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to_o every_o part_n and_o organ_n that_o life_n and_o vigour_n that_o may_v suffice_v to_o perform_v the_o duty_n and_o function_n to_o each_o of_o they_o belong_v and_o because_o his_o design_n be_v our_o proper_a subject_n in_o this_o place_n his_o own_o assertion_n and_o word_n shall_v be_v quote_v for_o the_o better_a assurance_n of_o that_o he_o have_v thereupon_o deliver_v first_o he_o determine_v that_o if_o in_o man_n there_o be_v not_o such_o a_o spirit_n than_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o in_o he_o but_o matter_n and_o pag._n 125._o say_v matter_n be_v utter_o uncapable_a of_o such_o operation_n and_o we_o find_v there_o be_v but_o one_o same_o thing_n in_o we_o which_o hear_v see_v and_o taste_v and_o perceive_v all_o the_o vanity_n of_o object_n present_v to_o we_o and_o that_o which_o be_v the_o common_a sense_n judge_v of_o outward_a object_n must_v likewise_o imagine_v remember_v reason_n and_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o spontaneous_a motion_n and_o of_o the_o like_a 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material_a spirit_n can_v act_v no_o more_o for_o ever_o without_o a_o miracle_n fire_n from_o heaven_n to_o re-enkindle_v it_o but_o for_o want_v of_o this_o subtle_a body_n within_o the_o gross_a body_n without_o die_v and_o corrupt_v and_o turn_v to_o that_o dust_n out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v first_o extract_v this_o either_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o heraclitus_n before_o specify_v or_o very_o like_v it_o chap._n 8._o orpheus_n and_o thales_n think_v that_o there_o be_v a_o soul_n of_o the_o universe_n resident_a every_o where_n and_o so_o in_o the_o element_n but_o aristotle_n ask_v how_o that_o can_v be_v that_o air_n or_o fire_n shall_v have_v a_o soul_n without_o be_v a_o animal_n orpheus_n hold_v that_o soul_n which_o be_v in_o the_o air_n to_o be_v more_o excellent_a and_o immortal_a than_o that_o which_o be_v in_o animal_n but_o their_o tenet_n seem_v absurd_a to_o say_v that_o fire_n or_o air_n be_v animal_n or_o that_o have_v soul_n they_o be_v not_o animal_n they_o say_v animal_n live_v by_o the_o air_n in_o which_o they_o breathe_v and_o in_o breathe_v attract_v the_o air_n which_o be_v animate_v cause_v life_n in_o animal_n but_o the_o whole_a air_n be_v of_o the_o same_o species_n and_o nature_n with_o every_o part_n of_o it_o therefore_o the_o whole_a air_n be_v animate_v in_o soul_n say_v aristotle_n there_o be_v dissimilar_v part_n or_o degree_n viz._n reason_n sense_n and_o vegetation_n but_o the_o air_n consist_v of_o similar_v part_n only_o whence_o soul_n and_o air_n can_v comport_v together_o nor_o can_v the_o soul_n be_v in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o universe_n unless_o she_o do_v consist_v of_o similar_v part_n conclude_v the_o soul_n can_v be_v know_v from_o its_o consistence_n of_o the_o element_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v know_o or_o true_o say_v that_o she_o be_v move_v we_o may_v observe_v as_o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o argument_n that_o some_o old_a philosopher_n hold_v the_o world_n to_o be_v animate_v and_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n give_v to_o every_o nature_n its_o ultimate_a perfection_n that_o make_v heavy_a thing_n descend_v and_o light_a to_o rise_v upward_o and_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o animal_n have_v life_n so_o say_v virgil_n jovis_n omne_fw-la plena_fw-la and_o infusa_fw-la per_fw-la artus_n mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la &_o magno_fw-la se_fw-la corpore_fw-la miscet_fw-la but_o this_o opinion_n aristotle_n do_v disallow_v and_o argue_v against_o it_o by_o this_o chapter_n chap._n 9_o by_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n man_n have_v knowledge_n sense_n and_o opinion_n can_v consult_v and_o desire_v and_o use_v their_o appetite_n and_o local_a motion_n at_o their_o own_o like_n and_o from_o her_o come_v their_o growth_n continuance_n and_o diminution_n and_o from_o she_o our_o understanding_n and_o the_o use_v of_o our_o reason_n and_o so_o all_o other_o power_n and_o all_o that_o we_o do_v or_o suffer_v but_o man_n have_v doubt_v whether_o each_o of_o these_o and_o their_o like_a do_v flow_v from_o virtue_n of_o the_o whole_a soul_n or_o some_o from_o one_o part_n of_o it_o and_o some_o from_o another_o also_o what_o cause_v life_n in_o animal_n whether_o one_o or_o more_o part_n or_o what_o other_o cause_v it_o have_v also_o what_o part_v of_o the_o soul_n understand_v and_o what_o part_n desire_v for_o say_v he_o some_o have_v think_v that_o with_o one_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n man_n do_v the_o one_o and_o with_o another_o part_n the_o other_o so_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v partible_a and_o if_o so_o say_v aristotle_n what_o be_v it_o that_o keep_v her_o part_n together_o not_o the_o body_n for_o that_o be_v keep_v together_o by_o the_o soul_n for_o upon_o she_o leave_v it_o ensue_v corruption_n and_o dissolution_n plato_n think_v that_o there_o be_v divers_a soul_n in_o a_o man._n aristotle_n still_o prove_v all_o be_v but_o one_o soul_n against_o this_o some_o allege_a that_o some_o infect_v cut_v in_o piece_n each_o piece_n will_v move_v for_o a_o time_n this_o he_o deny_v to_o come_v from_o a_o partition_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o say_v the_o principle_n of_o life_n in_o plant_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o soul_n and_o it_o be_v common_a to_o they_o with_o animal_n and_o nothing_o have_v sense_n which_o have_v not_o that_o we_o may_v observe_v the_o subject_a of_o this_o book_n to_o be_v his_o history_n of_o the_o soul_n declare_v the_o former_a opinion_n among_o philosopher_n concern_v it_o annex_v his_o own_o confutation_n and_o not_o absolute_o approve_v any_o one_o of_o they_o lib._n ii_o chap._n i._o the_o word_n substance_n be_v a_o common_a genus_fw-la of_o such_o thing_n as_o have_v a_o real_a subsistence_n or_o be_v who_o consistent_a part_n be_v matter_n and_o form_n whence_o result_v the_o compositum_fw-la consist_v of_o they_o both_o