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matter_n that_o be_v so_o perfect_o liquid_a as_o the_o animal_n spirit_n but_o consist_v of_o particle_n only_o contiguous_a one_o to_o another_o and_o actual_o upon_o motion_n play_v and_o turn_v one_o by_o another_o as_o busy_a as_o atom_n in_o the_o sun_n now_o therefore_o let_v we_o consider_v whether_o that_o treasury_n of_o pure_a animal_n spirit_n contain_v in_o the_o four_o ventricle_n be_v able_a to_o sustain_v so_o noble_a a_o office_n as_o to_o be_v the_o common_a percipient_a in_o our_o body_n which_o as_o i_o have_v often_o repeat_v be_v so_o complex_fw-la a_o function_n that_o it_o do_v not_o only_o contain_v the_o perception_n of_o external_a object_n but_o motion_n imagination_n reason_n and_o memory_n 4._o now_o at_o the_o very_a first_o dash_n the_o transmission_n of_o the_o image_n of_o the_o object_n
be_v nothing_o but_o mere_a matter_n that_o the_o whole_a body_n can_v be_v the_o common_a sensorium_n 3._o nor_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o stomach_n 4._o nor_o the_o heart_n 5._o nor_o the_o brain_n 6._o nor_o the_o membrane_n 7._o nor_o the_o septum_fw-la lucidum_fw-la 8._o nor_o regius_n his_o small_a and_o perfect_o solid_a particle_n 9_o the_o probability_n of_o the_o conarion_n be_v the_o common_a seat_n of_o sense_n 154_o chap._n 5._o 1._o how_o perception_n of_o external_a object_n spontaneous_a motion_n memory_n and_o imagination_n be_v pretend_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o the_o conarion_n spirit_n and_o muscle_n without_o a_o soul_n 2._o that_o the_o conarion_n devoid_a of_o a_o soul_n can_v be_v the_o common_a percipient_a demonstrate_v out_o of_o des-cartes_n himself_o 3._o that_o the_o conarion_n with_o the_o spirit_n and_o organization_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v not_o a_o sufficient_a principle_n of_o spontaneous_a motion_n without_o a_o soul_n 4._o a_o description_n of_o the_o use_n of_o the_o valvulae_fw-la in_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o muscle_n for_o spontaneous_a motion_n 5._o the_o insufficiency_n of_o this_o contrivance_n for_o that_o purpose_n 6._o a_o further_a demonstration_n of_o the_o insufficiency_n thereof_o from_o whence_o be_v clear_o evince_v that_o brute_n have_v soul_n 7._o that_o memory_n can_v be_v salve_v the_o way_n above_o describe_v 8._o nor_o imagination_n 9_o a_o distribution_n out_o of_o des-cartes_n of_o the_o function_n in_o we_o some_o appertain_v to_o the_o body_n and_o other_o to_o the_o soul_n 10._o the_o author_n observation_n thereupon_o 161_o chap._n 6._o 1._o that_o no_o part_n of_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n can_v be_v the_o common_a sensorium_n without_o a_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n 2._o that_o the_o animal_n spirit_n be_v more_o likely_a to_o be_v that_o common_a percipient_a 3._o but_o yet_o it_o be_v demonstrable_a they_o be_v not_o 4._o as_o not_o be_v so_o much_o as_o capable_a of_o sensation_n 5._o nor_o of_o direct_v motion_n into_o the_o muscle_n 6._o much_o less_o of_o imagination_n and_o rational_a invention_n 7._o nor_o of_o memory_n 8._o a_o answer_n to_o a_o evasion_n 9_o the_o author_n reason_n why_o he_o have_v confute_v so_o particular_o all_o the_o supposition_n of_o the_o seat_n of_o common_a sense_n when_o few_o of_o they_o have_v be_v assert_v with_o the_o exclusion_n of_o a_o soul_n 173_o chap._n 7._o 1._o his_o enquiry_n after_o the_o seat_n of_o common_a sense_n upon_o supposition_n there_o be_v a_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n 2._o that_o there_o be_v some_o particular_a part_n in_o the_o body_n that_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o common_a sense_n 3._o a_o general_a division_n of_o their_o opinion_n concern_v the_o place_n of_o common_a sense_n 4._o that_o of_o those_o that_o place_n it_o out_o of_o the_o head_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n 5._o the_o invalidity_n of_o helmont_n be_v reason_n whereby_o he_o will_v prove_v the_o orifice_n of_o the_o stomach_n to_o be_v the_o principal_a seat_n of_o the_o soul_n 6._o a_o answer_n to_o helmont_n be_v story_n for_o that_o purpose_n 7._o a_o further_a confutation_n out_o of_o his_o own_o concession_n 8._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o opinion_n confute_v that_o make_v the_o heart_n the_o seat_n of_o common_a sense_n 9_o a_o further_a confutation_n thereof_o from_o experience_n 10._o that_o the_o common_a sense_n be_v seat_v somewhere_o in_o the_o head_n 11._o a_o caution_n for_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o particular_a place_n thereof_o 12._o that_o the_o whole_a brain_n be_v not_o it_o 13._o nor_o regius_n his_o small_a solid_a particle_n 14._o nor_o any_o external_a membrane_n of_o the_o brain_n nor_o the_o septum_fw-la lucidum_fw-la 15._o the_o three_o most_o likely_a place_n 16._o objection_n against_o cartesius_n his_o opinion_n concern_v the_o conarion_n answer_v 17._o that_o the_o conarion_n be_v not_o the_o seat_n of_o common_a sense_n 18._o nor_o that_o part_n of_o the_o spinal_a marrow_n where_o the_o nerve_n be_v conceive_v to_o concur_v but_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o four_o ventricle_n of_o the_o brain_n 182_o chap._n 8._o 1._o the_o first_o reason_n of_o his_o opinion_n the_o convenient_a situation_n of_o these_o spirit_n 2._o the_o second_o that_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o immediate_a instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o all_o her_o function_n 3._o the_o proof_n of_o the_o second_o reason_n from_o the_o general_a authority_n of_o philosopher_n and_o particular_o of_o hypocrates_n 4._o from_o our_o sympathize_v with_o the_o change_n of_o the_o air_n 5._o from_o the_o celerity_n of_o motion_n and_o cogitation_n 6._o from_o what_o be_v observe_v general_o in_o the_o generation_n of_o thing_n 7._o from_o regius_n his_o experiment_n of_o a_o snail_n in_o a_o glass_n 8._o from_o the_o run_a round_n of_o image_n in_o a_o vertigo_n 9_o from_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n there_o 10._o from_o the_o dependency_n of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o soul_n upon_o the_o body_n whether_o in_o meditation_n or_o corporeal_a motion_n 11._o from_o the_o recovery_n of_o motion_n and_o sense_n into_o a_o stupefy_v part_n 12._o and_o last_o from_o what_o be_v observe_v in_o swoon_a fit_n of_o paleness_n and_o sharpness_n of_o visage_n etc._n etc._n 13._o the_o inference_n from_o all_o this_o that_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o four_o ventricle_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o common_a sense_n and_o that_o the_o main_a use_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o nerve_n be_v to_o preserve_v the_o spirit_n 198_o chap._n 9_o 1._o several_a objection_n against_o animal_n spirit_n 2._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o first_o objection_n touch_v the_o porosity_n of_o the_o nerve_n 3._o to_o the_o second_o and_o three_o from_o the_o extravasation_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o pituitous_a excrement_n find_v in_o the_o brain_n 4._o to_o the_o four_o fetch_v from_o the_o incredible_a swiftness_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o spirit_n 5._o to_o the_o last_o from_o ligation_n 6._o undeniable_a demonstration_n that_o there_o be_v animal_n spirit_n in_o the_o ventricles_n of_o the_o brain_n 209_o chap._n 10._o 1._o that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o confine_v to_o the_o common_a sensorium_n 2._o the_o first_o argument_n from_o the_o plastic_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n 3._o which_o be_v confirm_v from_o the_o gradual_a dignity_n of_o the_o soul_n faculty_n of_o which_o this_o plastic_a be_v the_o low_a 4._o external_n sensation_n the_o next_o 5._o after_o that_o imagination_n and_o then_o reason_n 6._o the_o second_o argument_n from_o passion_n and_o sympathy_n in_o animal_n 7._o a_o illustration_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o natural_a magic_n 8._o the_o three_o argument_n from_o the_o perception_n of_o pain_n in_o the_o exterior_a part_n of_o the_o body_n 9_o the_o four_o and_o last_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o sight_n 215_o chap._n 11._o 1._o that_o neither_o the_o soul_n without_o the_o spirit_n nor_o the_o spirit_n without_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o organ_n be_v sufficient_a cause_n of_o sensation_n 2._o a_o brief_a declaration_n how_o sensation_n be_v make_v 3._o how_o imagination_n 4._o of_o reason_n and_o memory_n and_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o mark_n in_o the_o brain_n 5._o that_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o immediate_a instrument_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o memory_n also_o and_o how_o memory_n arise_v 6._o as_o also_o forgetfulness_n 7._o how_o spontaneous_a motion_n be_v perform_v 8._o how_o we_o walk_v sing_v and_o play_v though_o think_v of_o something_o else_o 9_o that_o though_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o alike_o fine_a every_o where_o yet_o the_o sensiferous_a impression_n will_v pass_v to_o the_o common_a sensorium_n 10._o that_o there_o be_v a_o heterogeneity_n in_o the_o very_a soul_n herself_o and_o what_o it_o be_v in_o she_o we_o call_v the_o root_n the_o centre_n and_o the_o eye_n and_o what_o the_o ray_n and_o branch_n 11._o that_o the_o sober_a and_o allowable_a distribution_n of_o she_o into_o part_n be_v into_o perceptive_a and_o plastic_a 226_o chap._n 12._o 1._o a_o answer_n to_o a_o objection_n that_o our_o argument_n will_v as_o well_o prove_v the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o brute_n as_o of_o men._n 2._o another_o objection_n infer_v the_o praeexistence_n of_o brutus_n soul_n and_o consequent_o of_o we_o 3._o the_o first_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n 4._o the_o second_o answer_n consist_v of_o four_o part_n 5._o first_o that_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o praeexistence_n be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o reason_n then_o any_o other_o hypothesis_n 6._o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o that_o it_o be_v very_o solid_a in_o itself_o 7._o that_o the_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n argue_v the_o truth_n thereof_o 8._o as_o also_o the_o face_n of_o providence_n in_o the_o world_n 9_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o second_o answer_n that_o the_o praeexistence_n of_o the_o soul_n have_v the_o suffrage_n
