_n carry_v the_o idea_n to_o our_o understanding_n it_o will_v be_v impossible_a to_o be_v ignorant_a and_o not_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o we_o be_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o master_n who_o can_v make_v we_o sovereign_o happy_a or_o unhappy_a when_o he_o please_v chap._n xvii_o some_o essential_a reflection_n to_o establish_v the_o order_n of_o the_o preference_n of_o the_o soul_n above_o that_o of_o the_o body_n this_o be_v the_o just_a idea_n and_o notion_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o the_o which_o we_o must_v cull_v out_o and_o separate_v eight_o or_o nine_o thing_n which_o mark_v it_o out_o by_o august_n and_o altogether_o illustrious_a character_n and_o which_o be_v so_o many_o principle_n and_o light_n of_o morality_n by_o the_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o establish_v the_o order_n of_o our_o duty_n in_o relation_n to_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o body_n which_o be_v the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o idea_n and_o of_o this_o moral_a essay_n which_o we_o have_v propose_v to_o 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we_o than_o the_o perpetual_a miracle_n by_o which_o and_o with_o which_o we_o have_v see_v that_o god_n operate_v in_o our_o body_n according_a to_o the_o desire_n of_o our_o soul_n i_o say_v the_o miracle_n not_o that_o that_o action_n by_o which_o god_n transport_v and_o move_v our_o member_n and_o our_o body_n where_o we_o will_v in_o the_o moment_n that_o our_o soul_n desire_v ought_v to_o be_v regard_v as_o a_o true_a and_o proper_a miracle_n since_o we_o do_v not_o at_o all_o call_n that_o a_o miracle_n which_o be_v make_v in_o consequence_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o general_n will_v of_o god_n but_o because_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o divine_a in_o all_o the_o miracle_n that_o can_v be_v than_o that_o regularity_n whereby_o the_o desire_n of_o our_o will_n be_v follow_v by_o the_o effective_a motion_n of_o our_o member_n and_o of_o our_o whole_a body_n at_o such_o time_n as_o they_o be_v not_o hinder_v by_o any_o relation_n or_o by_o any_o obstruction_n of_o 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to_o see_v if_o we_o render_v ourselves_o worthy_a of_o be_v reward_v he_o make_v we_o feel_v so_o indubitable_o the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o delight_n which_o he_o contain_v and_o he_o discover_v to_o we_o so_o many_o charm_n and_o so_o many_o beauty_n in_o his_o sovereign_a nature_n brutish_a man_n remove_v themselves_o far_o from_o god_n by_o pleasure_n and_o pleasure_n be_v a_o rivulet_n that_o flow_v from_o that_o pure_a and_o eternal_a source_n by_o which_o our_o heart_n ought_v natural_o to_o mount_v up_o again_o to_o god_n the_o present_a pleasure_n which_o whole_o essential_o and_o immediate_o come_v from_o god_n aught_o to_o bring_v we_o back_o again_o to_o he_o god_n do_v not_o give_v it_o we_o but_o to_o draw_v to_o himself_o our_o heart_n to_o which_o he_o have_v not_o give_v motion_n but_o for_o pleasure_n he_o have_v not_o give_v we_o love_n but_o for_o good_a and_o pleasure_n and_o he_o make_v we_o see_v that_o the_o source_n of_o good_a and_o pleasure_n be_v in_o he_o there_o be_v some_o who_o conceive_v the_o love_n of_o union_n or_o of_o this_o holy_a concupiscence_n which_o i_o here_o speak_v of_o and_o whereupon_o i_o establish_v duty_n as_o a_o disorder_n and_o irregularity_n of_o self-love_n which_o reverse_v the_o order_n of_o the_o essential_a relation_n which_o all_o creature_n ought_v to_o have_v to_o god_n but_o this_o be_v not_o right_o to_o comprehend_v the_o free_a and_o voluntary_a relation_n by_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o relate_v ourselves_o too_o god_n we_o do_v not_o only_o relate_v ourselves_o to_o god_n by_o the_o confession_n of_o our_o dependence_n and_o of_o his_o supereminent_a excellence_n over_o we_o by_o which_o we_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o we_o deserve_v to_o be_v annihilate_v by_o he_o we_o do_v no_o less_o relate_v ourselves_o to_o