unite_a the_o matter_n be_v a_o power_n or_o capacity_n of_o receive_a formation_n or_o be_v inform_v but_o the_o form_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d active_a vigour_n or_o principle_n of_o life_n and_o activity_n in_o the_o compositum_fw-la and_o this_o in_o humane_a soul_n be_v distinguish_v by_o the_o term_n of_o science_n and_o contemplation_n body_n compound_v of_o such_o matter_n and_o form_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o prime_a substance_n in_o nature_n of_o these_o some_o have_v life_n and_o some_o not_z life_n consist_v in_o nutrition_n increase_n and_o diminution_n grow_v from_o their_o own_o natural_a power_n whence_o every_o natural_a live_v body_n be_v a_o substance_n compound_v of_o matter_n and_o form_n and_o of_o these_o the_o form_n be_v most_o proper_o substantial_a as_o have_v life_n in_o itself_o whereas_o the_o matter_n have_v only_o a_o capacity_n fitness_n and_o inclination_n to_o receive_v that_o life_n which_o the_o form_n can_v communicate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o active_a principle_n be_v the_o active_a principle_n of_o the_o body_n this_o he_o change_v a_o little_a say_v the_o soul_n be_v the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d first_o prime_a act_n of_o a_o live_v organical_a body_n take_v plant_n to_o have_v organical_a body_n think_v it_o not_o proper_a to_o say_v that_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n be_v one_o for_o that_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v and_o to_o be_v one_o after_o a_o very_a multifarious_a manner_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o soul_n proper_a term_n or_o principal_a act_n or_o actor_n of_o the_o compositum_fw-la and_o yet_o he_o have_v not_o do_v with_o it_o a_o essence_n consist_v in_o a_o fit_a or_o reasonable_a proportion_n the_o soul_n be_v such_o a_o essence_n and_o this_o be_v the_o thing_n wherein_o the_o top_n of_o its_o perfection_n lie_v and_o this_o the_o form_n of_o dead_a thing_n as_o of_o a_o axe_n or_o other_o tool_n can_v have_v but_o it_o belong_v only_o to_o thing_n which_o have_v in_o they_o a_o natural_a principle_n of_o motion_n if_o we_o shall_v suppose_v the_o eye_n to_o be_v a_o animal_n the_o sight_n will_v be_v the_o soul_n essence_n or_o form_n and_o the_o eye_n but_o the_o matter_n and_o without_o the_o form_n the_o eye_n will_v be_v useless_a and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o part_n it_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a the_o anima_fw-la vivens_fw-la or_o sensitiva_fw-la to_o the_o compositum_fw-la that_o have_v life_n or_o sense_n and_o as_o the_o eye_n consist_v of_o the_o firm_a pulp_n and_o sight_n so_o the_o animal_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n therefore_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o separable_a from_o the_o body_n or_o such_o part_n of_o it_o as_o remain_v together_o and_o act_n after_o the_o separation_n of_o other_o part_n from_o they_o the_o eye_n may_v lose_v its_o sight_n or_o be_v pull_v out_o so_o the_o hand_n its_o feel_n or_o be_v cut_v off_o for_o such_o faculty_n be_v not_o general_a viz._n of_o the_o whole_a body_n whether_o the_o soul_n can_v be_v part_v from_o the_o body_n he_o seem_v not_o to_o determine_v but_o if_o she_o may_v be_v so_o he_o think_v she_o be_v but_o in_o the_o body_n as_o a_o pilot_n in_o a_o ship_n we_o may_v observe_v he_o say_v as_o his_o last_o and_o best_a definition_n of_o a_o soul_n that_o it_o be_v a_o essence_n or_o reasonable_a proportion_n viz._n animate_v the_o body_n by_o such_o a_o proportion_n of_o the_o natural_a heat_n and_o radical_a moisture_n whence_o the_o more_o reasonable_a just_a and_o adequate_v this_o proportion_n be_v the_o more_o excellent_a be_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o compositum_fw-la like_a to_o be_v and_o if_o he_o mean_v thus_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n he_o say_v the_o soul_n be_v no_o more_o separable_a from_o the_o body_n than_o sight_n be_v from_o the_o eye_n in_o separation_n neither_o can_v subsist_v but_o be_v thereby_o extinguish_v unless_o as_o he_o say_v we_o shall_v think_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v in_o the_o body_n but_o
as_o a_o pilot_n be_v in_o a_o ship_n who_o have_v bring_v it_o to_o shore_n leave_v it_o chap._n 2._o the_o soul_n be_v among_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v call_v principle_n have_v the_o special_a faculty_n of_o nutrition_n sense_n reason_n and_o local_a motion_n but_o there_o be_v doubt_n whether_o all_o these_o proceed_v from_o the_o whole_a soul_n or_o that_o they_o be_v separate_v part_n of_o it_o and_o if_o separate_v then_o whether_o in_o place_n or_o only_o in_o imagination_n the_o vegetative_a soul_n will_v act_v in_o slip_v and_o branch_n and_o enable_v they_o to_o grow_v but_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o another_o sort_n and_o that_o this_o only_a be_v capable_a of_o a_o separation_n from_o the_o body_n as_o that_o which_o be_v eternal_a may_v be_v separate_v from_o that_o which_o be_v subject_a to_o corruption_n but_o all_o other_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n except_o that_o which_o be_v pure_o contemplative_a be_v inseparable_a from_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n be_v that_o principle_n by_o which_o we_o have_v life_n sense_n and_o understanding_n as_o from_o our_o proper_a form_n and_o ratio_fw-la and_o this_o be_v not_o the_o body_n but_o belong_v to_o it_o she_o be_v not_o the_o body_n nor_o can_v she_o be_v without_o it_o in_o a_o body_n therefore_o she_o be_v and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o be_v suitable_a to_o her_o operation_n and_o be_v her_o proper_a matter_n whence_o she_o be_v the_o active_a principle_n bear_v a_o reasonable_a or_o natural_a proportion_n to_o the_o matter_n which_o be_v to_o be_v inform_v by_o she_o or_o to_o her_o body_n we_o may_v observe_v how_o wary_o or_o uncertain_o aristotle_n handle_v the_o separate_a subsistence_n of_o soul_n say_v first_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v the_o only_a sort_n that_o seem_v capable_a of_o it_o and_o that_o it_o do_v seem_v capable_a