there_o where_o we_o find_v ourselves_o so_o near_o to_o a_o aequiponderancy_n be_v touch_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o virtue_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o the_o ease_n or_o pleasure_n of_o some_o vicious_a action_n on_o the_o other_o that_o we_o be_v conscious_a to_o ourselves_o that_o we_o ought_v and_o that_o we_o may_v if_o we_o will_v abandon_v the_o one_o and_o cleave_v to_o the_o other_o 18._o that_o in_o this_o conflict_n the_o soul_n have_v no_o such_o absolute_a power_n to_o determine_v herself_o to_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o action_n but_o temptation_n or_o supernatural_a assistance_n may_v certain_o carry_v she_o this_o way_n or_o that_o way_n so_o that_o she_o may_v not_o be_v able_a to_o use_v that_o liberty_n of_o go_v indifferent_o either_o way_n 19_o that_o divine_a decree_n either_o find_v man_n sit_v or_o make_v they_o so_o for_o the_o execute_n of_o whatever_o be_v absolute_o purpose_v or_o prophesy_v concern_v they_o 20._o that_o the_o prescience_n of_o god_n be_v so_o vast_a and_o exceed_a the_o comprehension_n of_o our_o thought_n that_o all_o that_o can_v be_v safe_o say_v of_o it_o be_v this_o that_o this_o knowledge_n be_v most_o perfect_a and_o exquisite_a accurate_o represent_v the_o nature_n power_n and_o property_n of_o the_o thing_n it_o do_v foreknow_v whence_o it_o must_v follow_v that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o creature_n free_a and_o undeterminate_a and_o that_o in_o such_o circumstance_n and_o at_o such_o a_o time_n he_o may_v either_o act_v thus_o or_o not_o act_v thus_o this_o perfect_a foreknowledge_n must_v discern_v from_o all_o eternity_n that_o the_o say_a creature_n in_o such_o circumstance_n may_v either_o act_v thus_o or_o so_o or_o not_o and_o further_o to_o declare_v the_o perfection_n of_o this_o foreknowledge_n and_o omniscience_n of_o god_n as_o his_o omnipotence_n ought_v to_o exten_n so_o far_o as_o to_o be_v able_a to_o do_v whatsoever_o imply_v no_o contradiction_n to_o be_v do_v so_o his_o prescience_n and_o omniscience_n ought_v to_o extend_v so_o far_o as_o to_o know_v precise_o and_o full_o whatever_o imply_v no_o contradiction_n to_o be_v know_v to_o conclude_v therefore_o brief_o free_a or_o contingent_a effect_n do_v either_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n to_o be_v foreknow_v or_o they_o do_v not_o imply_v it_o if_o they_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n to_o be_v foreknow_v they_o be_v no_o object_n of_o the_o omniscience_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v no_o pretence_n that_o his_o foreknowledge_n do_v determinate_a they_o nor_o can_v they_o be_v argue_v to_o be_v determine_v thereby_o if_o they_o imply_v no_o contradiction_n to_o be_v foreknow_v that_o be_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o divine_a prescience_n and_o they_o may_v very_o well_o consist_v together_o and_o so_o either_o way_n notwithstanding_o the_o divine_a omniscience_n the_o action_n of_o man_n may_v be_v free_a 21._o the_o sum_n therefore_o of_o all_o be_v this_o that_o man_n action_n be_v sometime_o free_a and_o sometime_o not_o free_a but_o in_o that_o they_o be_v at_o any_o time_n free_a be_v a_o demonstration_n that_o there_o be_v a_o faculty_n in_o we_o that_o be_v incompetible_a to_o mere_a matter_n which_o be_v sufficient_a for_o my_o purpose_n chap._n iu._n 1._o a_o enumeration_n of_o sundry_a opinion_n concern_v the_o seat_n of_o common_a sense_n 2._o upon_o supposition_n that_o we_o be_v nothing_o but_o mere_a matter_n that_o the_o whole_a body_n can_v be_v the_o common_a sensorium_n 3._o nor_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o stomach_n 4._o nor_o the_o heart_n 5._o nor_o the_o brain_n 6._o nor_o the_o membrane_n 7._o nor_o the_o septum_fw-la lucidum_fw-la 8._o nor_o regius_n his_o small_a and_o perfect_o solid_a particle_n 9_o the_o probability_n of_o the_o conarion_n be_v the_o common_a seat_n of_o sense_n 1._o i_o have_v plain_o prove_v that_o neither_o those_o more_o pure_a and_o intellectual_a faculty_n of_o will_n and_o reason_n nor_o yet_o those_o less_o pure_a of_o memory_n and_o imagination_n be_v compatible_a to_o mere_a body_n of_o which_o we_o may_v be_v the_o more_o secure_a i_o have_v so_o convince_o demonstrate_v that_o not_o so_o much_o as_o that_o which_o we_o call_v external_a sense_n be_v compatible_a to_o the_o same_o all_o which_o truth_n i_o have_v conclude_v concern_v matter_n general_o consider_v but_o because_o there_o may_v be_v a_o suspicion_n in_o some_o which_o be_v over_o credulous_a concern_v the_o power_n of_o body_n that_o organization_n may_v do_v strange_a feat_n which_o surmise_v notwithstanding_o be_v as_o fond_a as_o if_o they_o shall_v imagine_v that_o though_o neither_o silver_n nor_o steel_n nor_o iron_n nor_o lute-string_n have_v any_o sense_n apart_o yet_o be_v put_v together_o in_o such_o a_o manner_n and_o form_n as_o will_v suppose_v make_v a_o complete_a watch_n they_o may_v have_v sense_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o a_o watch_n may_v be_v a_o live_a creature_n though_o the_o several_a part_n have_v neither_o life_n nor_o sense_n i_o shall_v for_o their_o sake_n go_v more_o particular_o to_o work_v and_o recite_v every_o opinion_n that_o i_o can_v ever_o meet_v with_o by_o converse_n with_o either_o man_n or_o book_n concern_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o common_a sense_n and_o after_o try_v whether_o any_o of_o these_o hypothesis_n can_v possible_o be_v admit_v for_o truth_n upon_o supposition_n that_o we_o consist_v of_o nothing_o but_o mere_a modify_v and_o organise_v matter_n i_o shall_v first_o recite_v the_o opinion_n and_o then_o examine_v the_o possibility_n of_o each_o in_o particular_a which_o in_o brief_a be_v these_o 1._o that_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v theseat_v of_o common_a sense_n 2._o that_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o stomach_n 3._o the_o heart_n 4._o the_o brain_n 5._o the_o membrane_n 6._o the_o septum_fw-la lucidum_fw-la 7._o some_o very_a small_a and_o perfect_o solid_a particle_n in_o the_o body_n 8._o the_o conarion_n 9_o the_o concourse_n of_o the_o nerve_n about_o the_o four_o ventricle_n of_o the_o brain_n 10._o the_o spirit_n in_o that_o four_o ventricle_n 2._o that_o the_o first_o opinion_n be_v false_a be_v manifest_a from_o hence_o that_o upon_o supposition_n we_o be_v nothing_o but_o mere_a matter_n if_o we_o grant_v the_o whole_a body_n to_o be_v one_o common_a sensorium_n perceptive_a of_o all_o object_n motion_n which_o be_v impress_v upon_o the_o eye_n or_o ear_n must_v be_v transmit_v into_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n for_o sense_n be_v real_o the_o same_o with_o communication_n of_o motion_n by_o axiom_n 20._o and_o the_o variety_n of_o sense_n arise_v from_o the_o modification_n of_o motion_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v various_o modify_v by_o the_o different_a temper_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n by_o axiom_n 22._o it_o plain_o follow_v that_o the_o eye_n must_v be_v otherwise_o affect_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o light_n than_o the_o other_o part_n to_o which_o this_o motion_n be_v transmit_v 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be_v not_o active_a of_o itself_o because_o it_o be_v reducible_a to_o rest_n which_o be_v a_o argument_n not_o only_o that_o self-activity_n belong_v to_o a_o spirit_n but_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o spirit_n in_o the_o world_n from_o which_o activity_n be_v communicate_v to_o matter_n and_o indeed_o if_o matter_n as_o matter_n have_v motion_n nothing_o will_v hold_v together_o but_o flint_n adamant_n brass_n iron_n yea_o this_o whole_a earth_n will_v sudden_o melt_v into_o a_o thin_a substance_n than_o the_o subtle_a air_n or_o rather_o it_o never_o have_v be_v condensated_a together_o to_o this_o consistency_n we_o find_v it_o but_o this_o be_v to_o anticipate_v my_o future_a purpose_n of_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v spirit_n exist_v in_o the_o world_n it_o have_v be_v sufficient_a here_o to_o have_v assert_v that_o self-motion_n or_o self-activity_n be_v as_o conceivable_a to_o appertain_v to_o spirit_n as_o body_n which_o be_v plain_a at_o first_o sight_n to_o any_o man_n that_o appeal_v to_o his_o own_o faculty_n nor_o be_v it_o at_o all_o to_o be_v scruple_v at_o that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v allow_v to_o move_v itself_o because_o our_o adversary_n that_o say_v there_o be_v nothing_o but_o matter_n in_o the_o world_n must_v of_o necessity_n as_o i_o have_v intimate_v already_o confess_v that_o this_o matter_n move_v itself_o though_o it_o be_v very_o incongruous_a so_o to_o affirm_v 2._o the_o congruity_n and_o possibility_n of_o self-penetration_a in_o a_o create_a spirit_n be_v to_o be_v conceive_v partly_o from_o the_o limitableness_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o partly_o from_o the_o forego_n attribute_n of_o indiscerpibility_n and_o self-motion_n for_o self-penetration_a can_v belong_v to_o god_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a any_o thing_n shall_v belong_v to_o he_o that_o imply_v imperfection_n and_o self-penetration_a can_v be_v without_o the_o lessen_v of_o the_o presence_n of_o that_o which_o do_v penetrate_v itself_o 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only_o easy_o but_o necessary_o understand_v self-contraction_n and_o dilatation_n to_o arise_v for_o this_o self-moving_a substance_n which_o we_o call_v a_o spirit_n can_v penetrate_v itself_o but_o it_o must_v needs_o therewith_o contract_v itself_o nor_o restore_v itself_o again_o to_o its_o former_a state_n but_o it_o do_v thereby_o dilate_v itself_o so_o that_o we_o need_v not_o at_o all_o insist_v upon_o these_o term_n 4._o that_o power_n which_o a_o spirit_n have_v to_o penetrate_v matter_n we_o may_v easy_o understand_v if_o we_o consider_v a_o spirit_n only_o as_o a_o substance_n who_o immediate_a property_n be_v activity_n for_o than_o it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o imagine_v this_o active_a substance_n to_o pervade_v this_o or_o the_o other_o part_n of_o matter_n than_o it_o be_v to_o conceive_v the_o pervade_n or_o disspread_v of_o motion_n itself_o therein_o 6._o the_o last_o term_n i_o put_v in_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v the_o power_n of_o alter_v the_o matter_n which_o will_v necessary_o follow_v from_o its_o power_n of_o move_v it_o or_o direct_v its_o motion_n for_o alteration_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o vary_a of_o either_o the_o figure_n or_o posture_n or_o the_o degree_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o particle_n all_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o result_v of_o local_a motion_n thus_o have_v we_o clear_v the_o intelligibility_n and_o possibility_n of_o all_o the_o term_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o create_a spirit_n in_o general_a at_o least_o of_o such_o as_o may_v be_v rational_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o any_o visible_a phaenomena_n in_o the_o world_n we_o will_v now_o descend_v to_o the_o define_n of_o the_o chief_a species_n thereof_o chap._n viii_o 1._o four_o main_a species_n of_o spirit_n 2._o how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v define_v 3._o the_o definition_n of_o a_o seminal_a form_n 4._o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o brute_n 5._o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man._n 6._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o angel_n and_o a_o humane_a soul_n 7._o the_o definition_n of_o a_o angelical_a soul_n 8._o of_o the_o platonical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o that_o des_n cartes_n his_o demonstration_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n do_v at_o least_o conclude_v the_o possibility_n of_o a_o spirit_n 1._o we_o have_v enumerate_v four_o kind_n of_o spirit_n viz._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o seminal_a form_n the_o soul_n of_o brute_n the_o humane_a soul_n and_o that_o soul_n or_o spirit_n which_o actuate_v or_o inform_v the_o vehicle_n of_o angel_n for_o i_o look_v upon_o angel_n to_o be_v as_o true_o a_o compound_n be_v consist_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o that_o of_o man_n and_o brute_n their_o existence_n we_o shall_v not_o now_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v for_o that_o belong_v to_o another_o place_n my_o present_a design_n be_v only_o to_o expound_v or_o define_v the_o notion_n of_o these_o