he_o by_o that_o which_o we_o do_v from_o the_o source_n of_o pleasure_n and_o happiness_n which_o we_o acknowledge_v in_o he_o only_o it_o be_v no_o less_o agreeable_a for_o he_o to_o 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bank_n and_o its_o channel_n he_o have_v prescribe_v certain_a bound_n and_o certain_a circumstance_n to_o it_o beyond_o which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v it_o pass_v god_n as_o a_o particular_a cause_n by_o the_o regard_v of_o his_o paternal_a providence_n over_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o prescribe_v certain_a circumstance_n and_o certain_a condition_n to_o the_o pleasure_n which_o he_o make_v in_o we_o as_o universal_a cause_n he_o have_v be_v oblige_v to_o enclose_v the_o sea_n within_o a_o bank_n that_o it_o may_v not_o overflow_v the_o whole_a earth_n and_o he_o have_v be_v force_v to_o limit_v in_o we_o the_o desire_n of_o pleasure_n which_o he_o be_v oblige_v to_o give_v we_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o body_n within_o barrier_n and_o rampart_n to_o the_o end_n that_o our_o concupiscence_n shall_v be_v bound_v and_o that_o it_o shall_v not_o injure_v his_o right_n nor_o trouble_v the_o good_a order_n of_o the_o universe_n nor_o settle_v itself_o under_o the_o shade_n of_o bodily_a pleasure_n and_o so_o forget_v the_o pleasure_n to_o come_v by_o too_o great_a a_o relish_n of_o the_o present_a pleasure_n the_o necessity_n of_o gospel-self-denial_n and_o mortification_n you_o see_v here_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n we_o be_v debar_v from_o pleasure_n and_o that_o all_o pleasure_n of_o the_o body_n be_v dangerous_a and_o require_v in_o we_o a_o continual_a vigilance_n and_o attention_n to_o remove_v or_o moderate_v they_o this_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o that_o self-denial_n and_o of_o that_o self-hatred_n which_o the_o gospel_n so_o strict_o command_v we_o our_o concupiscence_n have_v need_v to_o be_v restrain_v to_o the_o end_n that_o our_o soul_n may_v preserve_v its_o liberty_n and_o its_o purity_n its_o empire_n and_o its_o reason_n together_o with_o our_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n to_o god_n and_o his_o duty_n and_o if_o we_o do_v not_o soon_o prevent_v they_o by_o continual_o weaken_v they_o in_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o they_o will_v subdue_v and_o stifle_v in_o we_o all_o our_o duty_n it_o belong_v only_o to_o we_o to_o render_v concupiscence_n weak_a and_o our_o duty_n strong_a and_o stable_a by_o the_o constant_a practice_n of_o self-denial_n with_o this_o constant_a exercise_n of_o self-denial_n and_o opposition_n to_o the_o inclination_n of_o pleasure_n we_o shall_v acquit_v ourselves_o of_o all_o our_o duty_n for_o self-love_n be_v tame_v thereby_o and_o easy_o suppress_v give_v free_a leave_n for_o all_o the_o virtue_n to_o issue_n out_o of_o the_o natural_a foundation_n of_o conscience_n and_o out_o of_o the_o supernatural_a principle_n of_o grace_n without_o this_o exercise_n and_o usage_n of_o self-denial_n we_o can_v clear_o acquit_v ourselves_o of_o any_o duty_n we_o may_v from_o time_n to_o time_n and_o by_o interval_n perform_v some_o act_n of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v easy_a and_o assist_v by_o some_o interest_n or_o passion_n but_o we_o can_v never_o constant_o accomplish_v they_o there_o be_v no_o heart_n pure_a and_o innocent_a without_o gospel_n self-denial_n god_n incarnate_a call_v his_o gospel_n the_o salt_n of_o the_o world_n and_o it_o be_v by_o this_o law_n of_o self-denial_n that_o it_o be_v effective_o so_o it_o be_v this_o mystical_a and_o spiritual_a salt_n which_o hinder_v the_o corruption_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o our_o duty_n by_o the_o practice_n of_o self-denial_n these_o duty_n subsist_v and_o continue_v incorruptible_a in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n without_o which_o they_o degenerate_v into_o a_o universal_a corruption_n and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v so_o little_a honesty_n virtue_n and_o love_n of_o duty_n in_o the_o world_n and_o