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a_o spirit_n may_v be_v say_v to_o subsist_v by_o themselves_o though_o they_o can_v subsist_v separate_a and_o so_o be_v substance_n still_o sect_n xxvii_o that_o the_o mutual_a independency_n of_o the_o part_n of_o a_o extend_a substance_n may_v be_v understand_v in_o a_o twofold_a sense_n with_o a_o answer_n thereto_o take_v in_o the_o first_o sense_n thereof_o but_o what_o they_o mean_v by_o that_o mutual_a independency_n of_o part_n i_o do_v not_o full_o understand_v but_o i_o sufficient_o conceive_v that_o one_o of_o these_o two_o thing_n must_v be_v hint_v thereby_o viz._n either_o that_o they_o be_v not_o mutual_a and_o effectual_a cause_n to_o one_o another_o of_o their_o exi_n or_o that_o their_o existence_n be_v understand_v to_o be_v connect_v by_o no_o necessary_a condition_n at_o all_o and_o as_o for_o the_o former_a sense_n i_o willing_o confess_v those_o part_n which_o they_o fancy_n in_o a_o spirit_n be_v not_o mutual_a cause_n of_o one_o another_o existence_n but_o so_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o do_v most_o firm_o deny_v that_o it_o will_v thence_o follow_v that_o they_o may_v be_v discerp_v and_o thus_o discerpt_v be_v separately_z conserve_v no_o more_o than_o the_o intelligible_a part_n of_o a_o physical_a monad_n which_o be_v divide_v into_o two_o by_o our_o reason_n or_o intellect_n which_o sure_o be_v no_o mutual_a cause_n of_o one_o another_o existence_n or_o the_o member_n of_o the_o distribution_n of_o a_o metaphysical_a monad_n according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o holenmerians_n viz._n the_o soul_n total_o be_v in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o body_n which_o no_o man_n in_o his_o wit_n can_v ever_o hope_v that_o they_o may_v be_v discerp_v although_o the_o say_a member_n of_o the_o division_n be_v not_o the_o mutual_a cause_n of_o one_o another_o existence_n for_o they_o be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o soul_n which_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o itself_o but_o be_v whole_o and_o entire_o cause_v by_o god_n but_o 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samuel_n soul_n in_o his_o wont_a shape_n and_o habit_n p._n 173._o he_o must_v mâ—…an_v his_o soul_n without_o the_o body_n or_o else_o it_o be_v the_o same_o again_o and_o if_o he_o mean_v without_o any_o body_n i_o be_o none_o of_o those_o that_o mean_v with_o he_o it_o be_v most_o â—…ully_o and_o plain_o prove_v by_o those_o excellent_a man_n dr._n c_o and_o dr._n m_o that_o soul_n depart_v be_v embody_v in_o aerial_a or_o aetherial_a vehicles_n and_o they_o have_v large_o show_v that_o this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o great_a philosopher_n and_o most_o ancient_a and_o learned_a father_n and_o agreeable_a it_o be_v to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o high_a reason_n and_o philosophy_n as_o i_o may_v have_v another_o occasion_n to_o show_v now_o samuel_n appear_v here_o to_o saul_n in_o this_o his_o more_o pure_a aerial_a or_o aetherial_a body_n which_o he_o can_v form_v into_o such_o a_o appearance_n and_o habit_n as_o he_o have_v in_o the_o terrestrial_a against_o the_o 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it_o so_o that_o i_o suppose_v a_o man_n may_v free_o and_o without_o offence_n declare_v his_o judgement_n though_o it_o happen_v to_o be_v different_a from_o mr._n webster_n sect_n xxiv_o three_o argument_n of_o mr._n webster_n against_o the_o appear_a of_o the_o soul_n of_o samuel_n propose_v and_o answer_v wherefore_o to_o his_o argument_n first_o he_o can_v not_o say_v he_o come_v whether_o god_n will_v or_o no._n right_a second_o he_o will_v not_o run_v on_o a_o errand_n without_o god_n consent_n no_o doubt_n three_o that_o god_n do_v not_o command_v he_o he_o say_v be_v most_o certain_a here_o i_o must_v stop_v how_o do_v that_o appear_v to_o be_v so_o certain_a why_o they_o never_o be_v employ_v in_o ministry_n here_o