thing_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o be_v needful_a for_o the_o evince_a that_o they_o be_v the_o idea_n or_o notion_n of_o thing_n which_o imply_v no_o contradiction_n or_o impossibility_n in_o their_o conception_n which_o will_v be_v very_o easy_a for_o we_o to_o perform_v the_o chief_a difficulty_n lie_v in_o that_o more_o general_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n which_o we_o have_v so_o full_o explain_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n 2._o now_o this_o general_a notion_n can_v be_v contract_v into_o kind_n by_o no_o other_o difference_n than_o such_o as_o may_v be_v call_v peculiar_a power_n or_o property_n belong_v to_o one_o spirit_n and_o exclude_v from_o another_o by_o the_o 8._o axiom_n from_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o if_o we_o describe_v these_o several_a kind_n of_o spirit_n by_o immediate_a and_o intrinsical_a property_n we_o have_v give_v as_o good_a definition_n of_o they_o as_o any_o one_o can_v give_v of_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n 3._o we_o will_v begin_v with_o what_o be_v most_o simple_a the_o seminal_a form_n of_o thing_n which_o for_o the_o present_a decide_v nothing_o of_o their_o existence_n according_a to_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d possibilis_fw-la we_o define_v thus_o a_o seminal_a form_n be_v a_o create_a spirit_n organize_a due_o prepare_v matter_n into_o life_n and_o vegetation_n proper_a to_o this_o or_o the_o other_o kind_n of_o plant_n it_o be_v beyond_o my_o imagination_n what_o can_v be_v except_v against_o this_o description_n it_o contain_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v very_o coherent_a and_o intelligible_a for_o in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o spirit_n it_o can_v move_v matter_n intrinsical_o or_o at_o least_o direct_v the_o motion_n thereof_o but_o in_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o omnipotent_a spirit_n but_o finite_a and_o create_v it_o be_v power_n may_v well_o be_v restrain_v to_o due_o prepare_a matter_n both_o for_o vital_a union_n and_o motion_n he_o that_o have_v make_v these_o particular_a spirit_n vary_v their_o faculty_n of_o vital_a union_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o preparation_n of_o matter_n and_o so_o limit_v the_o whole_a comprehension_n of_o they_o all_o that_o none_o of_o they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o be_v vital_o join_v with_o any_o matter_n whatever_o and_o the_o same_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o give_v they_o a_o power_n of_o unite_n with_o and_o move_a of_o matter_n due_o prepare_v may_v also_o set_v such_o law_n to_o this_o motion_n that_o when_o it_o light_v on_o matter_n fit_a for_o it_o it_o will_v produce_v such_o and_o such_o a_o plant_n that_o be_v to_o say_v it_o will_v shape_v the_o matter_n into_o such_o figure_n colour_n and_o other_o property_n as_o we_o discover_v in_o they_o by_o our_o sense_n 4._o this_o be_v the_o first_o degree_n of_o particular_a life_n in_o the_o world_n if_o there_o be_v any_o pure_o of_o this_o degree_n
have_v now_o firm_o make_v good_a that_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n imply_v no_o contradiction_n nor_o incompossibility_n in_o it_o but_o be_v the_o notion_n or_o idea_n of_o a_o thing_n that_o may_v possible_o be_v which_o i_o have_v do_v so_o punctual_o and_o particular_o that_o i_o have_v clear_v every_o species_n of_o substance_n incorporeal_a from_o the_o imputation_n of_o either_o obscurity_n or_o inconsistency_n and_o that_o i_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o take_v advantage_n in_o plead_v their_o cause_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o adverse_a party_n i_o have_v bring_v in_o the_o most_o able_a advocate_n and_o the_o most_o assure_v that_o i_o have_v hitherto_o ever_o meet_v withal_o and_o dare_v now_o appeal_v to_o any_o indifferent_a judge_n whether_o i_o have_v not_o demonstrate_v all_o his_o allegation_n to_o be_v weak_a and_o inconclusive_a wherefore_o have_v so_o clear_o evince_v the_o possibility_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o spirit_n we_o shall_v now_o make_v a_o step_n further_o and_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o thing_n possible_a but_o that_o it_o be_v real_o and_o actual_o in_o nature_n chap._n xi_o 1._o three_o ground_n to_o prove_v the_o existence_n of_o a_o immaterial_a substance_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v fetch_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n 2._o the_o second_o from_o the_o phaenomenon_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o world_n 3._o that_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o self-moveable_a 4._o a_o objection_n that_o the_o matter_n may_v be_v part_n self-moved_n part_v not_o 5._o the_o first_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n 6._o the_o second_o answer_n 7._o other_o evasion_n answer_v 8._o the_o conclusion_n that_o no_o matter_n be_v self-moved_n but_o that_o a_o certain_a quantity_n of_o motion_n be_v impress_v upon_o it_o at_o its_o first_o creation_n by_o god_n 1._o there_o be_v three_o main_a ground_n from_o whence_o a_o man_n may_v be_v assure_v of_o the_o existence_n of_o spiritual_a or_o immaterial_a substance_n the_o one_o 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the_o author_n of_o it_o wherefore_o though_o god_n be_v neither_o visible_a nor_o tangible_a yet_o his_o very_a idea_n represent_v to_o our_o intellectual_a faculty_n the_o necessary_a reason_n of_o his_o existence_n we_o be_v by_o axiom_n 5._o though_o we_o have_v no_o other_o argument_n draw_v from_o our_o sense_n confident_o to_o conclude_v that_o he_o be_v 2._o the_o second_o ground_n be_v the_o ordinary_a phaenomena_n of_o nature_n the_o most_o general_a whereof_o be_v motion_n now_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o demonstrable_a from_o hence_o that_o there_o be_v some_o be_v in_o the_o world_n distinct_a from_o matter_n for_o matter_n be_v of_o one_o simple_a homogeneal_a nature_n &_o not_o distinguishable_a by_o specifical_a difference_n as_o the_o school_n speak_v it_o must_v have_v every_o where_o the_o very_a same_o essential_a property_n and_o therefore_o of_o itself_o it_o must_v all_o of_o it_o be_v either_o without_o motion_n or_o else_o be_v self-moving_a and_o that_o in_o such_o 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the_o aethereal_a or_o rather_o never_o have_v lose_v it_o for_o if_o the_o planet_n have_v but_o a_o common_a dividend_n of_o all_o the_o motion_n which_o themselves_o and_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n and_o all_o the_o aethereal_a matter_n possess_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o planet_n be_v so_o little_a in_o comparison_n of_o that_o of_o the_o sun_n star_n and_o aether_n the_o proportion_n of_o motion_n that_o will_v fall_v due_a to_o they_o will_v be_v exceed_v much_o above_o what_o they_o have_v for_o it_o will_v be_v as_o if_o four_o or_o five_o poor_a man_n in_o a_o very_a rich_a and_o populous_a city_n shall_v by_o give_v up_o that_o estate_n they_o have_v in_o a_o level_a way_n get_v equal_a share_n with_o all_o the_o rest_n wherefore_o every_o planet_n can_v not_o fail_v of_o melt_a itself_o into_o little_o less_o fine_a substance_n than_o the_o pure_a aether_n but_o they_o not_o do_v so_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n they_o have_v not_o that_o motion_n nor_o agitation_n of_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o rest_v content_a with_o what_o have_v extrinsecal_o accrue_v to_o they_o be_v it_o less_o or_o more_o 4._o but_o the_o pugnacious_a to_o evade_v the_o stroke_n of_o our_o dilemma_n will_v make_v any_o bold_a shift_n and_o though_o they_o affront_v their_o own_o faculty_n in_o say_v so_o yet_o they_o will_v say_v and_o must_v say_v that_o part_n of_o the_o matter_n be_v self-moving_a part_n without_o motion_n of_o itself_o 5._o but_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o first_o this_o evasion_n of_o they_o be_v not_o so_o agreeable_a to_o experience_n but_o so_o far_o as_o either_o our_o sense_n or_o reason_n can_v reach_v there_o be_v the_o same_o matter_n every_o where_o for_o consider_v the_o subtle_a part_n of_o matter_n discoverable_a here_o below_o those_o which_o for_o their_o subtlety_n be_v invisible_a and_o for_o their_o activity_n wonderful_a i_o mean_v those_o particle_n that_o cause_n that_o vehement_a agitation_n we_o fall_v in_o wind_n they_o in_o time_n loose_v their_o motion_n become_v of_o a_o visible_a vaporous_a consistency_n and_o turn_v to_o cloud_n then_o to_o snow_n or_o rain_n after_o haply_o to_o ice_n itself_o but_o then_o in_o process_n of_o time_n first_o melt_v into_o water_n than_o exhale_v into_o vapour_n after_o more_o fierce_o agitate_a do_v become_v wind_n again_o and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o think_v that_o this_o reciprocation_n into_o motion_n and_o rest_n belong_v only_o to_o terrestrial_a particle_n that_o the_o heaven_n themselves_o be_v of_o the_o same_o matter_n be_v apparent_a from_o the_o ejection_n of_o comet_n into_o our_o vortex_n and_o the_o perpetual_a rise_n of_o those_o spot_n and_o scum_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o sun_n 6._o but_o second_o to_o return_v what_o be_v still_o more_o pungent_a this_o matter_n that_o be_v self-moved_n in_o the_o impress_v of_o motion_n upon_o other_o matter_n either_o lose_v of_o its_o own_o motion_n or_o retain_v it_o still_o entire_a if_o the_o first_o it_o may_v be_v despoil_v of_o all_o its_o motion_n and_o so_o that_o who_o immediate_a nature_n be_v to_o move_v shall_v rest_v the_o entire_a cause_n of_o its_o motion_n still_o remain_v viz._n itself_o which_o be_v a_o plain_a contradiction_n by_o axiom_n 17._o if_o the_o second_o no_o mean_a a_o inconvenience_n than_o this_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o whole_a world_n have_v be_v turn_v into_o pure_a aether_n by_o this_o time_n if_o not_o into_o a_o perfect_a flame_n or_o at_o least_o will_v be_v in_o the_o conclusion_n to_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o all_o corporeal_a consistency_n for_o that_o these_o self-moving_a part_n of_o matter_n be_v of_o a_o considerable_a copiousness_n the_o event_n do_v testify_v they_o have_v melt_v almost_o all_o the_o world_n already_o into_o sun_n star_n and_o aether_n nothing_o remain_v but_o planet_n and_o comet_n to_o be_v