of_o a_o separate_a subsistence_n as_o a_o eternal_a be_v but_o this_o be_v speak_v without_o addition_n of_o reason_n or_o far_a dilucidation_n or_o confirmation_n of_o the_o thing_n as_o if_o in_o compliance_n with_o vulgar_a opinion_n and_o then_o present_o subjoin_v the_o soul_n be_v not_o the_o body_n but_o belong_v to_o it_o nor_o can_v she_o be_v without_o it_o in_o a_o body_n therefore_o she_o be_v and_o likely_a can_v be_v without_o it_o far_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o in_o this_o chapter_n we_o begin_v to_o enlarge_v our_o stride_v and_o omit_v all_o such_o thing_n which_o do_v not_o proper_o belong_v to_o soul_n or_o be_v declarative_n of_o their_o nature_n or_o property_n and_o this_o course_n will_v be_v follow_v in_o our_o future_a progression_n in_o this_o author_n chap._n 3._o where_o there_o be_v sense_n there_o be_v appetite_n viz._n lust_n wrath_n and_o will_v also_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n or_o that_o which_o be_v please_a and_o troublesome_a lust_n desire_v that_o which_o be_v pleasant_a and_o animal_n be_v nourish_v by_o dry_a and_o moist_a thing_n and_o by_o hot_a and_o cold_a thing_n hunger_n and_o thirst_n belong_v to_o lust_n hunger_n desire_v the_o dry_a and_o warm_a thing_n and_o thirst_v the_o cold_a and_o moist_a man_n have_v a_o discursive_a understanding_n or_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o nature_n above_o that_o man_n have_v it_o creature_n in_o the_o low_a degree_n rational_a have_v all_o thing_n pertain_v to_o animation_n sense_n appetite_n motion_n etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o they_o all_o perish_v in_o death_n of_o the_o contemplative_a intellect_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seem_v there_o may_v other_o thing_n be_v speak_v or_o conceive_v we_o may_v observe_v here_o the_o same_o cautelous_a expression_n of_o aristotle_n concern_v subsistence_n of_o a_o rational_a soul_n in_o a_o state_n of_o separation_n from_o the_o body_n that_o have_v be_v usual_a with_o he_o chap._n 4._o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o proper_a and_o most_o natural_a quality_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n perfect_a in_o their_o kind_n to_o generate_v such_o another_o as_o themselves_o be_v and_o the_o first_o able_a effect_n of_o a_o soul_n arrive_v to_o perfection_n and_o the_o most_o universal_a be_v to_o generate_v its_o like_a and_o support_v its_o species_n whence_o the_o soul_n first_o denomination_n may_v be_v generativa_n except_o from_o her_o first_o act_n she_o shall_v be_v call_v nutritiva_n the_o soul_n be_v the_o first_o principle_n and_o cause_n of_o life_n in_o the_o body_n and_o first_o of_o motion_n both_o as_o to_o the_o what_o and_o why_o she_o be_v the_o very_a essence_n of_o the_o body_n or_o the_o causa_fw-la cur_n sit_fw-la and_o the_o life_n of_o live_v body_n be_v the_o very_o be_v of_o they_o and_o this_o be_v of_o the_o soul_n and_o all_o natural_a body_n be_v instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n empedocles_n think_v plant_n have_v their_o nourishment_n from_o the_o earth_n below_o which_o be_v carry_v up_o by_o a_o power_n of_o heat_n and_o fire_n say_v aristotle_n earth_n and_o fire_n be_v contrary_n what_o keep_v they_o then_o in_o a_o amicable_a temper_n this_o be_v the_o soul_n and_o therefore_o this_o be_v the_o prime_a cause_n of_o nutrition_n yet_o the_o fire_n or_o natural_a heat_n be_v a_o concomitant_a cause_n not_o yet_o so_o principal_a as_o the_o soul_n which_o bound_v the_o force_n of_o the_o fire_n know_v otherwise_o no_o bound_n nothing_o can_v take_v food_n or_o nourishment_n that_o be_v not_o a_o animate_v body_n so_o as_o such_o body_n do_v therefore_o these_o action_n come_v from_o the_o soul_n therefore_o the_o soul_n be_v such_o a_o principle_n as_o have_v suitable_a faculty_n to_o preserve_v the_o place_n of_o she_o abide_v if_o that_o have_v no_o aliment_n it_o can_v subsist_v and_o therein_o be_v three_o particular_n viz._n 1._o what_o must_v be_v nourish_v 2._o with_o what_o 3._o what_o effect_n the_o nouriture_n and_o that_o be_v the_o soul_n the_o other_o two_o be_v the_o body_n and_o the_o aliment_n and_o all_o aliment_n must_v be_v digest_v and_o all_o digestion_n be_v effect_v by_o heat_n therefore_o all_o live_a thing_n have_v heat_n we_o may_v apply_v what_o aristotle_n say_v here_o of_o generation_n as_o the_o most_o natural_a action_n viz._n to_o generate_v another_o creature_n of_o his_o own_o likeness_n and_o kind_a this_o import_v a_o generation_n of_o the_o whole_a matter_n and_o form_n body_n and_o soul_n according_a to_o natural_a inclination_n and_o power_n of_o all_o other_o live_v creature_n chap._n 5._o treat_v of_o the_o sense_n and_o the_o object_n of_o they_o the_o first_o motion_n towards_o sense_n grow_v from_o the_o seminal_a power_n then_o that_o which_o be_v procreate_v obtain_v sense_n natural_a to_o sensitive_a creature_n as_o science_n and_o contemplation_n be_v to_o man._n but_o object_n of_o the_o sense_n be_v external_a thing_n and_o those_o of_o science_n as_o thing_n universal_a be_v inward_a and_o within_o compass_n of_o the_o soul_n itself_o and_o it_o can_v understand_v when_o it_o will_v not_o use_v the_o sense_n without_o their_o proper_a exterior_a object_n not_o hear_v without_o a_o noise_n chap._n 6._o each_o sense_n judge_n of_o its_o proper_a object_n without_o be_v deceive_v in_o it_o the_o distance_n and_o medium_fw-la be_v fit_a and_o the_o organ_n find_v but_o motion_n rest_v number_n figure_n and_o bulk_n be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o any_o one_o sense_n to_o the_o peculiar_a object_n the_o essence_n of_o the_o sensible_a power_n apply_v itself_o chap._n 7._o light_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o colour_n of_o the_o perlucid_a body_n when_o enlighten_v by_o fire_n or_o the_o heavenly_a luminary_n but_o light_n be_v not_o fire_n nor_o clear_o a_o body_n nor_o the_o effluction_n of_o a_o body_n for_o than_o itself_o will_v be_v a_o body_n but_o it_o be_v the_o presence_n of_o fire_n or_o other_o lucid_a thing_n in_o the_o perlucidum_fw-la we_o may_v say_v the_o presence_n of_o that_o habit_n which_o expel_v darkness_n