below_o because_o never_o create_v sor_n any_o such_o end_n or_o purpose_n p._n 173._o they_o be_v never_o employ_v in_o ministry_n here_o below_o what_o think_v he_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o moses_n and_o elias_n at_o the_o transfiguration_n on_o the_o mount_n be_v 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that_o there_o be_v little_o more_o to_o be_v say_v to_o purpose_n which_o may_v not_o by_o the_o improvement_n of_o my_o consideration_n be_v easy_o answer_v and_o i_o be_o yet_o the_o more_o fortify_v in_o my_o conceit_n because_o i_o have_v since_o the_o former_a edition_n of_o this_o book_n send_v to_o several_a acute_a and_o ingenious_a person_n of_o my_o acquaintance_n to_o beg_v their_o objection_n or_o those_o they_o have_v hear_v from_o other_o against_o my_o discourse_n or_o relation_n that_o i_o may_v consider_v they_o in_o this_o but_o i_o can_v procure_v none_o save_v only_o those_o few_o i_o have_v now_o discuss_v most_o of_o my_o friend_n tell_v i_o that_o they_o have_v not_o meet_v with_o any_o that_o need_v or_o deserve_v my_o notice_n sect_n xix_o by_o all_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o there_o be_v witch_n in_o ancient_a time_n under_o the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o law_n and_o that_o there_o be_v such_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o gospel_n also_o will_v not_o be_v much_o more_o difficult_a to_o make_v good_a i_o have_v a_o late_a occasion_n to_o say_v something_o about_o this_o in_o a_o letter_n to_o a_o person_n of_o the_o high_a honour_n from_o which_o i_o shall_v now_o borrow_v some_o thing_n to_o my_o present_a purpose_n i_o say_v then_o two_o that_o there_o be_v compact_n with_o evil_a spirit_n in_o those_o time_n also_o be_v methinks_v intimate_v strong_o in_o that_o say_n of_o the_o jew_n concern_v our_o saviour_n that_o he_o cast_v out_o devil_n by_o beelzebub_n in_o his_o return_n to_o which_o he_o deny_v not_o the_o supposition_n or_o possibility_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o general_a but_o clear_v himself_o by_o a_o appeal_n to_o the_o action_n of_o their_o own_o child_n who_o they_o will_v not_o tax_v so_o severe_o and_o i_o can_v very_o well_o understand_v why_o those_o time_n shall_v be_v
which_o we_o call_v a_o fancy_n or_o imagination_n and_o if_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o outward_a sense_n be_v shut_v out_o by_o sleep_n or_o melancholy_n in_o either_o case_n we_o believe_v those_o representation_n to_o be_v real_a and_o external_a transaction_n when_o they_o be_v only_o within_o our_o head_n thus_o it_o be_v in_o enthusiasm_n and_o dream_n and_o beside_o these_o cause_n of_o the_o motion_n which_o sâ—…ir_a imagination_n there_o be_v little_a doubt_n but_o that_o spirit_n good_a or_o bad_a can_v so_o move_v the_o instrument_n of_o sense_n in_o the_o brain_n as_o to_o awake_v such_o imagination_n as_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o excite_v and_o the_o imagination_n have_v a_o mighty_a influence_n upon_o the_o affection_n and_o they_o upon_o the_o will_n and_o external_a action_n it_o be_v very_o easy_a to_o conceive_v how_o good_a angel_n may_v stir_v we_o up_o to_o religion_n and_o virtue_n and_o the_o evil_a one_o tempt_v we_o to_o lewdness_n and_o vice_n viz._n by_o representment_n that_o they_o make_v upon_o the_o stage_n of_o imagination_n which_o invite_v our_o affection_n and_o allure_v though_o they_o can_v compel_v our_o will_n this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v a_o intelligible_a account_n of_o temptation_n and_o also_o of_o angelical_a encouragement_n and_o perhaps_o this_o be_v the_o only_a way_n of_o immediate_a influence_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o other_o world_n have_v upon_o we_o and_o by_o it_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o dream_n both_o monitory_a and_o temperamental_a enthusiasm_n fanatic_a ecstasy_n and_o the_o like_a as_o i_o suggest_v thus_o