dissolve_v which_o all_o put_v together_o scarce_o bear_v so_o great_a a_o proportion_n to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o universe_n as_o a_o ordinary_a apple_n to_o the_o ball_n of_o the_o earth_n wherefore_o so_o potent_a a_o principle_n of_o motion_n still_o add_v new_a motion_n to_o matter_n and_o no_o motion_n once_o communicate_v be_v lose_v for_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o motion_n no_o body_n lose_v any_o more_o motion_n than_o it_o communicate_v to_o another_o it_o plain_o follow_v that_o either_o the_o world_n have_v be_v utter_o burn_v up_o ere_o now_o or_o will_v be_v at_o least_o in_o a_o infinite_a less_o time_n than_o it_o have_v exi_v nay_o i_o may_v say_v absolute_o in_o a_o very_a little_a time_n and_o will_v never_o return_v to_o any_o frame_n of_o thing_n again_o which_o though_o it_o possible_o may_v be_v yet_o none_o but_o a_o madman_n will_v assert_v by_o axiom_n 2._o and_o that_o it_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v since_o the_o first_o epoche_n of_o history_n be_v a_o demonstration_n this_o second_o hypothesis_n be_v false_a 7._o there_o be_v yet_o another_o evasion_n or_o two_o which_o when_o they_o be_v answer_v there_o will_v be_v no_o scruple_n remain_v touch_v this_o point_n the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o matter_n be_v all_o of_o it_o homogeneal_a of_o the_o like_a nature_n every_o where_o and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o common_a property_n of_o it_o all_o to_o be_v of_o itself_o indifferent_a to_o motion_n or_o rest_n and_o therefore_o that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o some_o of_o it_o move_v and_o other_o some_o of_o it_o rest_v or_o move_v less_o than_o other_o some_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o this_o indifferency_n of_o the_o matter_n to_o motion_n or_o rest_n may_v be_v understand_v two_o way_n either_o privative_o that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o it_o have_v not_o any_o real_a or_o active_a propension_n to_o rest_n more_o than_o to_o motion_n or_o vice_fw-la versâ_fw-la but_o be_v mere_o passive_a and_o susceptive_a of_o what_o motion_n or_o fixation_n some_o other_o agent_n confer_v upon_o it_o and_o keep_v that_o modification_n exact_o and_o perpetual_o till_o again_o some_o other_o agent_n change_v it_o in_o which_o sense_n i_o allow_v the_o assertion_n to_o be_v true_a but_o it_o make_v nothing_o against_o we_o but_o for_o we_o it_o plain_o imply_v that_o there_o be_v a_o incorporeal_a substance_n distinct_a from_o the_o matter_n from_o whence_o the_o matter_n both_o be_v and_o must_v be_v move_v or_o else_o this_o indifferency_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v positive_o that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o matter_n have_v a_o real_a and_o active_a propension_n as_o well_o to_o motion_n as_o to_o rest_n so_o that_o it_o move_v itself_o and_o fix_v itself_o from_o its_o own_o immediate_a nature_n from_o whence_o there_o be_v but_o these_o two_o absurdity_n that_o follow_v the_o first_o that_o two_o absolute_o contrary_a property_n be_v immediate_o seat_v in_o one_o simple_a subject_a than_o which_o nothing_o can_v seem_v more_o harsh_a and_o unhandsome_a to_o our_o logical_a faculty_n unless_o the_o second_o which_o be_v that_o motion_n and_o rest_n be_v thus_o the_o emanative_a effect_n of_o this_o one_o simple_a subject_n the_o matter_n will_v both_o move_v and_o rest_n at_o once_o or_o if_o they_o do_v not_o understand_v by_o rest_n fixation_n but_o a_o mere_a absence_n of_o motion_n that_o it_o will_v both_o move_v and_o not_o move_v at_o once_o for_o what_o be_v immediate_a to_o any_o subject_a will_v not_o cease_v to_o be_v the_o subject_a not_o be_v destroy_v by_o axiom_n 17._o nor_o will_v they_o much_o help_v themselves_o by_o fancy_v that_o matter_n necessary_o exert_v both_o these_o immediate_a power_n or_o property_n at_o once_o of_o motion_n and_o rest_n move_v herself_o to_o such_o a_o measure_n and_o no_o swift_o for_o this_o position_n be_v but_o coincident_a with_o the_o second_o member_n of_o the_o dilemma_n sect._n 3._o of_o this_o chapter_n and_o therefore_o the_o same_o argument_n will_v serve_v for_o both_o place_n the_o other_o evasion_n be_v by_o suppose_v part_n of_o the_o matter_n to_o be_v self-moving_a and_o part_n of_o it_o self-resting_a in_o a_o positive_a sense_n or_o self-fixing_a which_o be_v particular_o direct_v against_o what_o we_o have_v argue_v sect._n 6._o but_o that_o this_o supposition_n be_v false_a be_v manifest_a from_o experience_n for_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o self-fixing_a part_n of_o matter_n they_o be_v certain_o in_o gold_n and_o lead_n and_o such_o like_a metal_n but_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o they_o be_v not_o there_o for_o what_o be_v self-fixing_a will_v immediate_o be_v reduce_v to_o rest_n so_o soon_o as_o external_a violence_n be_v take_v off_o by_o axiom_n 17._o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o though_o these_o self-fixing_a part_n of_o matter_n may_v be_v carry_v by_o other_o matter_n while_o they_o be_v make_v fast_o to_o it_o yet_o leave_v free_a they_o will_v sudden_o rest_v they_o have_v the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o fixation_n in_o themselves_o nor_o can_v any_o one_o distrust_n that_o the_o change_n will_v be_v so_o sudden_a if_o he_o consider_v how_o sudden_o a_o external_a force_n put_v matter_n upon_o motion_n but_o a_o bullet_n of_o gold_n or_o lead_v put_v thus_o upon_o motion_n swift_a or_o slow_a do_v not_o sudden_o reduce_v itself_o to_o rest_n whence_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o this_o last_o evasion_n contradict_v experience_n and_o therefore_o have_v no_o force_n against_o our_o former_a argument_n 8._o wherefore_o it_o be_v most_o rational_a to_o conclude_v that_o matter_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n have_v no_o active_a principle_n of_o motion_n though_o it_o be_v receptive_a thereof_o but_o that_o when_o god_n create_v it_o he_o superad_v a_o impress_n of_o motion_n upon_o it_o such_o a_o measure_n and_o proportion_n to_o all_o of_o it_o which_o remain_v still_o muchwhat_a the_o same_o for_o quantity_n in_o the_o whole_a though_o the_o part_n of_o matter_n in_o their_o various_a occursion_n of_o one_o to_o another_o have_v not_o always_o the_o same_o proportion_n of_o it_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o more_o necessity_n that_o god_n shall_v reiterate_v this_o impress_n of_o motion_n on_o the_o matter_n create_v then_o that_o he_o shall_v perpetual_o create_v the_o matter_n neither_o do_v his_o conservation_n of_o this_o quantity_n of_o motion_n any_o thing_n more_o imply_v either_o a_o repetition_n or_o a_o augmentation_n of_o it_o than_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o matter_n do_v the_o superaddition_n of_o new_a matter_n thereunto_o indeed_o he_o need_v but_o conserve_v the_o matter_n and_o the_o matter_n thus_o conserve_v will_v faithful_o retain_v one_o part_n with_o another_o the_o whole_a sum_n of_o motion_n first_o communicate_v to_o it_o some_o small_a moment_n except_v which_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o mention_v in_o this_o place_n chap._n xii_o 1._o that_o the_o order_n and_o nature_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o universe_n argue_v a_o essence_n spiritual_a or_o incorporeal_a 2._o the_o evasion_n of_o this_o argument_n 3._o a_o preparation_n out_o of_o mr._n hobbs_n to_o answer_v the_o evasion_n 4._o the_o first_o answer_n 5._o the_o second_o answer_n 6._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o mistake_n of_o make_v the_o ignorance_n of_o second_o cause_n the_o only_a seed_n of_o religion_n 1._o we_o have_v discover_v out_o of_o the_o simple_a phaenomenon_n of_o motion_n the_o necessity_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o some_o incorporeal_a essence_n distinct_a from_o the_o matter_n but_o there_o be_v a_o further_a assurance_n of_o this_o truth_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o order_n and_o admirable_a effect_n of_o this_o motion_n in_o the_o world_n suppose_v matter_n can_v move_v itself_o will_v mere_a matter_n with_o self-motion_n amount_v to_o that_o admirable_a wise_a contrivance_n of_o thing_n which_o we_o see_v in_o the_o world_n can_v a_o blind_a impetus_fw-la produce_v such_o effect_n with_o that_o accuracy_n and_o constancy_n that_o the_o more_o wise_a a_o man_n be_v the_o more_o he_o will_v be_v assure_v that_o no_o wisdom_n can_v add_v take_v away_o or_o alter_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v better_v how_o can_v that_o therefore_o that_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o sense_n arise_v to_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o high_a pitch_n of_o reason_n or_o intellect_n but_o of_o this_o i_o have_v speak_v so_o full_o and_o convince_o in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o my_o antidote_n that_o it_o will_v be_v but_o a_o needless_a repetition_n to_o proceed_v any_o further_a on_o this_o subject_a 2._o all_o the_o evasion_n that_o i_o can_v imagine_v our_o adversary_n may_v use_v here_o will_v be_v this_o that_o matter_n be_v capable_a of_o sense_n and_o the_o fine_a and_o most_o subtle_a of_o the_o most_o refine_a sense_n and_o consequent_o of_o imagination_n
too_o yea_o haply_o of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n for_o sense_n be_v nothing_o else_o as_o some_o conceit_n but_o motion_n or_o rather_o reaction_n of_o a_o body_n press_v upon_o by_o another_o body_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o all_o the_o matter_n in_o the_o world_n have_v in_o some_o manner_n or_o other_o the_o power_n of_o sensation_n 3._o let_v we_o see_v now_o what_o this_o position_n will_v amount_v to_o those_o that_o make_v motion_n and_o sensation_n thus_o real_o the_o same_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n acknowledge_v that_o no_o long_a motion_n no_o long_o sensation_n as_o mr._n hobbs_n have_v ingenuous_o confess_v physic._n chap._n 25._o and_o that_o every_o motion_n or_o reaction_n must_v be_v a_o new_a sensation_n as_o well_o as_o every_o cease_n of_o reaction_n a_o cease_v of_o sensation_n 4._o now_o let_v we_o give_v these_o busy_a active_a particle_n of_o the_o matter_n that_o play_v up_o and_o down_o every_o where_o the_o advantage_n of_o sense_n and_o let_v we_o see_v if_o all_o their_o head_n lay_v together_o can_v contrive_v the_o anatomicall_a fabric_n of_o any_o creature_n that_o live_v assure_o when_o all_o be_v sum_v up_o that_o can_v be_v imagine_v they_o will_v fall_v short_a of_o their_o account_n for_o i_o demand_v have_v every_o one_o of_o these_o particle_n that_o must_v have_v a_o hand_n in_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o body_n of_o a_o animal_n the_o whole_a design_n of_o the_o work_n by_o the_o impress_n of_o some_o phantasm_n upon_o it_o or_o as_o they_o have_v several_a office_n so_o have_v they_o several_a part_n of_o the_o design_n if_o the_o first_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a even_o according_a to_o their_o opinion_n who_o we_o oppose_v that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o knowledge_n nor_o perception_n in_o the_o matter_n but_o what_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o reaction_n of_o one_o part_n against_o another_o how_o be_v it_o conceivable_a that_o any_o one_o particle_n of_o matter_n or_o many_o together_o there_o not_o exist_v 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hold_v the_o same_o power_n of_o the_o heaven_n as_o these_o though_o they_o do_v not_o suppose_v so_o high_a a_o principle_n in_o they_o yet_o they_o think_v it_o sufficient_a for_o the_o salve_v of_o all_o sublunary_a phaenomena_n as_o well_o ordinary_a as_o extraordinary_a true_o it_o be_v a_o very_a venerable_a secret_n and_o not_o to_o be_v utter_v or_o communicate_v but_o by_o some_o old_a silenus_n lie_v in_o his_o obscure_a grot_n or_o cave_n nor_o that_o neither_o but_o upon_o due_a circumstance_n and_o in_o a_o right_a humour_n when_o one_o may_v find_v he_o with_o his_o vein_n swell_v out_o with_o wine_n and_o his_o garland_n fall_v off_o from_o his_o head_n through_o his_o heedless_a drousiness_n then_o if_o some_o young_a chromis_fw-la and_o mnasylus_n especial_o assist_v by_o a_o fair_a and_o forward_a aegle_n that_o by_o way_n of_o a_o love-srollick_a will_v leave_v the_o tract_n of_o her_o finger_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o mulberry_n on_o the_o temple_n and_o forehead_n of_o this_o age_a satire_n while_o he_o sleep_v dogsleep_n and_o will_v not_o seem_v to_o see_v for_o fear_n he_o forfeit_v the_o pleasure_n of_o his_o feel_n then_o i_o say_v if_o