be_v light_n and_o of_o that_o habit_n darkness_n be_v the_o privation_n the_o perlucid_a body_n have_v no_o proper_a colour_n whence_o it_o can_v be_v see_v as_o air_n or_o can_v hardly_o be_v see_v as_o water_n the_o motive_n to_o discern_v colour_n be_v the_o perlucidum_n enlighten_v but_o the_o act_n of_o discern_v be_v from_o the_o light_n fire_n may_v be_v see_v both_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o light_a for_o that_o it_o enlighten_v the_o darkness_n chap._n 8._o all_o sound_v occasion_n echo_v though_o not_o perceptible_o even_o as_o all_o light_n have_v its_o reflection_n which_o cause_v the_o light_n where_o the_o sun_n do_v not_o shine_v or_o in_o the_o shade_n the_o air_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o inane_fw-la or_o void_a space_n fit_a for_o sound_n the_o term_n of_o acute_a and_o obtuse_a or_o slack_a be_v derive_v from_o sound_n a_o voice_n be_v the_o natural_a sound_n of_o a_o animal_n and_o no_o inanimate_a thing_n
have_v it_o all_o animal_n have_v it_o not_o as_o fish_n and_o such_o other_o creature_n as_o do_v not_o draw_v breath_n the_o instrument_n for_o which_o be_v the_o throat_n and_o as_o the_o tongue_n serve_v for_o speak_v and_o taste_v so_o the_o throat_n for_o breathe_v and_o use_v of_o the_o voice_n the_o breath_n or_o air_n have_v by_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n act_v in_o those_o part_n a_o faculty_n to_o strike_v that_o which_o be_v there_o call_v the_o artery_n and_o this_o collision_n be_v or_o act_v the_o voice_n every_o noise_n there_o be_v not_o a_o voice_n not_o a_o cough_n but_o it_o must_v be_v with_o a_o animal_n intent_n and_o may_v be_v mix_v also_o with_o fancy_n whence_o a_o voice_n be_v a_o sound_n of_o some_o signification_n whilst_o man_n draw_v their_o breath_n they_o can_v speak_v for_o that_o which_o hold_v the_o breath_n be_v the_o instrument_n of_o speech_n think_v fish_n do_v neither_o breath_n nor_o that_o they_o have_v throat_n chap._n 9_o a_o man_n have_v but_o a_o weak_a sense_n of_o smell_a in_o comparison_n of_o some_o other_o creature_n and_o smell_v nothing_o without_o offence_n or_o pleasure_n but_o man_n have_v the_o sense_n of_o feel_v above_o all_o other_o creature_n and_o such_o man_n as_o have_v the_o fine_a and_o quick_a touch_n be_v count_v and_o find_v to_o be_v the_o most_o ingenious_a person_n bird_n have_v quick_a sense_n of_o smell_a and_o it_o seem_v fish_n also_o do_v smell_v it_o be_v peculiar_a to_o man_n not_o to_o smell_v without_o respiration_n viz._n when_o he_o draw_v breath_n not_o when_o he_o breathe_v out_o or_o stay_v his_o breath_n smell_n arise_v from_o dry_a thing_n as_o the_o taste_n from_o moisture_n chap._n 10._o no_o taste_n be_v make_v without_o touch_v when_o the_o tongue_n be_v over-dry_a or_o over-moist_a there_o can_v be_v any_o taste_n the_o prime_a species_n of_o taste_n be_v those_o of_o sweet_a and_o bitter_a than_o the_o fat_a taste_n than_o the_o salt_n then_o sharp_a and_o austere_a than_o the_o acid._n chap._n 11._o it_o be_v doubt_v concern_v touch_v what_o be_v the_o proper_a instrument_n for_o it_o whether_o the_o flesh_n or_o in_o other_o creature_n that_o which_o be_v in_o place_n of_o flesh_n as_o in_o fish_n but_o the_o prime_a sense_n of_o touch_v must_v be_v a_o internal_a principle_n each_o sense_n have_v its_o object_n by_o contrary_n as_o for_o the_o sight_n white_a and_o black_a for_o the_o hear_v be_v the_o acute_a or_o slow_a sound_n the_o taste_n have_v sweet_a and_o bitter_a but_o the_o touch_n have_v many_o contrariety_n as_o hot_a and_o cold_a dry_a and_o moist_a hard_a and_o soft_a and_o the_o like_a it_o seem_v flesh_n be_v the_o medium_fw-la for_o touch_v but_o such_o a_o medium_fw-la as_o also_o can_v judge_v and_o not_o as_o air_n be_v for_o sight_n or_o sound_n chap._n 12._o all_o sense_n be_v capable_a of_o the_o sensible_a species_n in_o a_o immaterial_a manner_n and_o the_o sensible_a object_n act_n upon_o the_o sense_n and_o one_o must_v be_v proportionate_a to_o the_o other_o and_o if_o the_o object_n of_o sense_n be_v too_o small_a it_o be_v not_o perceive_v and_o too_o great_a it_o spoil_v the_o sense_n a_o vast_a noise_n make_v deaf_a and_o the_o sun_n splendour_n blind_v but_o a_o proportionate_a measure_n and_o medium_fw-la be_v requisite_a in_o the_o performance_n of_o sense_n air_n that_o have_v smell_n have_v in_o it_o a_o passive_a manner_n and_o be_v thereby_o sensible_a lib._n iii_o cap._n i._o there_o be_v but_o two_o simple_a body_n medium_n of_o sense_n viz._n air_n and_o water_n the_o pupil_n of_o the_o eye_n be_v waterish_a but_o hear_v be_v of_o the_o air_n the_o smell_n be_v of_o both_o fire_n be_v common_a to_o all_o for_o nothing_o be_v sensitive_a without_o heat_n but_o earth_n to_o none_o except_o that_o of_o touch_v the_o sense_n and_o their_o object_n concur_v in_o act_n but_o their_o essence_n be_v different_a cap._n 2._o a_o point_n in_o the_o centre_n be_v but_o one_o in_o nature_n but_o in_o reason_n it_o begin_v all_o the_o line_n that_o be_v draw_v to_o the_o circumference_n so_o the_o common_a sense_n in_o the_o animal_n be_v but_o one_o to_o which_o as_o to_o the_o centre_n of_o judgement_n line_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o outward_a instrument_n of_o sense_n for_o a_o final_a and_o true_a determination_n cap._n 3._o cites_n empedocles_n and_o homer_n they_o and_o other_o ancient_n think_v that_o intelligere_fw-la be_v as_o corporeal_a a_o quality_n as_o sentire_fw-la sense_n be_v a_o true_a judge_n of_o its_o proper_a object_n and_o belong_v to_o all_o animal_n but_o in_o reason_v man_n be_v often_o deceive_v and_o none_o but_o reasonable_a creature_n can_v use_v reason_n phantasy_n be_v different_a both_o from_o reason_n and_o sense_n yet_o can_v be_v without_o sense_n no_o more_o can_v opinion_n yet_o phantasy_n and_o opinion_n be_v different_a thing_n phantasy_n do_v not_o please_v or_o affright_v man_n to_o any_o great_a degree_n but_o opinion_n have_v a_o great_a power_n over_o we_o in_o that_o kind_a there_o be_v a_o likeness_n betwixt_o science_n prudence_n and_o opinion_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v all_o different_a thing_n man_n may_v order_v and_o alter_v their_o