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the_o resurrection_n and_o the_o life_n john_n 11._o 25._o and_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o he_o though_o he_o be_v dead_a yet_o shall_v he_o live_v for_o he_o that_o live_v and_o be_v dead_a and_o be_v alive_a for_o evermore_o even_o he_o have_v the_o key_n of_o hell_n and_o of_o death_n revelat._n 1._o 18._o but_o that_o which_o i_o chief_o aim_v at_o at_o this_o time_n concern_v jesus_n his_o resurrection_n and_o ascension_n into_o heaven_n be_v this_o that_o by_o and_o after_o it_o he_o be_v make_v lord_n and_o christ_n king_n and_o saviour_n and_o sovereign_n of_o his_o church_n not_o but_o that_o christ_n humanity_n be_v always_o hypostatical_o unite_v to_o the_o divinity_n but_o because_o the_o oeconomical_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n as_o mediator_n according_a to_o the_o scripture-calculation_n seem_v not_o to_o commence_v till_o after_o his_o state_n of_o humiliation_n be_v over_o and_o so_o begin_v its_o epocha_n from_o christ_n resurrection_n or_o his_o exaltation_n to_o sit_v 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and_o righteousness_n be_v motus_fw-la restitutionis_fw-la &_o liberationis_fw-la whereby_o the_o soul_n be_v restore_v to_o its_o true_a freedom_n and_o ancient_a nature_n why_o shall_v there_o not_o be_v such_o a_o elater_n or_o spring_n in_o the_o soul_n quicken_v and_o enliven_v by_o divine_a grace_n such_o a_o natural_a conatus_fw-la of_o return_v to_o its_o proper_a state_n again_o doubtless_o there_o be_v and_o the_o scripture_n seem_v sometime_o to_o acknowledge_v it_o and_o call_v it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o spirit_n when_o it_o speak_v of_o our_o free_a act_n in_o god_n way_n from_o a_o inward_a principle_n for_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o always_o to_o be_v take_v for_o a_o breath_n or_o impulse_n from_o without_o but_o also_o for_o a_o inward_a propension_n of_o the_o soul_n awaken_v and_o revive_v in_o it_o to_o return_v to_o its_o proper_a state_n as_o it_o be_v intellectual_a and_o then_o to_o act_v free_o in_o it_o according_a to_o its_o ancient_a nature_n for_o if_o 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current_n of_o its_o true_a intellectual_a nature_n and_o have_v beside_o the_o assistence_n of_o a_o gentle_a gale_n of_o the_o divine_a spirit_n from_o without_o to_o help_v it_o forward_o why_o shall_v it_o be_v think_v so_o great_a a_o impossibility_n for_o man_n willing_o to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o goodness_n since_o this_o be_v the_o genuine_a nature_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o once_o it_o be_v free_v from_o mistake_n and_o encumbrance_n from_o that_o which_o be_v heterogeneous_a and_o adventitious_a to_o it_o that_o clog_v it_o and_o oppress_v it_o and_o every_o life_n and_o nature_n act_v free_o according_a to_o its_o own_o propension_n why_o shall_v it_o seem_v strange_a that_o the_o superior_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n shall_v become_v predominant_a since_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o lordly_a nature_n and_o make_v to_o rule_v and_o the_o inferior_a faculty_n of_o a_o servile_a temper_n and_o make_v to_o be_v subject_a why_o shall_v it_o seem_v impossible_a for_o equity_n light_n and_o reason_n to_o be_v enthrone_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n again_o and_o there_o to_o command_v and_o govern_v those_o exorbitant_a affection_n that_o do_v so_o lawless_o rebel_v against_o they_o for_o if_o some_o grave_a commander_n and_o general_n have_v be_v able_a by_o the_o majesty_n of_o their_o very_a look_n to_o hush_v and_o silence_v a_o disorderly_a and_o mutinous_a rout_n of_o soldier_n certain_o reason_n re-enthroned_n in_o her_o