these_o young_a lad_n importune_v he_o enough_o he_o will_v again_o sing_v that_o old_a song_n of_o the_o epicurean_a philosophy_n in_o a_o high_a strain_n than_o ever_o which_o i_o profess_v i_o shall_v abhor_v to_o recite_v be_v it_o not_o to_o confute_v it_o be_v so_o monstrous_a and_o impious_a but_o because_o no_o sore_n can_v be_v cure_v that_o be_v conceal_v i_o must_v bring_v this_o hypothesis_n into_o view_n also_o which_o the_o poet_n have_v brief_o comprise_v in_o this_o summary_n namque_fw-la canebat_fw-la uti_fw-la magnum_fw-la per_fw-la inane_fw-la coacta_fw-la semina_fw-la terrarumque_fw-la animaeque_fw-la marisque_fw-la fuissent_fw-la et_fw-la liquidi_fw-la simul_fw-la ignis_fw-la ut_fw-la his_fw-la exordia_fw-la primis_fw-la omnia_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la tener_n mundi_fw-la concreverit_fw-la 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can_v be_v receive_v by_o a_o mere_a point_n of_o matter_n 6._o by_o a_o mere_a point_n of_o matter_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v a_o mere_a mathematical_a point_n but_o a_o perfect_a parvitude_n or_o the_o least_o reality_n of_o which_o matter_n can_v consist_v concern_v which_o i_o have_v already_o speak_v lib._n 1._o cap._n 6._o this_o be_v the_o least_o quantity_n that_o discerpible_a matter_n can_v consist_v of_o no_o particle_n of_o matter_n can_v touch_v it_o less_o than_o itself_o this_o parvitude_n therefore_o that_o be_v so_o little_a that_o it_o have_v proper_o no_o integrall_a part_n real_o distinguishable_a how_o can_v it_o possible_o be_v a_o subject_a distinct_o receptive_a of_o the_o view_n haply_o of_o half_a a_o horizon_n at_o once_o which_o sight_n be_v cause_v by_o real_a and_o distinct_a motion_n from_o real_a distinct_a part_n of_o the_o object_n that_o be_v see_v 7._o i_o acknowledge_v indeed_o that_o the_o pupil_n of_o the_o eye_n be_v but_o small_a in_o comparison_n 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uncommunicable_a to_o this_o round_a particle_n otherwise_o then_o by_o contrariety_n of_o motion_n or_o by_o rest_n and_o motion_n which_o be_v as_o contrary_v as_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o that_o excellent_a theorem_n concern_v colour_n in_o des-cartes_n his_o meteor_n which_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v false_a yet_o it_o be_v most_o certain_o true_a that_o see_v motion_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sight_n the_o contrariety_n of_o object_n for_o colour_n must_v arise_v out_o of_o contrary_a modification_n of_o motion_n in_o this_o particle_n we_o speak_v of_o that_o immediate_o communicate_v the_o object_n to_o the_o sentient_a which_o contrariety_n of_o motion_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o within_o the_o same_o surface_n of_o the_o adequate_a place_n of_o a_o body_n be_v utter_o incompetible_a thereto_o 10._o this_o subterfuge_n therefore_o be_v thus_o clear_o take_v away_o they_o substitute_v another_o viz._n that_o the_o distinct_a part_n of_o the_o object_n do_v not_o 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vigorous_o move_v but_o there_o be_v but_o one_o particle_n to_o touch_v upon_o here_o some_o such_o like_a inconvenience_n will_v recurre_v as_o we_o note_v in_o the_o former_a case_n 11._o for_o as_o i_o demonstrate_v before_o that_o some_o colour_n can_v be_v communicate_v at_o once_o to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o round_a particle_n of_o matter_n so_o from_o thence_o it_o will_v follow_v here_o that_o such_o colour_n succeed_v one_o another_o the_o impress_n of_o the_o one_o will_v take_v off_o immediate_o the_o impress_n of_o the_o other_o from_o whence_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o see_v such_o various_a colour_n as_o be_v discernible_a in_o a_o very_a large_a object_n at_o once_o for_o unless_o the_o impression_n make_v some_o considerable_a stay_n upon_o that_o which_o receive_v it_o there_o be_v no_o sensation_n insomuch_o that_o a_o man_n may_v wag_v his_o finger_n so_o fast_o that_o he_o can_v scarce_o see_v it_o and_o if_o it_o do_v make_v a_o due_a stay_n suppose_v a_o large_a object_n chequer_a with_o the_o most_o opposite_a colour_n it_o be_v impossible_a that_o we_o shall_v see_v that_o checker-work_n at_o once_o in_o so_o large_a a_o compass_n as_o we_o do_v but_o we_o shall_v only_o see_v it_o by_o part_n the_o part_n vanish_v and_o come_v again_o in_o a_o competent_a swiftness_n but_o very_o discernible_a 13._o last_o this_o quick_a vicissitude_n of_o impulse_n or_o impression_n will_v contaminate_v all_o the_o colour_n and_o make_v the_o whole_a object_n as_o it_o be_v of_o one_o confound_v colour_n as_o a_o man_n may_v easy_o perceive_v in_o a_o paint_a wheel_n for_o what_o be_v it_o but_o a_o quick_a come_n on_o of_o one_o colour_n upon_o the_o same_o part_n of_o the_o optic_a nerve_n upon_o which_o another_o be_v immediate_o that_o make_v the_o whole_a wheel_n seem_v of_o one_o blend_a colour_n but_o not_o to_o impose_v upon_o any_o one_o this_o instance_n of_o the_o wheel_n have_v a_o peculiar_a advantage_n above_o this_o present_a supposition_n for_o make_v all_o seem_v one_o confound_v colour_n because_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o wheel_n come_v not_o only_o upon_o one_o and_o the_o same_o part_n of_o the_o nerve_n but_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o line_n from_o the_o object_n so_o that_o in_o this_o regard_n the_o instance_n be_v less_o accommodate_v but_o it_o be_v shrewd_o probable_a that_o fluid_a perceptive_a matter_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o find_v the_o colour_n tincture_v from_o one_o another_o in_o some_o measure_n in_o the_o whole_a object_n here_o also_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o instability_n of_o that_o particle_n that_o be_v play_v upon_o from_o all_o part_n thereof_o at_o least_o it_o be_v a_o unexceptionable_a confirmation_n of_o our_o first_o demonstration_n of_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o second_o evasion_n from_o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o considerable_a stay_n upon_o the_o percipient_a matter_n and_o that_o sensation_n can_v be_v but_o with_o some_o leisurely_o continuance_n of_o this_o or_o that_o motion_n before_o it_o be_v wipe_v out_o we_o may_v add_v also_o that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o due_a permanency_n of_o the_o object_n that_o press_v against_o the_o organ_n though_o no_o new_a impression_n sudden_o succeed_v to_o wipe_v out_o the_o former_a as_o one_o may_v experiment_n in_o swift_o swing_v about_o a_o paint_a bullet_n in_o a_o string_n which_o will_v still_o more_o full_o confirm_v what_o we_o aim_v at_o but_o this_o be_v more_o then_o enough_o for_o the_o make_v good_a of_o this_o 24._o axiom_n who_o evidence_n be_v so_o clear_a of_o itself_o that_o i_o believe_v there_o be_v very_o few_o but_o will_v be_v convince_v of_o it_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n axiom_n xxv_o whatever_o impression_n or_o part_n of_o any_o impression_n be_v not_o receive_v by_o this_o perfect_a parvitude_n or_o real_a point_n of_o matter_n be_v not_o at_o all_o perceive_v by_o it_o 14._o this_o be_v so_o exceed_v plain_a of_o itself_o that_o it_o want_v neither_o explication_n nor_o proof_n axiom_n xxvi_o what_o ever_o sense_n or_o motion_n there_o be_v now_o in_o matter_n it_o be_v a_o necessary_a impression_n from_o some_o other_o part_n of_o matter_n and_o do_v necessary_o continue_v till_o some_o part_n or_o other_o of_o matter_n have_v justle_v it_o out_o 15._o that_o what_o motion_n there_o be_v in_o any_o part_n of_o matter_n be_v necessary_o there_o and_o there_o continue_v till_o some_o other_o part_n of_o matter_n change_n or_o diminish_v its_o motion_n be_v plain_a from_o the_o law_n of_o motion_n set_v down_o by_o des-cartes_n in_o his_o principia_fw-la philosophiae_fw-la and_o that_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n of_o sense_n or_o perception_n suppose_v there_o be_v nothing_o but_o matter_n in_o the_o world_n be_v plain_a from_o axiom_n 20._o that_o make_v motion_n and_o sense_n or_o perception_n real_o the_o same_o chap._n ii_o
1._o that_o if_o matter_n be_v capable_a of_o sense_n inanimate_a thing_n be_v so_o too_o and_o of_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o waver_v in_o that_o point_n 2._o a_o enumeration_n of_o several_a faculty_n in_o we_o that_o matter_n be_v utter_o uncapable_a of_o 3._o that_o matter_n in_o no_o kind_n of_o temperature_n be_v capable_a of_o sense_n 4._o that_o no_o one_o point_n of_o matter_n can_v be_v the_o common_a sensorium_n 5._o nor_o a_o multitude_n of_o such_o point_n receive_v single_o the_o entire_a image_n of_o the_o object_n 6._o nor_o yet_o receive_v part_n part_n and_o the_o whole_a the_o whole_a 7._o that_o memory_n be_v incompetible_a to_o matter_n 8._o that_o the_o matter_n be_v uncapable_a of_o the_o note_n of_o some_o circumstance_n of_o the_o object_n which_o we_o remember_v 9_o that_o matter_n can_v be_v the_o seat_n of_o second_o notion_n 10._o mr._n hobbs_n his_o evasion_n of_o the_o forego_n demonstration_n clear_o confute_v 11._o that_o the_o freedom_n of_o our_o will_n evince_n that_o there_o be_v a_o substance_n in_o we_o distinct_a from_o matter_n 12._o that_o mr._n hobbs_n therefore_o acknowledge_v all_o our_o action_n necessary_a 1._o we_o have_v now_o make_v our_o addition_n of_o such_o axiom_n as_o be_v most_o useful_a for_o our_o present_a purpose_n let_v we_o therefore_o according_a to_o the_o order_n we_o propound_v before_o we_o consider_v the_o fabric_n and_o organization_n of_o the_o body_n see_v if_o such_o operation_n as_o we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o be_v compatible_a to_o matter_n look_v upon_o in_o a_o more_o general_a manner_n that_o matter_n from_o its_o own_o nature_n be_v uncapable_a of_o sense_n plain_o appear_v from_o axiom_n 20._o &_o 21._o for_o motion_n and_o sense_n be_v real_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n it_o will_v necessary_o follow_v that_o where_o ever_o there_o be_v motion_n especial_o any_o considerable_a duration_n thereof_o there_o must_v be_v sense_n and_o perception_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o what_o we_o find_v in_o a_o catochus_n and_o experience_n daily_o in_o dead_a carcase_n in_o both_o which_o though_o there_o be_v reaction_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o sense_n in_o brief_a if_o any_o matter_n have_v sense_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o upon_o reaction_n all_o shall_v have_v the_o like_a and_o that_o a_o bell_n while_o it_o be_v ring_v and_o a_o bow_n while_o it_o be_v bend_v and_o every_o jack-in-a-box_n that_o schoolboy_n play_v with_o while_o it_o be_v hold_v in_o by_o the_o cover_n press_v against_o it_o shall_v be_v live_a animal_n or_o sensitive_a creature_n a_o thing_n so_o foolish_a and_o frivolous_a that_o the_o mere_a recital_n of_o the_o opinion_n may_v well_o be_v think_v confutation_n enough_o with_o the_o sober_a and_o indeed_o mr._n hobbs_n himself_o though_o he_o resolve_v sense_n mere_o into_o reaction_n of_o matter_n yet_o be_v ashamed_a of_o these_o odd_a consequence_n thereof_o and_o be_v very_o loath_a to_o be_v reckon_v in_o the_o company_n of_o those_o philosopher_n though_o as_o he_o say_v learned_a man_n who_o have_v maintain_v that_o all_o body_n be_v endue_v with_o sense_n and_o yet_o he_o can_v hardly_o abstain_v from_o say_v that_o they_o be_v only_o he_o be_v more_o rich_a of_o allow_v they_o memory_n which_o yet_o they_o will_v have_v whether_o he_o will_v or_o no_o if_o he_o