fantasy_n at_o their_o pleasure_n but_o can_v deal_v so_o with_o their_o opinion_n and_o less_o with_o their_o science_n cap._n 4._o as_o intelligere_fw-la be_v different_a from_o sentire_fw-la the_o phantasy_n and_o opinion_n be_v borderer_n to_o both_o but_o our_o faculty_n of_o discern_v be_v sense_n opinion_n intellect_n and_o science_n from_o all_o of_o which_o the_o phantasy_n be_v different_a for_o the_o sense_n intellect_n and_o science_n right_o constitute_v and_o inform_v be_v always_o true_a and_o so_o the_o same_o but_o fantasy_n be_v various_a and_o often_o false_a nor_o can_v it_o be_v opinion_n though_o that_o may_v be_v false_a but_o that_o have_v a_o belief_n always_o join_v or_o a_o confidence_n of_o the_o verity_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o this_o no_o 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perturbation_n as_o disease_n drunkenness_n or_o other_o like_a inconvenience_n cap._n 5._o from_o that_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o which_o man_n understand_v and_o know_v they_o be_v say_v to_o act_v prudent_o and_o whether_o this_o part_n which_o he_o call_v the_o suffer_a intellect_n be_v capable_a of_o a_o state_n of_o separation_n real_o or_o notional_o he_o mean_v here_o to_o consider_v sesse_n this_o intellect_n be_v impatible_a but_o apt_a to_o receive_v the_o species_n present_v to_o it_o and_o as_o the_o sense_n be_v to_o sensitive_a object_n so_o the_o intellect_n be_v to_o intellectual_a object_n and_o be_v both_o power_n or_o in_o potestate_fw-la till_o the_o object_n be_v receive_v and_o then_o be_v act_n because_o it_o be_v to_o receive_v and_o understand_v all_o thing_n the_o intellect_n itself_o must_v be_v without_o tincture_n or_o mixture_n that_o intellect_n by_o which_o the_o soul_n do_v argue_v and_o judge_n can_v reasonable_o be_v say_v to_o be_v mix_v with_o the_o body_n for_o that_o then_o it_o must_v needs_o partake_v with_o it_o and_o be_v hot_a or_o cold_a according_o or_o may_v be_v use_v by_o the_o soul_n as_o its_o instrument_n the_o body_n may_v be_v so_o use_v but_o the_o body_n be_v no_o instrument_n at_o all_o of_o the_o soul_n they_o say_v well_o who_o call_v the_o soul_n the_o receptacle_n of_o the_o species_n not_o actual_o but_o potential_o so_o the_o sense_n suffer_v more_o in_o the_o perception_n of_o its_o object_n than_o the_o intellect_n do_v in_o the_o like_a case_n for_o if_o the_o object_n of_o sense_n be_v over-extream_a or_o vehement_a it_o spoil_v the_o sense_n or_o its_o present_a action_n but_o so_o it_o be_v not_o with_o the_o intellect_n and_o this_o difference_n grow_v from_o the_o mixture_n which_o sense_n have_v with_o the_o
we_o can_v confide_v that_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v always_o nor_o can_v by_o nature_n be_v expect_v often_o he_o who_o think_v he_o stand_v may_v be_v near_o a_o fall_n than_o he_o be_v aware_a of_o these_o two_o faculty_n have_v a_o natural_a and_o durable_a contest_v from_o sunrising_n to_o sunsetting_a from_o the_o cradle_n to_o the_o grave_a sometime_o one_o prevail_v and_o sometime_o the_o other_o according_a as_o moses_n hand_n be_v hold_v up_o or_o let_v down_o whence_o the_o inference_n seem_v both_o easy_a and_o strong_a that_o there_o be_v no_o likelihood_n of_o a_o rational_a immaterial_o spiritual_a power_n or_o government_n in_o man_n for_o it_o seem_v such_o a_o power_n or_o government_n will_v easy_o and_o speedy_o put_v a_o end_n to_o such_o contest_v and_o not_o suffer_v they_o to_o continue_v man_n whole_a life_n nay_o and_o from_o generation_n to_o generation_n and_o in_o all_o age_n aristotle_n compare_v the_o contest_v to_o a_o game_n at_o ball_n for_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o its_o event_n and_o so_o we_o find_v it_o still_o the_o case_n be_v nothing_o alter_v which_o be_v a_o plain_a argument_n the_o thing_n be_v natural_a for_o naturalia_fw-la non_fw-la mutantur_fw-la we_o do_v not_o hold_v fit_a to_o make_v strong_a or_o positive_a conclusion_n in_o thing_n of_o much_o less_o moment_n and_o doubt_n than_o the_o present_a question_n and_o therefore_o shall_v leave_v peruser_n to_o draw_v out_o of_o the_o premise_n such_o conclusion_n as_o themselves_o think_v reasonable_a pag._n 742._o our_o author_n go_v on_o and_o say_v there_o be_v a_o very_a near_o likeness_n betwixt_o the_o two_o faculty_n sensitive_a and_o intellective_a so_o as_o the_o old_a philosopher_n have_v call_v the_o intellect_n by_o name_n of_o the_o internal_a sense_n so_o do_v the_o platonic_n and_o peripatetic_n and_o thence_o our_o author_n collect_v such_o a_o similitude_n between_o they_o that_o he_o resolve_v so_o to_o divide_v the_o intellective_a power_n as_o he_o have_v do_v the_o sensitive_a thus_o we_o see_v the_o ground_n upon_o which_o he_o go_v in_o grope_v out_o a_o mean_n to_o say_v what_o he_o please_v of_o the_o intellect_n he_o say_v the_o intellect_n have_v two_o part_n or_o faculty_n viz._n the_o aprehensive_a and_o the_o motive_n in_o the_o first_o it_o join_v with_o the_o memory_n in_o the_o other_o with_o the_o will_n and_o these_o two_o apprehension_n and_o motion_n be_v necessary_a in_o all_o animal_n pag._n 745._o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a force_n in_o a_o humane_a intellect_n one_o that_o it_o have_v power_n to_o understand_v intelligible_a thing_n the_o other_o be_v the_o actual_a and_o effectual_a understanding_n of_o they_o this_o difference_n seem_v airy_a for_o nature_n do_v not_o act_v frustra_fw-la but_o if_o it_o give_v a_o power_n it_o always_o provide_v a_o act_n or_o effect_n of_o it_o he_o mean_v by_o intelligible_a thing_n abstract_a substance_n and_o universality_n the_o same_o thing_n which_o he_o speak_v of_o at_o the_o beginning_n pag._n 746._o under_o the_o name_n of_o a_o double_a intellect_n viz._n agentis_fw-la &_o patientis_fw-la understand_v a_o double_a power_n by_o one_o of_o they_o it_o understand_v by_o the_o other_o it_o do_v re-act_n and_o judge_n of_o its_o own_o understanding_n pag._n 747._o say_v the_o passive_a intellect_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o intellect_n that_o it_o neither_o need_v nor_o have_v any_o material_a organ_n yet_o he_o allow_v the_o intellect_n