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since_o the_o fall_v they_o withdraw_v their_o affection_n from_o he_o for_o man_n imagine_v that_o creature_n occasion_n in_o they_o the_o pleasure_n they_o enjoy_v upon_o their_o account_n incline_v their_o affection_n violent_o towards_o the_o body_n and_o fall_v into_o a_o absolute_a forgetfulness_n of_o god_n who_o do_v not_o appear_v before_o their_o eye_n we_o have_v still_o then_o the_o same_o natural_a inclination_n or_o the_o same_o impression_n of_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n which_o adam_n have_v before_o the_o fall_n we_o have_v even_o the_o same_o inclination_n which_o the_o bless_a have_v in_o heaven_n for_o god_n neither_o create_v nor_o preserve_v any_o creature_n without_o give_v they_o a_o love_n like_o unto_o he_o he_o love_v himself_o he_o love_v we_o he_o love_v all_o his_o creature_n therefore_o he_o incline_v all_o humane_a mind_n to_o love_v he_o to_o love_v themselves_o and_o to_o love_v all_o creature_n but_o be_v as_o all_o our_o inclination_n be_v only_a impression_n of_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n which_o incline_v we_o to_o love_v he_o and_o all_o thing_n for_o his_o sake_n they_o can_v be_v right_a unless_o we_o love_v god_n with_o all_o our_o power_n and_o all_o thing_n for_o his_o sake_n by_o the_o free_a choice_n of_o our_o will_n for_o we_o can_v without_o injustice_n abuse_v the_o love_n god_n give_v we_o for_o himself_o by_o apply_v it_o to_o any_o thing_n but_o himself_o or_o which_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o himself_o thus_o we_o be_v now_o sensible_a not_o only_o what_o our_o natural_a inclination_n be_v but_o also_o what_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o order_n to_o be_v well_o regulate_v and_o according_a to_o the_o institution_n of_o their_o author_n for_o all_o the_o disorder_n of_o our_o inclination_n consist_v in_o that_o we_o place_v our_o final_a end_n in_o ourselves_o and_o that_o instead_o of_o do_v all_o thing_n in_o relation_n to_o god_n we_o do_v all_o thing_n in_o relation_n to_o ourselves_o we_o have_v then_o in_o the_o first_o place_n a_o inclination_n for_o good_a in_o general_n which_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o all_o our_o natural_a inclination_n of_o all_o our_o passion_n and_o of_o all_o the_o free_a action_n of_o our_o will._n second_o we_o have_v a_o inclination_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o be_v and_o of_o our_o happiness_n three_o we_o have_v all_o a_o inclination_n for_o the_o other_o creature_n when_o they_o be_v of_o use_n to_o we_o or_o to_o those_o we_o love_n moreover_n we_o have_v several_a other_o particular_a inclination_n which_o depend_v on_o these_o but_o we_o shall_v speak_v of_o they_o elsewhere_o we_o only_a design_n in_o this_o four_o book_n to_o refer_v the_o error_n of_o our_o inclination_n to_o these_o three_o head_n viz._n to_o the_o inclination_n we_o have_v to_o good_a in_o general_n to_o self-love_n and_o to_o the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n chap._n ii_o i._o