in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o world_n especial_o from_o whence_o gospel_n self-denial_n be_v banish_v by_o express_a profession_n every_o one_o can_v play_v his_o part_n in_o it_o one_o may_v find_v a_o colour_n for_o the_o corruption_n of_o his_o heart_n a_o appearance_n and_o a_o masque_n of_o honesty_n and_o sometime_o also_o of_o piety_n and_o superficial_a religion_n but_o there_o be_v never_o any_o truth_n or_o fidelity_n amity_n or_o equity_n and_o much_o less_o piety_n and_o effective_a religion_n under_o this_o superficies_n and_o this_o apparent_a colour_n they_o have_v their_o heart_n estrange_v from_o all_o duty_n be_v opposite_a to_o all_o their_o obligation_n void_a of_o all_o virtue_n and_o subdue_v by_o all_o vice_n they_o can_v here_o deceive_v themselves_o they_o may_v believe_v of_o they_o what_o they_o will_v and_o flatter_v themselves_o with_o friendship_n truth_n and_o equity_n but_o god_n see_v they_o in_o the_o light_n of_o his_o eternal_a truth_n full_a of_o a_o secret_a opposition_n to_o charity_n and_o justice_n full_a of_o themselves_o and_o enslave_v by_o their_o passion_n of_o pleasure_n and_o self-love_n these_o act_n do_v not_o always_o proceed_v from_o this_o foundation_n of_o corruption_n because_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o be_v not_o continual_a but_o the_o foundation_n of_o corruption_n be_v always_o establish_v in_o the_o heart_n it_o do_v not_o fail_v to_o express_v and_o manifest_v itself_o in_o these_o rencounter_n and_o occurrence_n there_o be_v nothing_o then_o more_o constant_a and_o more_o certain_a than_o this_o maxim_n that_o without_o gospel_n self-denial_n there_o can_v be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n either_o any_o solid_a religion_n towards_o god_n or_o any_o true_a honesty_n towards_o man_n and_o this_o rule_n so_o establish_v by_o the_o constant_a experience_n of_o the_o world_n follow_v necessary_o from_o the_o principle_n whereby_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n but_o let_v we_o pass_v to_o our_o three_o part_n and_o let_v we_o see_v how_o our_o soul_n ought_v to_o be_v out_o of_o the_o body_n to_o draw_v from_o thence_o the_o last_o part_n of_o morality_n which_o ought_v to_o regulate_v the_o order_n of_o our_o duty_n betwixt_o the_o present_a and_o future_a life_n between_o time_n and_o eternity_n and_o between_o the_o present_a world_n and_o the_o world_n to_o come_v the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o part._n a_o moral_a essay_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man._n part_n iii_o concern_v our_o duty_n of_o time_n and_o eternity_n of_o the_o present_a life_n and_o of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v of_o the_o present_a world_n and_o of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v which_o result_n from_o the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n ought_v to_o be_v out_o of_o our_o body_n first_o of_o all_o and_o then_o in_o our_o spiritualised_a body_n after_o the_o universal_a resurrection_n chap._n i._n a_o objection_n against_o the_o design_n of_o this_o three_o part_n to_o be_v answer_v which_o be_v to_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o know_v how_o our_o soul_n be_v to_o be_v out_o of_o our_o body_n since_o we_o be_v accustom_v to_o limit_v our_o knowledge_n by_o our_o sense_n and_o that_o we_o do_v not_o only_o follow_v with_o a_o extreme_a propensity_n the_o facy_o of_o imagine_v who_o act_n we_o exercise_v without_o do_v any_o violence_n to_o ourselves_o but_o beside_o we_o make_v but_o very_o little_a use_n of_o the_o faculty_n of_o reason_v or_o of_o serve_v ourselves_o with_o the_o light_n already_o acquire_v to_o enlighten_v the_o matter_n which_o we_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o dive_v into_o i_o have_v reason_n to_o believe_v that_o many_o will_v censure_v my_o undertake_n of_o rashness_n to_o go_v about_o to_o speak_v of_o a_o thing_n so_o impenetrable_a in_o their_o opinion_n so_o remote_a and_o so_o hide_v from_o our_o sight_n as_o be_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v and_o how_o they_o