majestic_a seat_n and_o reinvest_v with_o her_o ancient_a power_n and_o authority_n which_o be_v natural_a and_o not_o usurp_v will_v much_o more_o easy_o be_v able_a to_o check_v and_o control_v the_o tumultuous_a rabble_n of_o lust_n and_o passion_n in_o we_o doubtless_o god_n have_v no_o other_o design_n upon_o we_o in_o religion_n and_o the_o gospel_n of_o his_o son_n then_o what_o be_v for_o our_o good_a and_o to_o restore_v we_o to_o the_o rectitude_n and_o perfection_n of_o our_o own_o being_n wherefore_o he_o seek_v to_o redeem_v and_o call_v off_o our_o affection_n from_o the_o perish_a vanity_n of_o this_o world_n which_o be_v so_o infinite_o below_o we_o do_v debase_v and_o pollute_v our_o spirit_n wherefore_o he_o will_v not_o have_v we_o to_o addict_v ourselves_o whole_o to_o the_o gratification_n of_o our_o low_a faculty_n which_o be_v but_o the_o brute_n in_o we_o but_o he_o will_v have_v the_o best_a in_o we_o to_o be_v uppermost_a the_o man_n to_o rule_v the_o brute_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o that_o be_v of_o god_n in_o we_o to_o rule_v our_o manly_a and_o rational_a faculty_n he_o will_v not_o have_v we_o narcissus-like_o to_o be_v always_o court_v our_o own_o shadow_n in_o the_o stream_n for_o according_a to_o the_o ancient_a democritical_a philosophy_n this_o whole_a visible_a world_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o mere_a extend_a bulk_n and_o have_v nothing_o real_a in_o it_o but_o atom_n or_o particle_n of_o a_o different_a magnitude_n diverse_o place_v and_o agitate_a in_o a_o continual_a whirlpool_n but_o all_o the_o colour_n beauty_n and_o varnish_n all_o that_o which_o charm_n and_o bewitch_v we_o in_o these_o object_n without_o we_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o vital_a sensation_n and_o relish_v of_o our_o own_o soul_n this_o give_v all_o the_o paint_n and_o lustre_n to_o those_o beauty_n which_o we_o court_v and_o fall_v in_o love_n withal_o without_o we_o which_o be_v otherwise_o as_o devoid_a of_o reality_n and_o as_o fantastical_a as_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o rainbow_n so_o that_o this_o outward_a world_n be_v not_o unfit_o compare_v to_o a_o enchant_a palace_n which_o seem_v indeed_o mighty_a please_a and_o ravish_v to_o our_o delude_a sense_n whereas_o all_o be_v but_o imaginary_a and_o a_o mere_a prestigious_a show_n those_o thing_n which_o we_o be_v enamour_v with_o think_v
otherwise_o altogether_o unwarrantable_a in_o themselves_o may_v notwithstanding_o be_v justify_v by_o zeal_n for_o god_n and_o good_a ends._n but_o god_n need_v no_o man_n zeal_n to_o promote_v a_o imaginary_a interest_n of_o he_o in_o the_o world_n by_o do_v unjust_a thing_n for_o he_o will_v you_o speak_v wicked_o for_o god_n or_o talk_v deceitful_o for_o he_o will_v you_o accept_v his_o person_n it_o be_v the_o generous_a expostulation_n of_o job_n with_o his_o friend_n and_o he_o tell_v they_o in_o the_o follow_a word_n that_o this_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o mock_v god_n as_o one_o man_n mock_v another_o true_o divine_a zeal_n be_v no_o corybantick_a fury_n but_o a_o calm_a and_o regular_a heat_n guide_v and_o manage_v by_o light_n and_o prudence_n and_o carry_v out_o principal_o neither_o for_o nor_o against_o indifferent_a rite_n and_o unnecessary_a opinion_n but_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v immutable_o good_a and_o fundamental_a to_o christianity_n always_o acknowledge_v a_o due_a subordination_n to_o that_o authority_n civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a that_o be_v over_o we_o last_o some_o there_o be_v who_o pretence_n to_o religion_n and_o the_o spirit_n be_v found_v in_o nothing_o else_o but_o a_o faculty_n of_o rhetoricate_a and_o extemporize_v with_o zeal_n and_o fervency_n which_o they_o take_v to_o