give_v they_o sense_n as_o for_o example_n in_o the_o ring_n of_o a_o bell_n from_o every_o stroke_n there_o continue_v a_o tremor_n in_o the_o bell_n which_o decay_v must_v according_a to_o his_o philosophy_n be_v imagination_n and_o refer_v to_o the_o stroke_n past_a must_v be_v memory_n and_o if_o a_o stroke_n overtake_v it_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o this_o memory_n what_o hinder_v but_o discrimination_n or_o judgement_n may_v follow_v but_o the_o conclusion_n be_v consonant_a enough_o to_o this_o absurd_a principle_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o matter_n in_o the_o universe_n and_o that_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o perception_n see_v mr._n hobbs_n his_o element_n of_o philos._n chap._n 25._o 2._o but_o we_o will_v not_o content_v ourselves_o only_o with_o the_o discovery_n of_o this_o one_o ugly_a inconvenience_n of_o this_o bold_a assertion_n but_o shall_v further_o endeavour_v to_o show_v that_o the_o hypothesis_n be_v false_a and_o that_o matter_n be_v utter_o uncapable_a of_o such_o operation_n as_o we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o and_o that_o therefore_o there_o be_v something_o in_o we_o immaterial_a or_o incorporeal_a for_o we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n both_o hear_v and_o see_v and_o taste_v and_o to_o be_v short_a perceive_v all_o the_o variety_n of_o object_n that_o nature_n manifest_v unto_o we_o wherefore_o sense_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o impress_n of_o corporeal_a motion_n from_o object_n without_o that_o part_n of_o matter_n which_o must_v be_v the_o common_a sensorium_n must_v of_o necessity_n receive_v all_o that_o diversity_n of_o impulsion_n from_o object_n it_o must_v likewise_o imagine_v remember_v reason_n and_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o spontaneous_a motion_n as_o also_o the_o seat_n of_o what_o the_o greek_n call_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o liberty_n of_o will_n which_o supposition_n we_o shall_v find_v involve_v in_o unextricable_a difficulty_n 3._o for_o first_o we_o can_v conceive_v of_o any_o portion_n of_o matter_n but_o it_o be_v either_o hard_a or_o soft_a as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v hard_a all_o man_n leave_v it_o out_o as_o utter_o unlike_a to_o be_v endue_v with_o such_o cognitive_a faculty_n as_o we_o be_v conscious_a to_o ourselves_o of_o that_o which_o be_v soft_a will_v prove_v either_o opake_v pellucid_n or_o lucid_n if_o opake_v it_o can_v see_v the_o exterior_a superficies_n be_v a_o bar_n to_o the_o inward_a part_n if_o pellucid_n as_o air_n and_o water_n than_o indeed_o it_o will_v admit_v inward_o these_o particle_n and_o that_o motion_n which_o be_v the_o conveigher_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o distinction_n of_o colour_n and_o sound_v also_o will_v penetrate_v but_o this_o matter_n be_v heterogeneal_a that_o be_v to_o say_v consist_v of_o part_n of_o a_o different_a nature_n and_o office_n the_o air_n suppose_v be_v proper_a for_o sound_n and_o those_o round_a particle_n which_o cartesius_n describe_v for_o colour_n and_o light_n the_o perception_n of_o these_o object_n will_v be_v different_o lodge_v but_o there_o be_v some_o one_o thing_n in_o we_o that_o perceive_v both_o last_o if_o lucid_n there_o will_v be_v muchwhat_a the_o same_o inconvenience_n that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o opake_v for_o its_o own_o fieriness_n will_v fend_v off_o the_o gentle_a touch_n of_o external_a impress_n or_o if_o it_o be_v so_o mild_a and_o thin_a that_o it_o be_v in_o some_o measure_n diaphanous_a the_o inconvenience_n will_v again_o recurre_v that_o be_v find_v in_o the_o pellucid_n and_o in_o brief_a any_o liquid_a matter_n have_v such_o variety_n of_o particle_n in_o it_o that_o if_o the_o whole_a as_o it_o must_v be_v the_o common_a sensorium_n be_v affect_v with_o any_o impress_n from_o without_o the_o part_n thereof_o must_v be_v various_o affect_v so_o that_o no_o object_n will_v seem_v homogeneal_a as_o appear_v from_o axiom_n 22._o which_o truth_n i_o shall_v further_o illustrate_v by_o a_o homely_a but_o very_o significant_a representation_n suppose_v we_o shall_v put_v feather_n bullet_n and_o spur-rowel_n in_o a_o box_n where_o they_o shall_v lie_v intermix_o but_o close_o one_o with_o another_o upon_o any_o jog_v this_o box_n receive_v suppose_v all_o the_o stuffage_n thereof_o have_v sense_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o several_a thing_n therein_o must_v be_v different_o affect_v and_o therefore_o if_o the_o common_a sensorium_n be_v such_o there_o will_v seem_v no_o homogeneal_a object_n in_o the_o world_n or_o at_o least_o these_o several_a particle_n shall_v be_v the_o several_a receptives_n of_o the_o several_a motion_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n 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aethereal_a region_n into_o a_o humane_a body_n without_o serve_v any_o long_a apprenticeship_n in_o the_o intermediate_v air_n as_o also_o how_o the_o soul_n of_o brute_n though_o the_o earth_n be_v make_v perfect_o inept_v for_o the_o life_n of_o any_o animal_n need_v not_o lie_v for_o ever_o useless_a in_o the_o universe_n but_o such_o speculation_n as_o these_o be_v of_o so_o vast_a a_o comprehension_n and_o impenetrable_a obscurity_n that_o i_o can_v have_v the_o confidence_n to_o dwell_v any_o long_a thereon_o especial_o they_o not_o touch_v so_o essential_o our_o present_a design_n and_o be_v more_o fit_a to_o fill_v a_o volume_n themselves_o then_o to_o be_v comprise_v within_o the_o narrow_a limit_n of_o my_o now_o almost-finished_a discourse_n chap._n fourteen_o 1._o objection_n against_o the_o soul_n immortality_n from_o her_o condition_n in_o infancy_n old_a age_n sleep_v and_o sickness_n 2._o other_o objection_n take_v from_o experiment_n that_o seem_v to_o prove_v her_o 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from_o sleep_n madness_n apoplexy_n and_o other_o disease_n of_o that_o nature_n all_o which_o show_v her_o condition_n whatever_o more_o exalt_a wit_n surmise_v of_o she_o that_o she_o be_v but_o a_o poor_a mortal_a and_o corporeal_a thing_n 2._o the_o second_o objection_n be_v take_v from_o such_o experiment_n as_o be_v think_v to_o prove_v the_o soul_n divisible_a in_o the_o gross_a sense_n that_o be_v to_o say_v discerpible_a into_o piece_n and_o it_o seem_v a_o clear_a case_n in_o those_o more_o contemptible_a animal_n which_o be_v call_v infect_v especial_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o aristotle_n describe_v they_o and_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o be_v cut_v into_o piece_n each_o segment_n will_v have_v its_o motion_n and_o sense_n apart_o to_o itself_o the_o most_o notable_a instance_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v in_o the_o scolopendra_n who_o part_n aristotle_n histor._n animal_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 7._o
that_o the_o deprave_a operation_n of_o the_o soul_n argue_v her_o mortality_n as_o that_o the_o worse_a temper_n or_o figure_n or_o whatever_o more_o contemptible_a modification_n there_o be_v of_o matter_n shall_v argue_v its_o annihilation_n by_o the_o mere_a power_n of_o nature_n which_o no_o man_n that_o understand_v himself_o will_v ever_o admit_v the_o soul_n indeed_o be_v endue_v with_o several_a faculty_n and_o some_o of_o they_o very_o fatal_o passive_a such_o as_o those_o be_v that_o have_v the_o near_a commerce_n with_o matter_n and_o be_v not_o so_o absolute_o in_o she_o own_o power_n but_o that_o her_o levity_n and_o mindlesness_n of_o the_o divine_a light_n may_v bring_v she_o into_o subjection_n to_o they_o as_o all_o be_v in_o too_o sad_a a_o sort_n that_o be_v incarcerate_v in_o this_o terrestrial_a body_n but_o some_o have_v better_a luck_n than_o other_o some_o in_o this_o wild_a and_o audacious_a ramble_v from_o a_o more_o secure_a state_n of_o which_o apostasy_n if_o there_o be_v some_o that_o be_v make_v more_o tragic_a example_n than_o other_o of_o their_o straggle_a from_o their_o sovereign_a happiness_n it_o be_v but_o a_o merciful_a admonition_n of_o the_o danger_n we_o all_o have_v incur_v by_o be_v where_o we_o be_v and_o very_o few_o so_o well_o escape_v but_o that_o if_o they_o can_v examine_v their_o desire_n design_n and_o transaction_n here_o by_o that_o truth_n they_o be_v once_o master_n of_o they_o will_v very_o free_o confess_v that_o the_o mistake_n and_o error_n of_o their_o life_n be_v not_o inferior_a to_o but_o of_o worse_a consequence_n then_o those_o of_o natural_a fool_n and_o madman_n who_o all_o either_o hoot_v at_o for_o their_o folly_n or_o else_o lament_v their_o misery_n and_o questionless_a the_o soul_n of_o man_n if_o they_o be_v once_o reduce_v to_o that_o sobriety_n they_o be_v capable_a of_o will_v be_v as_o much_o ashamed_a of_o such_o desire_n and_o notion_n they_o be_v now_o whole_o engage_v in_o as_o any_o madman_n reduce_v to_o his_o right_a sense_n be_v of_o those_o freak_n he_o play_v when_o he_o be_v out_o of_o his_o wit_n 11._o but_o the_o variety_n of_o degree_n or_o kind_n of_o depravation_n in_o the_o intellective_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n her_o substance_n be_v indiscerpible_a can_v at_o all_o argue_v her_o mortality_n no_o more_o than_o the_o different_a modification_n of_o matter_n the_o annihilability_n thereof_o as_o i_o have_v already_o intimate_v nor_o need_v a_o man_n trouble_v himself_o how_o there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o sympathy_n betwixt_o body_n and_o soul_n when_o it_o be_v so_o demonstrable_a that_o there_o be_v for_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v their_o immediate_a nature_n so_o to_o be_v by_o the_o will_n and_o ordinance_n of_o he_o that_o have_v make_v all_o thing_n and_o that_o if_o matter_n have_v no_o sense_n nor_o cogitation_n itself_o as_o we_o have_v demonstrate_v it_o have_v not_o it_o have_v be_v in_o vain_a if_o god_n have_v not_o put_v forth_o into_o be_v that_o order_n of_o immaterial_a creature_n which_o we_o call_v soul_n vital_o unitable_a with_o the_o matter_n which_o therefore_o according_a to_o the_o several_a modification_n thereof_o will_v necessary_o have_v a_o different_a effect_n upon_o the_o soul_n the_o soul_n abide_v still_o as_o unperishable_a as_o the_o matter_n that_o be_v more_o mutable_a than_o she_o for_o the_o matter_n be_v dissipable_a but_o she_o utter_o indiscerpible_a chap._n xv._n 1._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o experiment_n of_o the_o scolopendra_n cut_v into_o piece_n 2._o and_o to_o the_o fly_v of_o a_o headless_a eagle_n over_o a_o barn_n as_o also_o to_o that_o of_o the_o malefactors_n head_n bite_v a_o dog_n by_o the_o ear_n 3._o a_o superaddition_n of_o a_o difficulty_n concern_v monster_n bear_v with_o two_o or_o more_o head_n and_o but_o one_o body_n and_o heart_n 4._o a_o solution_n of_o the_o difficulty_n 5._o a_o answer_n touch_v the_o seldom_o appear_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a 6._o as_o also_o concern_v the_o fear_n of_o death_n 7._o and_o a_o down-bearing_a sense_n that_o sometime_o so_o forcible_o obtrude_v upon_o we_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o soul_n mortality_n 8._o of_o the_o tragical_a pomp_n and_o dreadful_a praelude_v of_o death_n with_o some_o corroborative_n consideration_n against_o such_o sad_a spectacle_n 9_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o real_o sad_a and_o miserable_a in_o the_o universe_n unless_o to_o the_o wicked_a and_o impious_a 1._o nor_o do_v those_o instance_n in_o the_o second_o