operate_v out_o of_o our_o body_n perhaps_o there_o be_v those_o who_o will_v tell_v i_o as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n nunquid_fw-la ingressus_fw-la es_fw-la portas_fw-la mortis_fw-la aut_fw-la ostia_fw-la tenebrosa_fw-la vidisti_fw-la but_o i_o hope_v that_o all_o reasonable_a person_n will_v find_v that_o my_o curiosity_n be_v lawful_a and_o 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circumstance_n that_o possible_o may_v augment_v their_o despair_n instead_o of_o the_o beauteous_a spectacle_n of_o nature_n which_o the_o just_a shall_v have_v eternal_o they_o will_v never_o have_v any_o but_o the_o idea_n of_o that_o dark_a and_o burn_a place_n which_o the_o supreme_a justice_n have_v prepare_v for_o their_o body_n and_o if_o they_o do_v know_v any_o thing_n of_o their_o family_n and_o of_o their_o friend_n it_o be_v only_o to_o augment_v and_o redouble_v the_o pain_n of_o their_o regret_v of_o their_o privation_n and_o eternal_a desolation_n ejicite_v in_o tenebras_fw-la exteriores_fw-la ibi_fw-la erit_fw-la fletus_fw-la &_o stridor_fw-la dentium_fw-la the_o soul_n of_o the_o father_n for_o example_n i_o speak_v of_o the_o ambitious_a and_o covetous_a soul_n which_o love_v nothing_o but_o the_o world_n and_o its_o vanity_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o family_n will_v see_v in_o his_o child_n all_o that_o can_v be_v capable_a of_o augment_v his_o regret_n and_o his_o remorse_n the_o soul_n of_o a_o prince_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n unjust_a and_o reprobate_a will_v see_v in_o the_o state_n which_o he_o have_v quit_v that_o which_o will_v increase_v his_o pain_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xi_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o which_o the_o act_n will_v be_v exercise_v out_o of_o the_o body_n after_o have_v see_v the_o matter_n and_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o soul_n knowledge_n out_o of_o the_o body_n we_o must_v now_o see_v what_o perceptive_a or_o know_v faculty_n the_o soul_n will_v exercise_n upon_o this_o matter_n and_o upon_o these_o object_n we_o have_v observe_v in_o the_o soul_n in_o its_o present_a state_n of_o union_n with_o the_o body_n a_o faculty_n of_o know_v by_o sensation_n a_o faculty_n of_o imagine_v or_o of_o represent_v thing_n to_o we_o by_o lively_a and_o distinct_a image_n a_o faculty_n of_o recollect_v ourselves_o by_o memory_n and_o reminiscency_n a_o faculty_n of_o conceive_v by_o pure_a intellection_n a_o faculty_n of_o reason_v or_o extend_v knowledge_n acquire_v thereupon_o by_o new_a consequence_n and_o a_o faculty_n of_o separate_v universal_a notion_n of_o thing_n from_o particular_a and_o individual_a difference_n to_o frame_v thereof_o general_a maxim_n and_o principle_n whither_o they_o be_v of_o pure_a speculation_n or_o moral_a and_o practical_a for_o the_o order_n of_o life_n and_o action_n and_o for_o the_o perfection_n of_o art_n and_o science_n how_o the_o soul_n will_v have_v act_n of_o sensation_n without_o any_o exterior_a sense_n or_o corporeal_a organ_n the_o soul_n whether_o they_o be_v just_a or_o reprobate_n do_v exercise_n all_o these_o faculty_n for_o though_o sensation_n imagination_n and_o the_o memory_n have_v at_o present_a corporeal_a organ_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o say_v for_o all_o that_o that_o these_o faculty_n ought_v no_o more_o to_o exercise_n themselves_o out_o of_o the_o body_n the_o corporeal_a organ_n do_v now_o serve_v but_o for_o two_o purpose_n 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do_v not_o say_v that_o they_o shall_v change_v nature_n and_o that_o by_o a_o impossible_a conversion_n and_o metamorphosis_n they_o shall_v become_v know_v nature_n and_o shall_v cease_v to_o be_v extend_v substance_n he_o mean_v that_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o a_o charge_n to_o the_o soul_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v to_o they_o no_o more_o a_o obstacle_n or_o hindrance_n in_o any_o thing_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v only_o serve_v to_o do_v honour_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o