and_o all_o its_o power_n be_v in_o the_o body_n but_o not_o affix_v to_o any_o organ_n or_o use_v any_o i_o demand_v how_o do_v he_o know_v or_o can_v prove_v that_o say_v he_o by_o way_n of_o reason_n if_o it_o be_v any_o way_n tie_v to_o organ_n it_o will_v perish_v and_o extinguish_v with_o those_o organ_n this_o i_o grant_v and_o partly_o believe_v that_o it_o do_v so_o but_o say_v he_o far_o if_o the_o case_n be_v so_o then_o as_o the_o organ_n grow_v old_a and_o infirm_a the_o intellect_n operation_n shall_v fail_v according_o which_o we_o see_v say_v he_o it_o do_v not_o which_o we_o see_v say_v i_o it_o do_v evident_o i_o grant_v it_o last_v as_o long_o as_o any_o other_o faculty_n and_o long_o than_o the_o most_o of_o they_o do_v arist_n de_fw-fr anima_fw-la lib._n i._o cap._n 5._o have_v it_o both_o way_n first_o he_o say_v the_o intellect_n be_v not_o spoil_v by_o age_n and_o therefore_o that_o if_o a_o old_a man_n have_v a_o young_a eye_n he_o will_v see_v as_o well_o as_o when_o he_o be_v young_a of_o which_o there_o be_v little_a certainty_n then_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o same_o chapter_n intellect_n and_o contemplation_n its_o prime_a part_n do_v decay_n in_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o failing_n or_o corruption_n of_o other_o inward_a part_n as_o be_v clear_a and_o apparent_a in_o such_o as_o live_v to_o extreme_a age_n and_o till_o their_o organ_n or_o spirit_n be_v by_o such_o age_n either_o waste_v or_o corrupt_v in_o fool_n and_o madman_n he_o grant_v the_o fault_n grow_v by_o defect_n or_o disorder_n of_o the_o organ_n but_o this_o say_v he_o be_v only_o in_o the_o phantasy_n and_o that_o the_o phantasy_n be_v a_o necessary_a organ_n for_o the_o soul_n to_o work_v by_o whilst_o she_o be_v in_o the_o body_n and_o it_o do_v not_o yet_o appear_v that_o she_o have_v any_o other_o state_n nor_o that_o by_o she_o own_o any_o thing_n be_v or_o power_n without_o bodily_a organ_n she_o either_o understand_v herself_o or_o any_o other_o thing_n although_o the_o author_n do_v here_o make_v bold_a to_o assert_v all_o this_o without_o other_o proof_n than_o just_a before_o mention_v and_o answer_v pag._n 748._o the_o active_a intellect_n our_o author_n say_v be_v the_o splendour_n of_o the_o soul_n create_v intellectual_a power_n as_o light_n enable_v man_n to_o judge_v of_o colour_n then_o he_o cite_v aristotle_n high_a expression_n concern_v this_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o yet_o he_o refuse_v to_o agree_v with_o aristotle_n that_o this_o part_n only_o of_o the_o soul_n be_v immortal_a but_o he_o will_v have_v the_o suffer_a part_n also_o to_o be_v immortal_a be_v resolve_v it_o can_v possible_o be_v so_o by_o half_n let_v aristotle_n say_v what_o he_o will_v but_o for_o reason_n he_o give_v none_o rely_v upon_o what_o he_o have_v say_v before_o pag._n 749._o divide_v the_o intellect_n into_o practical_a and_o speculative_a say_v god_n when_o he_o create_v a_o soul_n put_v two_o principle_n or_o sort_n of_o notion_n into_o it_o one_o a_o power_n to_o discern_v and_o distinguish_v good_a from_o bad_a the_o other_o a_o like_a power_n of_o discern_a truth_n from_o falsehood_n but_o we_o neither_o consent_n to_o his_o imagine_a creation_n of_o soul_n nor_o that_o there_o be_v such_o distinct_a power_n or_o principle_n in_o it_o but_o do_v conceive_v both_o these_o ability_n of_o distinguish_v to_o arise_v indifferent_o out_o of_o the_o humane_a faculty_n of_o common_a sense_n and_o reason_n pag._n 720._o he_o say_v there_o be_v a_o memory_n peculiar_a to_o the_o intellect_n and_o not_o fix_v or_o place_v in_o any_o organ_n nor_o of_o any_o material_a nature_n but_o for_o maintain_v this_o dogma_fw-la he_o neither_o give_v reason_n nor_o cite_v authority_n therefore_o it_o may_v pass_v with_o we_o for_o a_o figment_n of_o his_o own_o brain_n and_o without_o any_o more_o consideration_n he_o say_v the_o will_n be_v the_o intellectual_a appetite_n not_o fix_v or_o place_v in_o any_o organ_n and_o say_v that_o even_o the_o sensual_a appetite_n be_v not_o without_o reason_n for_o its_o guide_n and_o man_n have_v reason_n for_o guide_n of_o all_o their_o action_n and_o to_o this_o we_o agree_v but_o do_v say_v that_o in_o the_o intellect_n reside_v the_o reason_n or_o the_o intellect_n be_v the_o humane_a reason_n or_o rationality_n reside_v in_o the_o head_n and_o among_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o brain_n assist_v by_o the_o common_a sense_n phantasy_n and_o memory_n fix_v in_o the_o same_o region_n and_o among_o the_o same_o organ_n use_v by_o they_o that_o the_o power_n which_o it_o have_v among_o they_o be_v not_o compulsory_a but_o swasive_a or_o at_o the_o high_a but_o judicial_a there_o seem_v in_o the_o faculty_n of_o reason_n to_o be_v a_o judicial_a power_n and_o that_o both_o will_n and_o appetite_n if_o that_o be_v any_o real_a distinction_n be_v attendant_a upon_o this_o power_n and_o that_o neither_o of_o they_o do_v or_o can_v move_v towards_o execution_n before_o they_o have_v obtain_v a_o sentence_n from_o the_o judgement_n upon_o their_o side_n the_o affection_n principal_o ambition_n covetousness_n lust_n and_o the_o passion_n anger_n and_o fear_v and_o all_o their_o dependent_n plead_v for_o their_o satisfaction_n and_o offer_v their_o reason_n and_o their_o violence_n and_o dissatisfaction_n and_o desire_n in_o