sir_n to_z the_o first_o but_o the_o other_o pretence_n also_o must_v be_v examine_v sect_n xx._n 2_o miracle_n be_v cease_v therefore_o the_o presume_a action_n of_o witchcraft_n be_v tale_n and_o illusion_n to_o make_v a_o due_a return_n to_o this_o we_o must_v consider_v a_o great_a and_o difficult_a problem_n which_o be_v what_o be_v a_o real_a miracle_n and_o for_o answer_v to_o this_o weighty_a question_n i_o think_v 1._o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o strangeness_n or_o unaccountableness_n of_o the_o thing_n do_v simple_o from_o whence_o we_o be_v to_o conclude_v a_o miracle_n for_o then_o we_o be_v so_o to_o account_v of_o all_o the_o magnalia_fw-la of_o nature_n and_o all_o the_o mystery_n of_o those_o honest_a art_n which_o we_o do_v not_o understand_v nor_o 2_o be_v this_o the_o criterion_n of_o a_o miracle_n that_o it_o be_v a_o action_n or_o event_n beyond_o all_o natural_a power_n for_o we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o extent_n and_o bound_n of_o nature_n sphere_n and_o possibility_n and_o if_o this_o be_v the_o character_n and_o essential_a mark_n of_o a_o miracle_n we_o can_v not_o know_v what_o be_v so_o except_o we_o can_v determine_v the_o extent_n of_o natural_a causality_n and_o six_o their_o bound_n and_o be_v able_a to_o say_v to_o nature_n hitherto_o can_v thou_o go_v and_o no_o further_o and_o he_o that_o make_v this_o his_o measure_n whereby_o to_o judge_v a_o miracle_n be_v himself_o the_o great_a miracle_n of_o knowledge_n or_o immodesty_n beside_o though_o a_o essect_v may_v transcend_v real_o all_o the_o power_n of_o mere_a nature_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o world_n of_o spirit_n that_o must_v be_v take_v into_o our_o account_n and_o as_o to_o they_o also_o i_o say_v 3_o every_o thing_n be_v not_o a_o miracle_n that_o be_v do_v by_o agent_n supernatural_a there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o evil_a spirit_n can_v make_v wonderful_a combination_n of_o natural_a cause_n and_o perhaps_o perform_v many_o thing_n immediate_o which_o be_v prodigious_a and_o beyond_o the_o long_a line_n of_o nature_n but_o yet_o these_o be_v not_o therefore_o to_o be_v call_v miracle_n for_o they_o be_v sacred_a wonder_n and_o suppose_v the_o power_n to_o be_v divine_a but_o how_o shall_v the_o power_n be_v know_v to_o be_v so_o when_o we_o so_o little_o understand_v the_o capacity_n and_o extent_n of_o the_o ability_n of_o low_a agent_n the_o answer_n to_o this_o question_n will_v discover_v the_o criterion_n of_o miracle_n which_o must_v be_v suppose_v to_o have_v all_o the_o former_a particular_n they_o be_v unaccountable_a beyond_o the_o power_n of_o mere_a nature_n and_o do_v by_o agent_n supernatural_a and_o to_o these_o must_v be_v superad_v 4_o that_o they_o have_v peculiar_a circumstance_n that_o speak_v they_o of_o a_o divine_a original_a their_o mediate_a author_n declare_v they_o to_o be_v so_o and_o they_o be_v always_o person_n of_o simplicity_n truth_n and_o holiness_n void_a of_o ambition_n and_o all_o secular_a design_n they_o seldom_o use_v ceremony_n or_o natural_a application_n and_o yet_o surmount_v all_o the_o activity_n of_o know_a nature_n they_o work_v those_o wonder_n not_o to_o raise_v admiration_n or_o out_o of_o the_o vanity_n to_o be_v talk_v of_o but_o to_o seal_v and_o confirm_v some_o divine_a doctrine_n or_o commission_n in_o which_o the_o good_a and_o happiness_n of_o the_o world_n be_v concern_v i_o say_v by_o such_o circumstance_n as_o these_o wonderful_a action_n be_v know_v to_o be_v from_o a_o divine_a cause_n and_o that_o make_v and_o distinguish_v a_o miracle_n and_o thus_o i_o be_o prepare_v for_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n to_o which_o i_o make_v this_o brief_a return_n that_o though_o witch_n by_o their_o confederate_a spirit_n do_v those_o odd_a and_o astonish_a thing_n we_o believe_v of_o they_o yet_o be_v they_o no_o miracle_n there_o be_v evidence_n enough_o from_o the_o badness_n