of_o the_o redemption_n we_o will_v first_o of_o all_o take_v away_o from_o body_n that_o which_o we_o call_v gravity_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o impulsion_n whole_o exterior_a towards_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o happen_v to_o they_o at_o present_a from_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o creator_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o terrestrial_a nature_n and_o composition_n we_o will_v restore_v to_o they_o their_o natural_a indifference_n to_o motion_n 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part_n of_o the_o body_n from_o whence_o it_o will_v happen_v that_o there_o will_v not_o be_v any_o dissipation_n and_o that_o nourishment_n which_o be_v only_o to_o repair_v the_o dissipation_n will_v be_v never_o necessary_a those_o inclination_n which_o be_v now_o place_v in_o man_n for_o the_o propagation_n of_o species_n will_v cease_v by_o this_o reason_n and_o this_o principle_n because_o in_o these_o body_n fix_v in_o a_o immutable_a situation_n of_o part_n and_o which_o never_o take_v nourishment_n there_o will_v not_o be_v any_o excess_n of_o superfluous_a matter_n by_o which_o those_o natural_a ebullition_n and_o fermentation_n be_v make_v which_o give_v occasion_n to_o those_o desire_n and_o to_o those_o inclination_n which_o we_o now_o have_v for_o the_o propagation_n of_o species_n erunt_fw-la sicut_fw-la angeli_fw-la dei_fw-la neque_fw-la nubent_fw-la neque_fw-la nubentur_fw-la almost_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o sense_n will_v have_v all_o their_o function_n and_o although_o the_o soul_n ought_v to_o be_v enlighten_v and_o affect_v with_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o their_o body_n thus_o spiritualise_v in_o proportion_n as_o they_o themselves_o shall_v be_v affect_v by_o the_o corporeal_a impression_n of_o other_o body_n which_o shall_v act_v upon_o they_o however_o that_o will_v not_o at_o all_o hinder_a but_o that_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o god_n and_o of_o god_n with_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v near_o and_o immediate_a because_o that_o independent_o of_o these_o corporeal_a impression_n he_o will_v act_n continual_o in_o they_o the_o body_n be_v now_o a_o essential_a occasional_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o natural_a action_n of_o god_n in_o the_o soul_n but_o then_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n occasional_a not_o essential_a god_n will_v act_n by_o himself_o immediate_o in_o they_o enlighten_v they_o and_o diverse_o modify_v or_o affect_v they_o without_o any_o regard_n of_o the_o body_n in_o a_o thousand_o manner_n the_o body_n shall_v be_v no_o long_o neither_o a_o wall_n nor_o a_o veil_n between_o god_n and_o the_o soul_n nor_o a_o channel_n of_o communication_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o god_n he_o will_v act_n in_o they_o independent_o of_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v now_o the_o essential_a condition_n of_o his_o natural_a action_n in_o we_o then_o when_o the_o holy_a soul_n shall_v be_v reunite_v to_o their_o body_n they_o will_v not_o at_o all_o fail_n as_o have_v be_v say_v to_o have_v the_o whole_a spectacle_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n although_o there_o be_v but_o one_o part_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n who_o species_n come_v to_o be_v retract_v in_o the_o material_a eye_n they_o will_v not_o at_o all_o fail_n to_o have_v the_o pleasure_n of_o melody_n although_o there_o be_v not_o any_o symphony_n which_o strike_v their_o corporeal_a ear_n civitas_n non_fw-la egebit_fw-la sole_fw-la neque_fw-la lunâ_fw-la nam_fw-la claritas_fw-la dei_fw-la illuminabit_fw-la eam_fw-la such_o will_v be_v our_o soul_n in_o their_o spiritualise_v body_n after_o the_o universal_a resurrection_n &_o there_o remain_v nothing_o more_o for_o we_o to_o do_v after_o this_o last_o illustration_n than_o to_o make_v use_n of_o these_o knowledge_n to_o reform_v our_o idea_n and_o correct_v our_o judgement_n about_o eternity_n and_o about_o time_n