the_o middle_a of_o the_o body_n and_o call_v the_o soul_n a_o part_n of_o humane_a nature_n not_o perfect_a without_o its_o body_n and_o therefore_o desire_v a_o reunion_n all_o contrary_a to_o his_o former_a assertion_n pag._n 788._o say_v the_o body_n do_v nothing_o without_o the_o soul_n nec_fw-la ferè_fw-la anima_fw-la sine_fw-la corpore_fw-la pag._n 793._o say_v the_o soul_n be_v not_o tota_n in_o qualibet_fw-la parte_fw-la nor_o in_o any_o part_n nor_o affix_v to_o any_o organ_n no_o nor_o tota_n in_o toto_fw-la and_o yet_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v tota_n in_o toto_fw-la &_o in_o qualibet_fw-la parte_fw-la as_o light_n be_v in_o the_o air_n both_o light_n and_o heat_n appear_v in_o different_a degree_n in_o divers_a place_n and_o yet_o their_o influence_n reach_v to_o the_o whole_a horizon_n pag._n 794._o that_o which_o be_v indivisible_a totum_fw-la est_fw-la ubi_fw-la est_fw-la and_o this_o hold_v in_o the_o soul_n and_o so_o god_n be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o every_o part_n of_o it_o and_o as_o soul_n and_o body_n unite_v be_v yet_o distinct_a soul_n and_o body_n so_o pag._n 798._o the_o end_n of_o reason_n and_o a_o humane_a soul_n be_v to_o know_v and_o love_n god_n but_o the_o intellect_n be_v like_o clean_a white_a paper_n without_o any_o character_n upon_o it_o and_o can_v perceive_v but_o by_o the_o sense_n nor_o work_v without_o bodily_a organ_n and_o those_o must_v have_v life_n or_o else_o they_o can_v not_o have_v sense_n and_o life_n must_v have_v nourishment_n whence_o there_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n a_o nutritive_a faculty_n for_o support_n augmentation_n and_o procreation_n then_o a_o sensitive_a faculty_n be_v a_o power_n of_o perceive_v external_n object_n for_o benefit_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o animal_n next_o a_o power_n to_o retain_v and_o preserve_v the_o species_n or_o idea_n of_o what_o be_v perceive_v and_o then_o a_o power_n of_o offer_v they_o to_o the_o intellect_n for_o obtain_v a_o judgement_n upon_o they_o pag._n 799._o the_o humane_a soul_n though_o it_o work_v in_o the_o body_n yet_o it_o do_v not_o work_v by_o organ_n of_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o its_o action_n be_v not_o common_a with_o the_o body_n apply_v this_o particular_o to_o the_o intellect_n and_o that_o he_o say_v be_v endow_v with_o certain_a gift_n or_o impression_n by_o god_n at_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o by_o help_n of_o they_o man_n may_v better_o comprehend_v all_o other_o thing_n and_o that_o there_o be_v such_o common_a innate_a notion_n experience_n do_v manifest_a call_v these_o the_o spark_n and_o seed_n of_o knowledge_n in_o man_n but_o this_o he_o confess_v be_v reject_v by_o aristotle_n which_o yet_o he_o will_v make_v some_o kind_n of_o argument_n for_o soul_n be_v create_v and_o therefore_o prefer_v the_o platonic_a and_o stoical_a opinion_n before_o that_o of_o aristotle_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o admit_v of_o the_o rule_n of_o nothingh_n be_v in_o the_o intellect_n which_o come_v not_o thither_o throug_n the_o sense_n to_o be_v absolute_o true_a but_o only_o that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n it_o be_v so_o though_o he_o have_v repeat_v and_o grant_v this_o rule_n without_o exception_n several_a time_n before_o pag._n 800._o say_v that_o for_o all_o these_o impression_n make_v by_o god_n upon_o soul_n yet_o the_o intellect_n be_v still_o as_o a_o white_a paper_n without_o write_v or_o character_n upon_o it_o and_o therefore_o must_v seek_v to_o obtain_v its_o knowledge_n from_o without_o itself_o and_o this_o it_o seek_v from_o the_o sense_n and_o from_o god_n by_o his_o word_n and_o spirit_n how_o the_o intellect_n shall_v be_v as_o fair_a white_a paper_n and_o yet_o have_v character_n imprint_v upon_o it_o i_o do_v not_o conceive_v nor_o divers_a other_o thing_n late_o before_o deliver_v by_o our_o author_n our_o author_n seem_v to_o have_v pursue_v this_o argument_n concern_v the_o soul_n through_o all_o the_o know_v particular_n that_o may_v be_v belong_v to_o it_o and_o yet_o have_v not_o thorough_o satisfy_v himself_o thereupon_o and_o therefore_o he_o begin_v again_o with_o it_o pag._n 802._o and_o run_v descant_v upon_o it_o all_o over_o again_o unto_o pag._n 851._o repeat_a and_o confirm_v his_o former_a argument_n first_o he_o quote_v text_n of_o scripture_n to_o pag._n 809._o and_o there_o quote_v the_o opinion_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o world_n to_o his_o opinion_n pag._n 810._o he_o begin_v with_o say_n of_o philosopher_n pythagoras_n and_o plato_n who_o hold_v pre-existence_n of_o soul_n and_o consequent_o their_o separate_a subsistence_n then_o alcmaeon_n and_o anaxagoras_n who_o hold_v their_o spirituality_n then_o the_o stoic_n pag._n 812._o he_o come_v to_o aristotle_n and_o say_v that_o he_o have_v no_o will_n to_o declare_v his_o opinion_n concern_v the_o soul_n but_o do_v on_o purpose_n speak_v obscure_o about_o it_o but_o yet_o say_v he_o aristotle_n do_v not_o say_v it_o be_v material_a or_o mortal_a and_o for_o proof_n of_o this_o he_o quote_v 14_o place_n out_o of_o aristotle_n write_n which_o be_v not_o needful_a on_o our_o behalf_n for_o that_o this_o assertion_n be_v before_o agree_v by_o we_o this_o reach_n to_o pag._n 820._o and_o there_o cite_v turk_n tartar_n persian_n he_o may_v have_v say_v mahometan_n agree_v to_o his_o tenet_n and_o so_o other_o barbarous_a nation_n pag._n 821._o he_o come_v to_o reason_n first_o upon_o moral_a congruity_n that_o there_o must_v be_v future_a reward_n and_o punishment_n which_o he_o think_v can_v be_v without_o a_o separately-subsisting_a soul_n and_o go_v on_o to_o 12_o argument_n reach_v to_o pag._n 827._o pag._n 828._o say_v if_o the_o soul_n come_v from_o generation_n it_o must_v be_v elementary_a and_o material_a pag._n 829._o bring_v argument_n from_o the_o soul_n own_o action_n and_o motion_n pag._n 830._o add_v a_o 13_o argument_n to_o his_o former_a 12_o and_o thence_o to_o pag._n 834._o he_o make_v up_o his_o argument_n to_o 20._o and_o he_o cite_v euseb_n hist_o lib._n 6._o cap._n 36._o where_o we_o do_v find_v that_o in_o origin_n time_n there_o arise_v in_o arabia_n author_n of_o a_o pernicious_a doctrine_n who_o teach_v that_o soul_n die_v here_o with_o their_o body_n and_o that_o at_o the_o resurrection_n they_o rise_v again_o together_o and_o a_o great_a synod_n be_v summon_v upon_o that_o account_n and_o origin_n send_v for_o unto_o it_o and_o he_o so_o discourse_v and_o dispute_v that_o he_o purge_v their_o seduce_a mind_n from_o this_o foul_a error_n cite_v by_o our_o author_n pag._n 804._o it_o seem_v the_o opinion_n be_v condemn_v in_o that_o synod_n by_o origin_n assistance_n but_o that_o also_o the_o thing_n be_v not_o such_o a_o novelty_n as_o without_o his_o testimony_n it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v pag._n 835._o our_o author_n come_v to_o cite_v and_o confute_v argument_n make_v against_o his_o tenet_n 1._o we_o see_v