objection_n prove_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o contrary_a as_o if_o the_o soul_n itself_o be_v real_o divisible_a the_o most_o forcible_a example_n be_v that_o of_o the_o scolopendra_n the_o motion_n of_o the_o divide_a part_n be_v so_o quick_a and_o nimble_a and_o so_o last_a but_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o conceive_v that_o the_o activity_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o mechanical_a conformation_n of_o the_o piece_n of_o that_o insect_n till_o motion_n have_v dissipate_v they_o will_v as_o necessary_o make_v they_o run_v up_o and_o down_o as_o gunpowder_n in_o a_o squib_n will_v cause_v its_o motion_n and_o therefore_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o scolopendra_n will_v be_v but_o in_o one_o of_o those_o segment_n and_o uncertain_a in_o which_o but_o likely_o according_a as_o the_o segment_n be_v make_v for_o cut_v a_o wasp_n head_n off_o from_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n retire_v out_o of_o the_o head_n into_o the_o body_n but_o cut_v she_o in_o the_o waist_n leave_v the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o head_n the_o soul_n than_o retire_v into_o that_o forepart_n of_o the_o wasp_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o the_o head_n be_v cut_v off_o the_o body_n of_o the_o wasp_n will_v fly_v and_o flutter_v so_o long_o the_o soul_n be_v still_o in_o it_o and_o haply_o confer_v to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o motion_n not_o out_o of_o sense_n but_o from_o custom_n or_o nature_n as_o we_o walk_v not_o think_v of_o it_o or_o play_v of_o the_o lute_n though_o our_o mind_n be_v run_v on_o something_o else_o as_o i_o have_v note_v before_o but_o when_o the_o waist_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o head_n it_o be_v less_o wonder_n for_o then_o the_o animal_n may_v not_o be_v destitute_a of_o sense_n and_o fancy_n to_o convey_v the_o spirit_n to_o move_v the_o wing_n 2._o the_o former_a case_n will_v fit_v that_o of_o the_o headless_a eagle_n that_o fly_v over_o the_o barn_n but_o the_o man_n head_n that_o catch_v the_o dog_n by_o the_o ear_n will_v have_v more_o difficulty_n in_o it_o it_o not_o seem_v so_o perfect_o referrible_a to_o the_o latter_a case_n of_o the_o wasp_n do_v not_o we_o consider_v how_o hard_o the_o tooth_n will_v set_v in_o a_o swoon_n as_o this_o head_n therefore_o be_v gasp_v while_o the_o dog_n be_v lick_v the_o blood_n thereof_o his_o ear_n chance_v to_o dangle_v into_o the_o mouth_n of_o it_o which_o close_v together_o as_o the_o ear_n hang_v into_o it_o pinch_v it_o so_o fast_o that_o it_o can_v not_o fall_v off_o beside_o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o improbable_a especial_o consider_v that_o some_o man_n die_v upward_o and_o some_o downward_o that_o the_o soul_n may_v as_o it_o happen_v sometime_o retire_v into_o the_o head_n and_o sometime_o into_o the_o body_n in_o these_o decollation_n according_a as_o they_o be_v more_o or_o less_o replenish_v with_o spirit_n and_o by_o the_o lusty_a jump_v of_o this_o head_n it_o shall_v seem_v it_o be_v very_o full_a of_o they_o many_o such_o thing_n as_o these_o also_o may_v happen_v by_o the_o activity_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n who_o its_o like_a may_v be_v as_o busy_a in_o the_o ruin_n of_o animal_n while_o the_o spirit_n last_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o fluid_a rudiment_n of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v generate_v but_o the_o former_a answer_n be_v sufficient_a it_o be_v needless_a to_o enlarge_v ourselves_o upon_o this_o new_a theme_n 3._o to_o this_o second_o objection_n may_v have_v be_v add_v such_o monstrous_a birth_n as_o seem_v to_o imply_v the_o perceptive_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n divide_v actual_o into_o two_o or_o more_o part_n for_o aristotle_n seem_v express_o to_o affirm_v de_fw-fr generate_v animal_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 4._o that_o that_o monstrous_a birth_n that_o have_v two_o heart_n be_v two_o animal_n but_o that_o which_o have_v but_o one_o heart_n be_v but_o one_o from_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o soul_n also_o in_o that_o one-hearted_n monster_n though_o it_o have_v two_o or_o more_o head_n whence_o it_o be_v also_o evident_a that_o the_o perceptive_a part_n of_o that_o one_o soul_n must_v be_v actual_o divide_v into_o two_o or_o more_o this_o opinion_n of_o aristotle_n sennertus_n subscribe_v to_o and_o therefore_o
his_o hope_n and_o confidence_n of_o the_o soul_n safe_a passage_n into_o the_o other_o world_n and_o be_v no_o otherwise_o move_v then_o the_o more_o passionate_a spectator_n of_o some_o cunningly-contrived_n tragedy_n where_o person_n who_o either_o virtue_n or_o misfortune_n or_o both_o have_v win_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o beholder_n be_v at_o last_o see_v wallow_v in_o their_o blood_n and_o after_o some_o horrid_a groan_n and_o gasp_n lie_v stretch_v stark_o dead_a upon_o the_o stage_n but_o be_v once_o draw_v off_o find_v themselves_o well_o and_o alive_a and_o be_v ready_a to_o taste_v a_o cup_n of_o wine_n with_o their_o friend_n in_o the_o attire_v room_n to_o solace_v themselves_o real_o after_o their_o fictitious_a pang_n of_o death_n and_o leave_v the_o easy-natured_a multitude_n to_o indulge_v to_o their_o soft_a passion_n for_o a_o evil_a that_o never_o befall_v they_o 9_o the_o fear_n and_o abhorrency_n therefore_o we_o have_v of_o death_n and_o the_o sorrow_n that_o accompany_v it_o be_v no_o argument_n but_o that_o we_o may_v live_v after_o it_o and_o be_v but_o due_a affection_n for_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v spectator_n of_o the_o great_a tragicomedy_n of_o the_o world_n the_o whole_a plot_n whereof_o be_v contrive_v by_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o goodness_n we_o can_v but_o surmise_v that_o the_o most_o sad_a representation_n be_v but_o a_o show_n but_o the_o delight_n real_a to_o such_o as_o be_v not_o wicked_a and_o impious_a and_o that_o what_o the_o ignorant_a call_v evil_a in_o this_o universe_n be_v but_o as_o the_o shadowy_a stroke_n in_o a_o fair_a picture_n or_o the_o mournful_a note_n in_o music_n by_o which_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o one_o be_v more_o lively_a and_o express_a and_o the_o melody_n of_o the_o other_o more_o please_a and_o melt_v chap._n xvi_o 1._o that_o that_o which_o we_o proper_o be_v be_v both_o sensitive_a and_o intellectual_a 2._o what_o be_v the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o soul_n be_v one._n 3._o that_o if_o there_o be_v but_o one_o soul_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v both_o rational_a and_o sensitive_a 4._o the_o most_o favourable_a representation_n of_o their_o opinion_n that_o hold_v but_o one._n 5._o a_o confutation_n of_o the_o forego_n representation_n 6._o a_o reply_n to_o the_o confutation_n 7._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o reply_n 8._o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v not_o proper_o any_o ray_n either_o of_o god_n or_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n 9_o and_o yet_o if_o she_o be_v so_o it_o will_v be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o her_o immortality_n whence_o the_o folly_n of_o pomponatius_n be_v note_v 10._o a_o further_a animadversion_n upon_o pomponatius_n his_o folly_n in_o admit_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o remote_a intelligency_n and_o deny_v particular_a immaterial_a substance_n in_o man_n and_o brute_n 1._o as_o for_o the_o last_o objection_n or_o rather_o subterfuge_n of_o such_o as_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o find_v their_o soul_n immortal_a pretend_v indeed_o they_o have_v none_o distinct_a from_o that_o one_o universal_a soul_n of_o the_o world_n whereby_o notwithstanding_o they_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o operation_n we_o be_v conscious_a to_o ourselves_o of_o of_o reason_n and_o other_o faculty_n can_v be_v without_o one_o we_o shall_v easy_o discover_v either_o the_o falseness_n or_o unserviceableness_n of_o this_o conceit_n for_o their_o design_n who_o will_v so_o fain_o slink_v out_o of_o be_v after_o the_o mad_a freak_n they_o have_v play_v in_o this_o life_n for_o it_o be_v manifest_o true_a that_o a_o man_n be_v most_o proper_o that_o whatever_o it_o be_v that_o animadvert_v in_o he_o for_o that_o be_v such_o a_o operation_n that_o no_o be_v but_o himself_o can_v do_v it_o for_o he_o and_o that_o which_o animadvert_v in_o we_o do_v not_o only_o perceive_v and_o take_v notice_n of_o its_o intellectual_a and_o rational_a operation_n but_o of_o all_o sensation_n whatsoever_o that_o we_o be_v conscious_a of_o whether_o they_o terminate_v in_o our_o body_n or_o on_o some_o outward_a object_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o that_o which_o we_o be_v be_v both_o sensitive_a and_o intellectual_a 2._o now_o if_o we_o right_o consider_v what_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o true_a and_o usual_a notion_n of_o the_o unity_n of_o a_o soul_n it_o be_v very_o manifest_a that_o the_o animadversive_a thereof_o be_v but_o one_o and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o sensation_n nor_o perception_n of_o any_o kind_n in_o the_o soul_n but_o what_o be_v communicate_v to_o and_o perceive_v by_o the_o whole_a animadversive_a 3._o which_o thing_n be_v premise_v it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o if_o there_o be_v but_o one_o soul_n in_o the_o world_n that_o soul_n be_v both_o rational_a and_o sensitive_a and_o that_o there_o can_v be_v any_o pain_n pleasure_n or_o speculation_n in_o one_o man_n soul_n but_o the_o same_o will_v be_v in_o all_o nay_o that_o a_o man_n can_v lash_v a_o dog_n or_o spur_v a_o horse_n but_o himself_o will_v feel_v the_o smart_n of_o it_o which_o be_v flat_o against_o all_o experience_n and_o therefore_o palpable_o false_a of_o this_o wild_a supposition_n i_o have_v speak_v so_o full_o in_o my_o poem_n that_o i_o need_v add_v nothing_o here_o in_o this_o place_n have_v sufficient_o confute_v it_o there_o 4._o but_o not_o to_o cut_v they_o so_o very_o short_a let_v we_o imagine_v the_o most_o favourable_a contrivance_n of_o their_o opinion_n we_o can_v and_o conceit_n that_o though_o this_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n be_v of_o itself_o every_o where_o alike_o and_o that_o the_o animadversive_a faculty_n be_v in_o it_o all_o in_o like_a vigour_n yet_o it_o be_v engage_v in_o severally-tempered_n body_n animadversion_n be_v confine_v to_o that_o part_n of_o matter_n only_o which_o it_o actuate_v and_o be_v stupid_a and_o unsensible_a of_o all_o other_o operation_n whether_o sensitive_a or_o intellectual_a that_o be_v transact_v by_o she_o without_o in_o other_o person_n a_o thing_n very_o hard_o to_o conceive_v and_o quite_o repugnant_a to_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o unity_n of_o a_o soul_n not_o to_o be_v conscious_a to_o herself_o of_o her_o own_o perception_n but_o let_v it_o pass_v for_o a_o possibility_n and_o let_v we_o suppose_v that_o one_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n inform_v one_o man_n and_o another_o another_o or_o at_o least_o some_o vital_a ray_n there_o yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o opinion_n will_v be_v encumber_v with_o very_o harsh_a difficulty_n for_o if_o several_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n inform_v several_a part_n of_o the_o matter_n when_o a_o man_n change_v his_o place_n he_o either_o tear_n