about_o the_o present_a life_n and_o the_o future_a about_o the_o present_a world_n and_o the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o thereby_o to_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a extent_n of_o our_o duty_n chap._n fourteen_o what_o be_v time_n and_o eternity_n the_o present_a world_n and_o the_o world_n to_o come_v the_o present_a life_n and_o the_o future_a life_n it_o be_v easy_a for_o we_o after_o all_o that_o have_v be_v illustrate_v concern_v that_o future_a state_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o the_o new_a and_o immortal_a life_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o commence_v in_o go_v out_o of_o the_o body_n it_o be_v 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our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n be_v call_v time_n for_o those_o two_o reason_n because_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o end_n and_o because_o in_o the_o interim_n so_o long_o as_o it_o endure_v it_o hold_v we_o expose_v to_o a_o thousand_o change_n and_o to_o a_o thousand_o vicissitude_n and_o above_o all_o to_o the_o vicissitude_n of_o be_v able_a to_o pass_v from_o good_a to_o evil_a and_o from_o evil_a to_o good_a from_o sin_n to_o virtue_n and_o from_o virtue_n to_o crime_n or_o vice_n you_o see_v here_o exact_o what_o time_n be_v and_o eternity_n ought_v to_o be_v conceive_v by_o opposition_n for_o eternity_n be_v on_o the_o contrary_a the_o immutable_a and_o interminable_a state_n and_o order_n of_o thing_n as_o much_o as_o time_n include_v instability_n and_o end_n so_o much_o do_v eternity_n exclude_v they_o both_o time_n speak_v change_n and_o end_n eternity_n speak_v the_o be_v always_o the_o same_o and_o never_o end_v thus_o as_o our_o present_a state_n in_o
scar_n the_o ill_n of_o the_o body_n be_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n they_o be_v false_a evil_n because_o they_o have_v the_o appearance_n of_o render_v the_o soul_n unhappy_a but_o they_o can_v do_v it_o since_o under_o all_o bodily_a evil_n the_o soul_n can_v be_v happy_a by_o or_o through_o her_o own_o proper_a good_n now_o virtue_n be_v the_o only_a good_a of_o the_o soul_n and_o vice_n its_o only_a evil_n for_o the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n which_o she_o now_o have_v not_o bear_v the_o name_n either_o of_o good_a or_o ill_a to_o speak_v exact_o but_o the_o resemblance_n only_o of_o good_a or_o evil._n the_o painful_a pass_v away_o of_o time_n be_v a_o resemblance_n of_o a_o true_a evil_n which_o be_v a_o eternal_a ill_n and_o the_o pleasant_a pass_v away_o of_o time_n be_v the_o resemblance_n of_o a_o true_a good_a which_o be_v the_o sovereign_n and_o unspeakable_a pleasure_n of_o eternity_n virtue_n have_v not_o only_o the_o resemblance_n of_o good_a but_o it_o be_v 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will_v find_v that_o these_o heat_n and_o emotion_n of_o the_o passion_n turn_v she_o out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o end_n of_o sovereign_n good_a and_o of_o reason_n and_o throw_v she_o aside_o into_o precipice_n and_o abyss_n wherein_o she_o not_o only_o wander_v and_o lose_v herself_o but_o she_o wound_v murder_n and_o embloody_v herself_o if_o i_o may_v say_v so_o by_o a_o thousand_o deep_a scar_n from_o whence_o spring_n a_o thousand_o remorse_n like_o black_a and_o livid_v blood_n which_o empoyson_v all_o her_o joy_n and_o corrupt_v all_o her_o pleasure_n seven_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o the_o seven_o place_n that_o our_o soul_n have_v essential_o a_o certain_a sentiment_n of_o her_o limitation_n and_o dependence_n on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o on_o the_o other_o of_o a_o superior_a and_o overrule_v power_n on_o which_o she_o depend_v for_o our_o soul_n do_v naturally_n and_o essential_o feel_v in_o themselves_o religious_a duty_n they_o be_v as_o tertullian_n say_v naturally_n christian_n because_o beside_o their_o feel_n in_o themselves_o their_o weakness_n and_o imperfection_n which_o make_v they_o sensible_a of_o their_o dependence_n they_o feel_v beside_o above_o they_o that_o