of_o their_o life_n and_o the_o ridiculous_a ceremony_n of_o their_o performance_n from_o their_o malice_n and_o mischievous_a design_n that_o the_o power_n that_o work_v and_o the_o end_n for_o which_o those_o thing_n be_v do_v be_v not_o divine_a but_o diabolical_a and_o by_o singular_a providence_n they_o be_v not_o ordinary_o permit_v as_o much_o as_o to_o pretend_v to_o any_o new_a sacred_a discovery_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n or_o 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and_o some_o a_o impostor_n but_o other_o again_o adore_v he_o as_o a_o apostle_n i_o confess_v i_o think_v the_o man_n be_v free_a from_o all_o design_n of_o a_o very_a agreeable_a conversation_n not_o addict_v to_o any_o vice_n nor_o to_o any_o sect_n or_o party_n but_o be_v i_o believe_v a_o sincere_a protestant_n i_o be_v three_o week_n together_o with_o he_o at_o my_o lord_n conwayes_o and_o see_v he_o i_o think_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o a_o thousand_o person_n and_o real_o there_o be_v something_o in_o it_o more_o than_o ordinary_a but_o i_o be_o convince_v it_o be_v not_o miraculous_a i_o have_v see_v pain_n strange_o sly_a before_o his_o hand_n till_o he_o have_v chase_v they_o out_o of_o the_o body_n dimness_n clear_v and_o deafness_n cure_v by_o his_o touch_n twenty_o person_n at_o several_a time_n in_o fit_n of_o the_o fall_v sickness_n be_v in_o two_o or_o three_o minute_n bring_v to_o themselves_o so_o as_o to_o tell_v where_o their_o pain_n be_v and_o then_o he_o have_v pursue_v it_o till_o he_o have_v drive_v it_o out_o at_o some_o extreme_a part_n run_v sore_n of_o the_o king_n evil_a dry_v up_o and_o kernel_n bring_v to_o a_o suppuration_n by_o his_o hand_n grievous_a sore_n of_o many_o month_n date_n in_o few_o day_n heal_v obstruction_n and_o stop_n remove_v cancerous_a knot_n in_o the_o breast_n dissolve_v etc._n etc._n but_o yet_o i_o have_v many_o reason_n to_o persuade_v i_o that_o nothing_o of_o all_o this_o be_v miraculous_a he_o pretend_v not_o to_o give_v testimony_n to_o any_o doctrine_n the_o manner_n of_o his_o operation_n speak_v it_o to_o be_v natural_a the_o cure_n seldom_o succeed_v without_o reiterated_a touch_n his_o patient_n often_o relapse_n he_o fail_v frequent_o he_o can_v do_v nothing_o where_o there_o be_v any_o decay_n in_o nature_n and_o many_o distemper_n be_v not_o at_o all_o obedient_a to_o
the_o soul_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o his_o treatise_n de_fw-fr mente_fw-la humana_fw-la while_o he_o declare_v the_o opinion_n of_o marcilius_n ficinus_fw-la concern_v the_o manner_n how_o the_o soul_n actuate_v the_o body_n in_o marsilius_n his_o own_o word_n and_o do_v of_o his_o own_o accord_n assent_v to_o his_o opinion_n what_o therefore_o do_v these_o form_n to_o the_o body_n when_o they_o communicate_v to_o it_o their_o esse_fw-la they_o thorough_o penetrate_v it_o with_o their_o essence_n they_o bequeath_v the_o virtue_n of_o their_o essence_n to_o it_o but_o now_o whereas_o the_o esse_fw-la be_v deduce_v from_o the_o essence_n and_o the_o operation_n flow_v from_o the_o virtue_n by_o conjoin_v the_o essence_n they_o impart_v the_o esse_fw-la by_o bequeath_v the_o virtue_n they_o communicate_v the_o operation_n so_o that_o out_o of_o the_o congress_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n there_o be_v make_v one_o animal_n esse_fw-la one_o operation_n thus_o he_o the_o soul_n with_o her_o essence_n penetrate_v and_o pervade_v the_o whole_a body_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o where_o the_o body_n be_v but_o nowhere_o in_o the_o universe_n with_o what_o manifest_a repugnancy_n therefore_o to_o their_o other_o assertion_n the_o nullibist_n hold_v this_o ridiculous_a conclusion_n we_o have_v sufficient_o see_v and_o how_o weak_a their_o chief_a prop_n be_v that_o whatever_o be_v extend_v be_v material_a which_o be_v not_o only_o confute_v by_o irresragable_a argument_n chap._n 6_o 7_o and_o 8._o enchirid._n metaphys_n