one_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n from_o another_o or_o else_o change_v soul_n every_o step_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o he_o change_v not_o his_o wit_n too_o and_o lose_v his_o memory_n unless_o they_o will_v say_v that_o every_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n upon_o the_o application_n of_o a_o new_a body_n act_n just_a so_o in_o it_o as_o that_o part_n act_v which_o it_o leave_v if_o there_o be_v no_o change_n or_o alteration_n thereof_o whence_o every_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n will_v have_v the_o selfsame_a thought_n error_n truth_n remembrance_n pain_n pleasure_n that_o the_o part_n have_v the_o body_n new_o leave_v so_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v always_o fancy_v it_o be_v himself_o wherever_o he_o go_v though_o this_o self_n be_v nothing_o but_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n act_v in_o such_o a_o particular_a body_n and_o retain_v and_o renew_v to_o herself_o the_o memory_n of_o all_o accident_n impression_n motion_n and_o cogitation_n she_o have_v the_o perception_n of_o in_o this_o particular_a piece_n of_o organise_v matter_n this_o be_v the_o most_o advantageous_a representation_n of_o this_o opinion_n that_o can_v possible_o be_v excogitated_a but_o i_o leave_v it_o to_o those_o that_o love_v to_o amuse_v themselves_o in_o such_o mystery_n to_o try_v if_o they_o can_v make_v any_o good_a sense_n of_o it_o 5._o and_o he_o that_o can_v fancy_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n possible_a i_o will_v demand_v of_o he_o upon_o this_o supposition_n who_o himself_o be_v and_o he_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o he_o be_v a_o be_v perceptive_a and_o animadversive_a which_o the_o body_n be_v not_o and_o therefore_o that_o himself_o be_v not_o the_o body_n wherefore_o he_o be_v that_o in_o he_o which_o be_v proper_o call_v soul_n but_o not_o its_o operation_n for_o the_o former_a reason_n because_o they_o perceive_v nothing_o but_o the_o soul_n perceive_v they_o in_o exert_v they_o nor_o the_o faculty_n for_o they_o perceive_v not_o one_o another_o operation_n but_o that_o which_o be_v a_o man_n self_n perceive_v they_o all_o wherefore_o he_o must_v say_v he_o be_v the_o soul_n and_o there_o be_v but_o one_o soul_n
vehicle_n be_v the_o direction_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o particle_n thereof_o 8._o that_o she_o may_v also_o add_v or_o diminish_v motion_n in_o her_o aethereal_a 9_o how_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o vehicle_n confer_v to_o the_o quickness_n of_o sense_n and_o knowledge_n 10._o of_o the_o soul_n power_n of_o change_v the_o temper_n of_o her_o aerial_a vehicle_n 11._o as_o also_o the_o shape_n thereof_o 12._o the_o plainness_n of_o the_o last_o axiom_n 326_o chap._n 2._o 1._o of_o the_o dimension_n of_o the_o soul_n consider_v bare_o in_o herself_o 2._o of_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o soul_n dimension_n 3._o of_o the_o heterogeneity_n of_o her_o essence_n 4._o that_o there_o be_v a_o heterogeneity_n in_o her_o plastic_a part_n distinct_a from_o the_o perceptive_a 5._o of_o the_o act_n of_o this_o plastic_a part_n in_o her_o frame_n of_o the_o vehicle_n 6._o the_o excellency_n of_o des-cartes_n his_o philosophy_n 7._o that_o the_o vehicles_n of_o ghost_n have_v as_o much_o of_o solid_a corporeal_a substance_n in_o they_o as_o the_o body_n of_o men._n 8._o the_o folly_n of_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n evince_v 9_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o matter_n of_o body_n in_o the_o other_o state_n above_o this_o 340_o chap._n 3._o 1._o that_o the_o natural_a abode_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n be_v the_o air_n 2._o that_o she_o can_v quit_v the_o aerial_a region_n till_o the_o aethereal_a congruity_n of_o life_n be_v awaken_v in_o she_o 3._o that_o all_o soul_n be_v not_o in_o the_o same_o region_n of_o the_o air_n 4._o cardan_n conceit_n of_o place_v all_o daemon_n in_o the_o upper_a region_n 5._o the_o use_n of_o this_o conceit_n for_o the_o show_v the_o reason_n of_o their_o seldom_o appear_v 6._o that_o this_o phaenomenon_n be_v salve_v by_o a_o more_o rational_a hypothesis_n 7._o a_o further_a confutation_n of_o cardan_n opinion_n 8._o more_o tend_v to_o the_o same_o scope_n 9_o the_o original_a of_o cardan_n error_n concern_v the_o remote_a operation_n of_o daemon_n 10._o a_o objection_n how_o daemon_n and_o soul_n separate_v can_v be_v in_o this_o low_a region_n where_o wind_n and_o tempest_n be_v so_o frequent_a 11._o a_o preparation_n to_o a_o answer_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o wind_n 12._o particular_a answer_n to_o the_o objection_n 13._o a_o further_a answer_n from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o statick_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n 14._o another_o from_o the_o sudden_a power_n of_o actuate_a her_o vehicle_n 15._o what_o incommodation_n she_o suffer_v from_o hail_n rain_n etc._n etc._n 350_o chap._n 4._o 1._o that_o the_o soul_n once_o have_v quit_v this_o earthly_a body_n become_v a_o daemon_n 2._o of_o the_o external_n sense_n of_o the_o soul_n separate_v their_o number_n and_o limit_n in_o the_o vehicle_n 3._o of_o sight_n in_o a_o vehicle_n organise_v and_o unorganize_v 4._o how_o daemon_n and_o separate_a soul_n hear_v and_o see_v at_o a_o vast_a distance_n and_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o though_o they_o may_v so_o easy_o hear_v or_o see_v we_o we_o may_v neither_o see_v nor_o hear_v they_o 5._o that_o they_o have_v hear_v as_o well_o as_o sight_n 6._o of_o the_o touch_n smell_v taste_n and_o nourishment_n of_o daemon_n 7._o the_o external_a employment_n that_o the_o genii_n and_o soul_n decease_v may_v have_v out_o of_o the_o body_n 8._o that_o the_o action_n of_o separate_a soul_n in_o reference_n to_o we_o be_v mostwhat_a conformable_a to_o their_o life_n here_o on_o earth_n 9_o what_o their_o entertainment_n be_v in_o reference_n to_o themselves_o 10._o the_o distinction_n of_o order_n of_o daemon_n from_o the_o place_n they_o most_o frequent_a 364_o chap._n 5._o 1._o that_o the_o separate_a soul_n spend_v not_o all_o her_o time_n in_o solitude_n 2._o that_o her_o converse_n with_o we_o seem_v more_o intelligible_a than_o that_o with_o the_o genii_fw-la 3._o how_o the_o genii_n may_v be_v visible_a one_o to_o another_o though_o they_o be_v to_o we_o invisible_a 4._o of_o their_o approach_n and_o of_o the_o limit_n of_o their_o swiftness_n of_o motion_n 5._o and_o how_o they_o far_o exceed_v we_o in_o celerity_n 6._o of_o the_o figure_n or_o shape_n of_o their_o vehicles_n and_o of_o their_o privacy_n when_o they_o will_v be_v invisible_a 7._o that_o they_o can_v well_o converse_v in_o a_o mere_a simple_a orbicular_a form_n 8._o that_o they_o converse_v in_o humane_a shape_n at_o least_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o they_o 9_o whether_o the_o shape_n they_o be_v in_o proceed_v mere_o from_o the_o imperium_fw-la of_o their_o will_n and_o fancy_n or_o be_v regulate_v by_o a_o natural_a character_n of_o the_o plastic_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n 10._o that_o the_o personal_a shape_n of_o a_o soul_n or_o genius_n be_v partly_o from_o the_o will_n and_o partly_o from_o the_o plastic_a power_n 11._o that_o consider_v how_o the_o soul_n organize_v the_o foetus_fw-la in_o the_o womb_n and_o move_v our_o limb_n at_o pleasure_n it_o be_v a_o wonder_n if_o spirit_n shall_v not_o have_v such_o command_n over_o their_o vehicles_n as_o be_v believe_v 12._o a_o further_a argument_n from_o a_o excessive_a virtue_n some_o have_v give_v to_o imagination_n 376_o chap._n 6._o 1._o more_o credible_a instance_n of_o the_o effect_n of_o imagination_n 2._o a_o special_a and_o peculiar_a instance_n in_o signature_n of_o the_o foetus_fw-la 3._o that_o what_o fienus_n grant_v who_o have_v so_o cautious_o bound_v the_o power_n of_o fancy_n be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o present_a purpose_n 4._o example_n approve_v of_o by_o fienus_n 5._o certain_a example_n reject_v by_o he_o and_o yet_o approve_v of_o by_o fernelius_n and_o sennertus_n 6._o three_o not_o orious_a story_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o mother_n imagination_n on_o the_o foetus_fw-la out_o of_o helmont_n 7._o a_o conjectural_a inference_n from_o those_o story_n what_o influence_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n have_v in_o all_o plastic_a operation_n 8._o a_o further_a confirmation_n of_o the_o conjecture_n from_o signature_n on_o the_o foetus_fw-la 9_o a_o application_n thereof_o to_o the_o transfiguration_n of_o the_o vehicles_n of_o daemon_n 387_o chap._n 7._o 1._o three_o notable_a example_n of_o signature_n reject_v by_o fienus_n 2._o and_o yet_o so_o far_o allow_v for_o possible_a as_o will_v fit_v our_o design_n 3._o that_o helmont_n cherry_n and_o licetus_n his_o crabfish_n be_v shrewd_a argument_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n have_v to_o do_v with_o all_o efformation_n of_o both_o animal_n and_o plant_n 4._o a_o example_n of_o a_o most_o exact_a and_o lively_a signature_n out_o of_o kircher_n 5._o with_o his_o judgement_n thereupon_o 6._o another_o example_n out_o of_o he_o of_o a_o child_n with_o gray_a hair_n 7._o a_o application_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v hitherto_o concern_v the_o signature_n of_o the_o foetus_fw-la to_o the_o transfiguration_n of_o the_o airy_a vehicles_n of_o separate_a soul_n and_o daemon_n 8._o of_o their_o personal_a transformation_n visible_a to_o we_o 398_o chap._n 8._o 1._o that_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o genii_n converse_v in_o humane_a shape_n the_o base_a sometime_o in_o bestial_a 2._o how_o they_o be_v dispose_v to_o turn_v themselves_o into_o several_a bestial_a form_n 3._o of_o psellus_n his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o igneous_a splendour_n of_o daemon_n how_o they_o be_v make_v 4._o that_o the_o external_a beauty_n of_o the_o genii_n be_v according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o the_o inward_a virtue_n of_o their_o mind_n 5._o that_o their_o aerial_a form_n need_v not_o be_v pure_o transparent_a but_o more_o fine_o opake_v and_o colour_v 6._o that_o there_o be_v a_o distinction_n of_o masculine_a and_o feminine_a beauty_n in_o their_o personal_a figuration_n 407_o chap._n 9_o 1._o a_o general_a account_n of_o the_o mutual_a entertain_v of_o the_o genii_fw-la in_o the_o other_o world_n 2._o of_o their_o philosophical_a and_o political_a conference_n 3._o of_o their_o religious_a exercise_n 4._o of_o the_o innocent_a pastime_n and_o recreation_n of_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o they_o 5._o a_o confirmation_n thereof_o from_o the_o conventicle_n of_o witch_n 6._o whether_o the_o pure_a daemon_n have_v their_o time_n of_o repast_n or_o no._n 7._o whence_o the_o bad_a genii_n have_v their_o food_n 8._o of_o the_o food_n and_o feast_n of_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o genii_n 414_o chap._n 10._o 1._o how_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o define_v any_o thing_n concern_v the_o aerial_a or_o aethereal_a elysium_n 2._o that_o there_o be_v political_a order_n and_o law_n among_o these_o airy_a daemon_n 3._o that_o this_o chain_n of_o government_n reach_v down_o from_o the_o high_a aethereal_a power_n through_o the_o aerial_a to_o the_o very_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n 4._o the_o great_a security_n we_o live_v in_o thereby_o 5._o how_o easy_o detectible_a and_o punishable_a wicked_a spirit_n be_v