eternal_a and_o immense_a power_n which_o holy_a job_n feel_v as_o it_o be_v a_o exceed_a great_a weight_n upon_o his_o head_n under_o which_o his_o whole_a be_v tremble_v bend_v and_o be_v of_o no_o force_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o the_o most_o sublime_a intelligence_n sub_fw-la quo_fw-la curvantur_fw-la qui_fw-la portant_fw-la orbem_fw-la under_o which_o they_o stoop_v who_o bear_v the_o world_n that_o the_o soul_n have_v essential_o in_o her_o disorder_n the_o apprehension_n of_o a_o superior_a justice_n which_o wound_v she_o eight_o in_o the_o eight_o place_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o soul_n which_o feel_v god_n so_o essential_o by_o her_o first_o sentiment_n and_o who_o so_o necessary_o discover_v he_o in_o she_o and_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o she_o see_v out_o of_o herself_o for_o as_o tertullian_n say_v god_n discover_v himself_o to_o we_o by_o all_o that_o be_v in_o we_o and_o all_o that_o be_v without_o we_o do_v feel_v especial_o in_o her_o disorder_n that_o eternal_a sanctity_n which_o wound_v she_o and_o threaten_v she_o and_o which_o she_o feel_v again_o on_o the_o other_o part_n when_o she_o be_v in_o order_n and_o in_o the_o place_n of_o her_o duty_n comfort_v and_o sustain_v she_o through_o hope_n and_o although_o she_o shall_v not_o feel_v it_o by_o this_o kind_n of_o sentiment_n of_o conscience_n the_o most_o penetrate_a that_o can_v be_v she_o will_v necessary_o feel_v it_o by_o the_o sentiment_n of_o reason_n which_o essential_o feel_v a_o principle_n of_o order_n in_o the_o world_n to_o which_o all_o create_a and_o emanated_a reason_n be_v subject_v and_o to_o which_o they_o must_v give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o violation_n of_o order_n which_o they_o do_v commit_v from_o whence_o be_v form_v a_o indefaceable_a sentiment_n of_o god_n as_o a_o avenger_n of_o order_n in_o the_o intellectual_a part_n and_o in_o the_o understanding_n even_o after_o the_o passion_n and_o the_o habit_n of_o vice_n have_v deface_v that_o of_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v that_o which_o be_v more_o common_o express_v by_o the_o name_n of_o conscience_n or_o of_o sensibility_n of_o order_n and_o duty_n we_o must_v observe_v nine_o that_o in_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o natural_a capacity_n of_o our_o soul_n beside_o that_o immense_a capacity_n of_o pleasure_n or_o felicity_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n that_o immense_a capacity_n of_o grief_n and_o calamity_n which_o we_o have_v acknowledge_v in_o we_o our_o soul_n have_v moreover_o a_o insatiability_n of_o desire_n and_o pleasure_n which_o come_v to_o they_o like_o all_o the_o rest_n from_o the_o ground_n of_o their_o spiritual_a nature_n by_o the_o which_o they_o make_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o instant_a and_o moment_n a_o digestion_n if_o i_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o say_v so_o of_o all_o that_o they_o can_v get_v and_o possess_v here_o below_o of_o good_n and_o thing_n that_o be_v agreeable_a and_o do_v as_o soon_o conceive_v a_o new_a hunger_n and_o new_a appetite_n every_o one_o experience_n in_o himself_o this_o insatiable_a hunger_n and_o thirst_n of_o his_o soul_n with_o a_o lively_a and_o press_a prick_a which_o push_v she_o on_o without_o cease_v towards_o some_o better_a thing_n and_o a_o vehement_a and_o rapid_a motion_n which_o carry_v she_o on_o after_o a_o kind_n of_o confuse_a idea_n of_o contentment_n and_o felicity_n which_o she_o perpetual_o believe_v she_o can_v overtake_v and_o as_o it_o be_v be_v join_v with_o and_o which_o she_o can_v never_o be_v join_v with_o or_o overtake_v effective_o but_o by_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o future_a life_n which_o ground_n and_o establish_v the_o testimony_n of_o conscience_n and_o a_o unspeakable_a consolation_n of_o heavenly_a grace_n and_o impression_n which_o be_v not_o know_v to_o all_o the_o world_n but_o which_o be_v know_v to_o all_o those_o who_o have_v understand_v the_o price_n of_o their_o soul_n their_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o