but_o we_o have_v here_o also_o by_o so_o clear_o prove_v that_o all_o spirit_n be_v somewhere_o utter_o subvert_v it_o even_o from_o that_o very_a concession_n or_o opinion_n of_o the_o nullibist_n themselves_o who_o concede_fw-la or_o aver_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v somewhere_o be_v extend_v which_o spirit_n be_v and_o yet_o be_v not_o material_a sect_n vii_o the_o more_o light_a reason_n of_o the_o nullibist_n whereby_o they_o will_v confirm_v their_o opinion_n the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v that_o the_o soul_n think_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v nowhere_o but_o we_o will_v not_o pass_v by_o their_o more_o slight_a reason_n in_o so_o great_a a_o matter_n or_o rather_o so_o monstrous_a of_o which_o the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n think_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v nowhere_o nor_o have_v any_o relation_n to_o place_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o logical_a place_n or_o ubi_fw-la of_o which_o sort_n be_v many_o truth_n as_o well_o moral_a as_o theological_n and_o logical_a which_o be_v of_o such_o a_o nature_n that_o they_o be_v nowhere_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n which_o conceive_v they_o be_v necessary_o nowhere_o also_o but_o how_o crazy_o and_o inconsequent_o they_o collect_v that_o the_o humane_a soul_n be_v nowhere_o for_o that_o it_o think_v of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v nowhere_o may_v be_v apparent_a to_o any_o one_o srom_n hence_o and_o especial_o to_o the_o nullibist_n themselves_o because_o from_o the_o same_o reason_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v somewhere_o because_o sometime_o if_o not_o always_o in_o a_o manner_n it_o think_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v somewhere_o as_o all_o material_a thing_n be_v which_o yet_o they_o dare_v not_o grant_v because_o it_o will_v plain_o follow_v from_o thence_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n that_o the_o mind_n or_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v extend_v and_o so_o will_v become_v corporeal_a and_o devoid_a of_o all_o cogitation_n but_o beside_o these_o thing_n which_o they_o say_v be_v nowhere_o namely_o certain_a moral_a logical_a and_o theological_a truth_n be_v real_o somewhere_o viz._n in_o the_o soul_n itself_o which_o conceive_v they_o but_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n as_o we_o prove_v above_o whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o soul_n and_o those_o truth_n which_o she_o conceive_v be_v as_o well_o somewhere_o as_o the_o body_n itself_o i_o grant_v that_o some_o truth_n as_o they_o be_v representation_n neither_o respect_n time_n nor_o place_n in_o whatever_o sense_n but_o as_o they_o be_v operation_n and_o therefore_o modes_n of_o some_o subject_a or_o substance_n they_o can_v be_v otherwise_o conceive_v than_o in_o some_o substance_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v no_o substance_n which_o have_v not_o some_o amplitude_n they_o be_v in_o a_o substance_n which_o be_v in_o some_o soâ—…t_n extend_v and_o so_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o subject_n they_o be_v necessary_o conceive_v to_o be_v somewhere_o because_o a_o mode_n be_v inseparable_a from_o a_o subject_a nor_o be_o i_o at_o all_o move_v with_o that_o giddy_a and_o rash_a tergiversation_n which_o some_o betake_v themselves_o to_o here_o who_o say_v we_o do_v not_o well_o in_o distinguish_v betwixt_o cogitation_n such_o as_o be_v all_o conceive_a verity_n and_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n cogitate_v for_o cogitation_n itself_o be_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o extension_n be_v of_o matter_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o soul_n be_v as_o well_o nowhere_o as_o any_o cogitation_n which_o respect_v neither_o time_n nor_o place_n will_v be_v if_o it_o be_v find_v in_o no_o subject_n but_o here_o