be_v nothing_o less_o than_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o that_o which_o the_o scripture_n call_v pray_v in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n a_o undoubted_a character_n of_o a_o person_n true_o regenerate_v which_o be_v a_o great_a delusion_n whereby_o many_o be_v hinder_v from_o seek_v after_o the_o real_a effect_n of_o the_o divine_a spirit_n by_o idolize_v instead_o thereof_o that_o which_o be_v mere_o natural_a if_o not_o artificial_a i_o think_v it_o not_o impertinent_a here_o to_o speak_v a_o little_a of_o it_o and_o certain_o that_o which_o be_v frequent_o attain_v to_o in_o the_o very_a height_n by_o person_n gross_o hypocritical_a and_o debauch_a can_v never_o be_v conclude_v to_o be_v divine_a inspiration_n or_o to_o proceed_v from_o any_o high_a principle_n then_o mere_a natural_a enthusiasm_n for_o there_o be_v not_o only_o a_o poetical_a enthusiasm_n of_o which_o plato_n discourse_v in_o his_o jon_n but_o though_o oratory_n be_v a_o more_o sober_a thing_n a_o rhetorical_a enthusiasm_n also_o that_o make_v man_n very_o eloquent_a affectionate_a and_o bewitch_a in_o their_o language_n beyond_o what_o the_o power_n of_o any_o bare_a art_n and_o precept_n can_v enable_v they_o unto_o insomuch_o that_o both_o these_o poet_n and_o orator_n have_v oftentimes_o conceit_v themselves_o to_o be_v indeed_o divine_o inspire_v as_o those_o know_a verse_n testify_v est_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la agitante_fw-la calescimus_fw-la illo_fw-la and_o sedibus_fw-la aethereis_fw-la spiritus_fw-la ille_fw-la venit_fw-la and_o concern_v orator_n the_o like_a may_v be_v prove_v if_o the_o time_n will_v here_o permit_v by_o sundry_a testimony_n but_o i_o shall_v here_o instance_n only_o in_o aristides_n a_o famous_a orator_n who_o not_o only_o speak_v positive_o of_o himself_o as_o inspire_v in_o his_o oratiòn_n but_o affirm_v the_o same_o also_o concern_v rhetoric_n in_o general_n when_o it_o be_v extraordinary_a that_o it_o come_v by_o immediate_a inspiration_n as_o oracle_n and_o prophecy_n do_v and_o not_o from_o art_n or_o nature_n wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o if_o when_o man_n be_v employ_v in_o religious_a and_o devotional_a exercise_n the_o same_o natural_a enthusiasm_n especial_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o religious_a melancholy_n which_o make_v man_n still_o more_o enthusiastical_a shall_v so_o wing_v and_o inspire_v the_o fancy_n of_o these_o religious_a orator_n as_o to_o make_v they_o wonderful_o fluent_a eloquent_a and_o rapturous_a so_o that_o they_o beget_v strange_a passion_n in_o their_o auditor_n and_o conclude_v themselves_o to_o be_v divine_o inspire_v 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without_o some_o kind_n of_o enthusiasm_n and_o the_o same_o may_v be_v affirm_v of_o the_o most_o transcendent_o virtuous_a and_o heroical_a action_n but_o then_o the_o goodness_n of_o these_o action_n be_v never_o to_o be_v estimate_v mere_o by_o the_o degree_n of_o enthusiastic_a heat_n and_o ardour_n that_o be_v in_o they_o but_o by_o such_o other_o law_n and_o circumstance_n as_o moralize_v humane_a action_n wherefore_o my_o meaning_n as_o i_o say_v before_o be_v only_o this_o to_o caution_n against_o that_o vulgar_a and_o popular_a error_n of_o mistake_v the_o natural_a and_o enthusiastic_a fervour_n of_o man_n spirit_n and_o the_o ebulliency_n of_o their_o fancy_n when_o it_o be_v tincture_v with_o religion_n and_o idolize_v of_o it_o instead_o of_o the_o supernatural_a grace_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n and_o of_o look_v for_o the_o effect_n of_o religion_n and_o demonstration_n of_o god_n spirit_n principal_o in_o word_n and_o talk_v or_o think_v that_o god_n be_v chief_o 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