immortal_a condition_n have_v apply_v themselves_o to_o cultivate_v it_o chap._n xviii_o that_o all_o these_o knowledge_n be_v so_o many_o light_n and_o principle_n of_o morality_n and_o duty_n every_o one_o will_v find_v all_o these_o thing_n in_o his_o own_o proper_a sentiment_n and_o in_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o his_o soul_n if_o he_o give_v himself_o never_o so_o little_a trouble_n to_o reflect_v upon_o it_o and_o unfold_v it_o and_o that_o shall_v not_o only_o complete_a in_o we_o the_o conviction_n of_o her_o spirituality_n see_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v in_o a_o substance_n corporeal_a and_o material_a so_o many_o attribute_n so_o many_o advantage_n and_o so_o many_o character_n so_o undoubted_o spiritual_a
but_o it_o shall_v moreover_o kindle_v in_o we_o a_o thousand_o glitter_a day_n of_o clear_a and_o indubitable_a duty_n from_o whence_o we_o shall_v draw_v that_o part_n of_o morality_n which_o be_v the_o order_n of_o duty_n and_o obligation_n between_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o body_n which_o we_o have_v propose_v as_o the_o first_o thing_n in_o the_o idea_n and_o essay_n which_o we_o give_v of_o it_o all_o the_o order_n of_o our_o duty_n between_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o body_n spring_n from_o that_o notion_n of_o the_o spiritual_a and_o immortal_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o of_o the_o advantage_n which_o follow_v and_o accompany_v it_o for_o it_o appear_v by_o that_o notion_n and_o by_o every_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v be_v discover_v of_o her_o follower_n and_o her_o companion_n and_o as_o it_o be_v appanage_n that_o they_o have_v a_o incomparable_a essence_n and_o dignity_n and_o in_o some_o manner_n infinite_a a_o lively_a resemblance_n of_o the_o supreme_a nature_n a_o richness_n a_o nobleness_n a_o ground_n or_o a_o capacity_n of_o felicity_n and_o virtue_n immense_a and_o without_o bound_n which_o lie_v upon_o our_o part_n to_o replenish_v with_o a_o real_a light_n virtue_n and_o felicity_n by_o the_o which_o we_o may_v from_o that_o time_n be_v sovereign_o happy_a in_o ourselves_o in_o expect_v that_o the_o supreme_a and_o eternal_a nature_n the_o live_n and_o eternal_a source_n of_o duty_n and_o their_o reward_n will_v in_o recompense_n of_o the_o fidelity_n of_o our_o trial_n make_v we_o partaker_n of_o all_o joy_n and_o felicity_n it_o appear_v that_o st._n augustin_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v that_o our_o soul_n do_v immediate_o touch_v god_n that_o god_n only_o be_v above_o their_o spiritual_a and_o immortal_a nature_n and_o that_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o either_o a_o increated_a nature_n or_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n like_o they_o be_v essential_o below_o they_o it_o appear_v that_o god_n have_v reason_n to_o reclaim_v they_o if_o 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be_v our_o true_a good_n and_o our_o true_a ill_n and_o that_o the_o good_n and_o ill_n of_o the_o body_n be_v only_o false_a and_o seem_a good_n and_o evil_n and_o from_o hence_o who_o do_v not_o see_v that_o there_o follow_v a_o evident_a and_o sensible_a order_n by_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o guide_v ourselves_o in_o relation_n to_o our_o soul_n and_o to_o our_o body_n quite_o contrary_a to_o that_o we_o follow_v which_o make_v our_o life_n to_o be_v a_o confusion_n and_o disorder_n full_a of_o horror_n the_o order_n of_o duty_n between_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o body_n it_o follow_v from_o this_o knowledge_n which_o we_o have_v of_o the_o spiritual_a and_o immortal_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n that_o by_o how_o much_o we_o ought_v to_o love_v esteem_v cultivate_v and_o preserve_v our_o soul_n by_o so_o much_o we_o ought_v to_o despise_v disregard_n and_o in_o some_o sense_n hate_v our_o body_n it_o follow_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o quite_o alter_v or_o change_v all_o our_o 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