nothing_o part_v at_o death_n of_o a_o body_n but_o a_o vanish_v breath_n nor_o can_v perceive_v and_o hardly_o conceive_v what_o a_o soul_n be_v or_o shall_v be_v without_o a_o body_n hence_o he_o say_v man_n must_v doubt_v of_o god_n and_o spirit_n pag._n 837._o arg._n 4._o the_o soul_n can_v operate_v without_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o do_v not_o so_o subsist_v he_o say_v the_o soul_n both_o understand_v and_o will_v without_o the_o body_n pag._n 838._o and_o the_o intellective_a memory_n remain_v in_o a_o separate_a soul_n and_o so_o love_n joy_n and_o their_o like_a in_o a_o intellectual_a manner_n pag._n 839._o arg._n 5._o in_o great_a weakness_n of_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n operation_n be_v alto_fw-mi feeble_a the_o sum_n of_o his_o answer_n to_o this_o be_v a_o denial_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o whether_o true_a or_o not_o be_v leave_v to_o judgement_n and_o experience_n pag._n 840._o the_o soul_n part_v unwilling_o from_o the_o body_n this_o argue_v she_o do_v not_o apprehend_v the_o go_n to_o a_o more_o perfect_a state_n but_o rather_o to_o corruption_n or_o extinguishment_n and_o christ_n will_v have_v avoid_v this_o cup_n and_o yet_o he_o know_v that_o be_v his_o way_n to_o a_o resurrection_n and_o future_a happiness_n to_o this_o he_o make_v a_o long_a answer_n not_o to_o be_v sum_v in_o few_o word_n pag._n 841._o arg._n 7._o the_o soul_n be_v trouble_v with_o divers_a affliction_n but_o spirit_n or_o immaterial_a substance_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o mortal_a perturbation_n therefore_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o such_o a_o spirit_n he_o answer_v the_o body_n contrariety_n to_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o soul_n be_v great_a affliction_n and_o if_o angel_n be_v so_o knit_v to_o body_n they_o will_v be_v as_o much_o trouble_v and_o in_o man_n this_o perturbation_n be_v one_o effect_v of_o sin_n pag._n 843._o he_o compare_v die_v to_o the_o child_n leave_v the_o womb_n which_o he_o fancy_v the_o child_n
sense_n viz._n brute_n and_o man_n live_v real_o and_o intentional_o god_n and_o angel_n intentional_o this_o say_v our_o author_n be_v a_o feign_a invention_n fol._n 50._o n._n 3._o say_v the_o soul_n do_v concur_v both_o effectual_o and_o immediate_o in_o the_o exercise_v of_o its_o own_o operation_n the_o soul_n deserve_v well_o or_o ill_o according_a to_o the_o good_a or_o ill_a will_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o whence_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n that_o it_o free_v and_o not_o the_o will._n merit_n and_o demerit_n grow_v from_o a_o liberty_n to_o do_v or_o suffer_v or_o not_o and_o therefore_o this_o liberty_n belong_v immediate_o and_o principal_o not_o to_o the_o will_n but_o to_o the_o soul_n so_o the_o soul_n in_o true_o free_a and_o have_v power_n to_o determine_v its_o own_o efficiency_n and_o operation_n agree_v with_o what_o we_o have_v before_o speak_v concern_v it_o n._n 5._o the_o will_n be_v coeca_fw-la potentia_fw-la and_o can_v work_v but_o as_o it_o be_v determine_v by_o knowledge_n and_o the_o know_a principle_n be_v that_o which_o be_v free_a formal_o fol._n 52._o n._n 7._o say_v the_o soul_n have_v no_o part_n but_o the_o whole_a concur_v to_o every_o vital_a action_n in_o hand_n head_n foot_n etc._n etc._n this_o i_o say_v be_v the_o inconvenient_a result_n of_o frame_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v a_o immaterial_a substance_n and_o impartible_a hence_o follow_v our_o author_n assertion_n that_o the_o whole_a soul_n must_v be_v undividable_o act_v in_o all_o part_n at_o once_o and_o whole_o in_o every_o part_n which_o to_o unprejudiced_a person_n look_v very_o like_o unintelligible_a n._n 11._o the_o soul_n be_v the_o formal_o intelligent_a principle_n fol._n 53._o n._n 14._o he_o say_v the_o sense_n in_o man_n be_v subject_v in_o matter_n as_o the_o proper_a subject_n where_o it_o be_v inherent_a that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o a_o proper_a subject_n for_o its_o inhesion_n for_o material_a accident_n can_v be_v produce_v out_o of_o a_o spiritual_a subject_n matter_n unite_v to_o a_o sensitive_a soul_n be_v not_o therefore_o sensitive_a nor_o for_o be_v unite_v to_o a_o rational_a soul_n be_v it_o rational_a but_o the_o whole_a compositum_fw-la be_v by_o force_n and_o power_n of_o its_o form_n sensible_n or_o rational_a n._n 17._o and_o the_o material_a sensation_n be_v unite_v to_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o principium_fw-la sentiens_fw-la and_o yet_o may_v not_o be_v a_o recipient_a of_o the_o sensation_n n._n 17._o for_o the_o soul_n inform_v matter_n in_o which_o it_o be_v not_o inherent_a but_o unite_v to_o it_o n._n 19_o though_o a_o form_n be_v unite_v to_o a_o subject_a without_o be_v inherent_a in_o it_o yet_o no_o form_n can_v be_v inherent_a in_o a_o subject_a to_o which_o it_o be_v not_o unite_v and_o therefore_o sensation_n receive_v in_o matter_n and_o unite_a to_o the_o form_n must_v be_v likewise_o unite_v to_o the_o matter_n fol._n 54._o n._n 21._o sensation_n of_o brute_n be_v both_o subject_v and_o unite_v in_o their_o soul_n but_o sensation_n of_o man_n be_v only_o unite_v to_o their_o soul_n because_o that_o be_v here_o take_v for_o a_o immaterial_a spirit_n whence_o material_a agency_n can_v arise_v productive_a fol._n 54._o n._n 1._o it_o be_v say_v he_o a_o great_a question_n among_o the_o learned_a whether_o the_o faculty_n such_o as_o nutrition_n generation_n sense_n intellect_n be_v real_o distinct_a from_o the_o soul_n or_o not_o some_o say_v that_o they_o be_v not_o and_o some_o that_o they_o be_v other_o that_o the_o vegetative_a viz._n nutritive_a and_o generative_a be_v real_o the_o same_o with_o that_o sort_n of_o soul_n but_o that_o the_o sentient_a and_o intelligent_a faculty_n be_v real_o distinguish_v from_o those_o soul_n n._n 3._o the_o will_n if_o divide_v from_o the_o soul_n or_o intellect_n can_v have_v knowledge_n and_o therefore_o not_o freedom_n of_o act_v nor_o be_v any_o thing_n essential_o subsist_v of_o itself_o n._n 4._o but_o dependent_o upon_o the_o 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