the_o nullibist_n who_o will_v thus_o escape_v do_v not_o observe_v that_o while_o they_o acknowledge_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o be_v cogitation_n they_o therewithal_o acknowledge_v the_o soul_n to_o have_v a_o substance_n whence_o it_o be_v necessary_a it_o have_v some_o amplitude_n and_o beside_o this_o assertion_n whereby_o they_o assert_v cogitation_n to_o be_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v manifest_o false_a for_o many_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v as_o they_o speak_v specifical_o different_a which_o therefore_o succeed_v one_o after_o another_o will_v be_v so_o many_o substance_n specifical_o different_a and_o so_o the_o soul_n of_o socrates_n will_v not_o always_o be_v the_o same_o specifical_a soul_n and_o much_o less_o the_o same_o numerical_a than_o which_o what_o can_v be_v imagine_v more_o delirant_fw-la and_o more_o remote_a from_o common_a sense_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v a_o permanent_a be_v but_o her_o cogitation_n in_o a_o flux_n or_o succession_n how_o then_o can_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v its_o successive_a operation_n and_o when_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v so_o perpetual_o cease_v or_o perish_v what_o i_o beseech_v you_o will_v become_v of_o memory_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v manifest_o evident_a that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a permanent_a substance_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o much_o distinct_a or_o different_a from_o her_o succeed_a cogitation_n as_o the_o matter_n itself_o be_v from_o its_o successive_a figure_n and_o motion_n sect_n viii_o the_o second_o reason_n of_o the_o nullibist_n viz._n that_o cogitation_n be_v easy_o conceive_v without_o extension_n the_o second_o reason_n be_v somewhat_o coincident_a with_o some_o of_o those_o we_o have_v already_o examine_v but_o it_o be_v brief_o propose_v by_o they_o thus_o there_o can_v be_v no_o conception_n no_o not_o of_o a_o logical_a place_n or_o ubi_fw-la without_o extension_n but_o cogitation_n be_v easy_o conceive_v without_o conceive_v any_o extension_n wherefore_o the_o mind_n cogitate_v exempt_a from_o all_o extension_n be_v exempt_a also_o from_o all_o locality_n whether_o physical_a or_o logical_a and_o be_v so_o loosen_a from_o it_o that_o it_o have_v no_o relation_n nor_o applicability_n thereto_o as_o if_o those_o thing_n have_v no_o relation_n nor_o applicability_n to_o other_o certain_a thing_n without_o which_o they_o may_v be_v conceive_v the_o weakness_n of_o this_o argumentation_n be_v easy_o deprehend_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o intenseness_n of_o heat_n or_o motion_n be_v consider_v without_o any_o respect_n to_o its_o extension_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o a_o extend_a subject_n viz._n to_o a_o bullet_n shoot_v or_o red_a hot_a iron_n and_o though_o in_o intent_n and_o defixed_a thought_n upon_o some_o either_o difficult_a or_o please_a object_n we_o do_v not_o at_o all_o observe_v how_o the_o time_n pass_v nor_o take_v the_o slight_a notice_n of_o it_o nothing_o hinder_v notwithstanding_o but_o those_o cogitation_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o time_n and_o it_o be_v right_o say_v that_o about_o six_o a_o clock_n suppose_v in_o the_o morning_n they_o begin_v and_o continue_v till_o eleven_o and_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o place_n may_v be_v define_v where_o they_o be_v conceive_v viz._n within_o the_o wall_n of_o such_o a_o one_o study_n although_o perhaps_o all_o that_o time_n this_o so_o fix_a contemplator_n do_v not_o take_v notice_n whether_o he_o be_v in_o his_o study_n or_o in_o the_o field_n and_o to_o speak_v out_o the_o matter_n at_o once_o from_o the_o precision_n of_o our_o thought_n to_o infer_v the_o real_a precision_n or_o separation_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o be_v a_o very_a putid_v and_o