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which_o can_v content_v the_o imagination_n we_o seek_v afar_o off_o for_o that_o which_o be_v at_o hand_n we_o search_v after_o that_o which_o we_o have_v and_o we_o seek_v out_o of_o ourselves_o for_o that_o which_o we_o have_v in_o the_o first_o and_o most_o interior_a sentiment_n which_o we_o have_v of_o ourselves_o we_o be_v like_o he_o who_o have_v hear_v speak_v of_o the_o sun_n and_o not_o at_o all_o know_v that_o it_o be_v that_o so_o beautiful_a and_o so_o luminous_a body_n which_o lighten_v and_o which_o warm_v all_o the_o visible_a world_n that_o bear_v that_o name_n inquire_v of_o every_o body_n for_o the_o sun_n and_o search_v for_o it_o every_o where_n we_o know_v necessary_o what_o the_o soul_n be_v we_o perceive_v it_o but_o till_o we_o have_v reflect_v on_o it_o we_o do_v not_o know_v that_o we_o know_v it_o if_o we_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v but_o to_o reflect_v we_o shall_v then_o have_v this_o clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n of_o our_o soul_n that_o our_o soul_n be_v that_o which_o we_o experience_v make_v we_o perceive_v make_v we_o see_v make_v we_o to_o love_n and_o to_o hate_n which_o make_v we_o have_v pleasure_n and_o pain_n and_o all_o the_o certitude_n which_o we_o have_v of_o ourselves_o and_o of_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v out_o of_o we_o from_o whence_o we_o form_n this_o notion_n that_o our_o soul_n be_v a_o know_v nature_n and_o substance_n and_o indubitable_o distinct_a from_o the_o body_n mistress_n of_o its_o thought_n and_o desire_n and_o sensible_a of_o order_n and_o duty_n by_o which_o we_o be_v capable_a and_o susceptible_a of_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n without_o bound_n and_o without_o end_n according_a as_o the_o supreme_a nature_n which_o rule_v over_o we_o with_o so_o sensible_a and_o so_o evident_a a_o empire_n will_v please_v to_o give_v we_o they_o and_o though_o there_o be_v in_o our_o nature_n but_o this_o single_a character_n of_o our_o dependence_n of_o which_o all_o our_o sentiment_n and_o all_o our_o knowledge_n carry_v the_o idea_n to_o our_o understanding_n it_o will_v be_v impossible_a to_o be_v ignorant_a and_o not_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o we_o be_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o master_n who_o can_v make_v we_o sovereign_o happy_a or_o unhappy_a when_o he_o please_v chap._n xvii_o some_o essential_a reflection_n to_o establish_v the_o order_n of_o the_o preference_n of_o the_o soul_n above_o that_o of_o the_o body_n this_o be_v the_o just_a idea_n and_o notion_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o the_o which_o we_o must_v cull_v out_o and_o separate_v eight_o or_o nine_o thing_n which_o mark_v it_o out_o by_o august_n and_o altogether_o illustrious_a character_n and_o which_o be_v so_o many_o principle_n and_o light_n of_o morality_n by_o the_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o establish_v the_o order_n of_o our_o duty_n in_o relation_n to_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o body_n which_o be_v the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o idea_n and_o of_o this_o moral_a essay_n which_o we_o have_v propose_v to_o 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prepossession_n not_o even_o then_o when_o there_o be_v a_o positive_a system_fw-la of_o libertinism_n make_v to_o say_v that_o the_o life_n to_o come_v be_v nothing_o but_o a_o chimaera_n and_o a_o illusion_n for_o as_o tertullian_n observe_v these_o atheist_n themselves_o and_o these_o libertine_n who_o have_v destroy_v the_o divinity_n and_o the_o life_n to_o come_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o in_o their_o spirit_n do_v find_v in_o themselves_o this_o natural_a idea_n and_o feel_v and_o see_v the_o instinct_n of_o it_o operate_v since_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o as_o often_o as_o they_o find_v themselves_o oppress_v under_o a_o great_a force_n they_o have_v no_o other_o consolation_n than_o to_o think_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v comfort_v and_o revenge_v by_o a_o superior_a power_n in_o the_o other_o life_n which_o he_o conceive_v to_o be_v his_o duty_n until_o some_o interest_n or_o some_o passion_n rise_v up_o which_o oppose_v it_o and_o there_o be_v no_o man_n who_o do_v not_o 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if_o man_n have_v not_o a_o natural_a idea_n and_o a_o natural_a love_n of_o duty_n one_o may_v then_o make_v man_n thereupon_o believe_v all_o that_o one_o will_v one_o may_v make_v they_o believe_v that_o injustice_n ingratitude_n and_o treachery_n be_v thing_n commendable_a and_o estimable_a and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o nothing_o be_v more_o impossble_a for_o as_o one_o can_v never_o make_v a_o man_n believe_v that_o a_o square_n have_v but_o three_o corner_n and_o that_o two_o and_o two_o make_v five_o so_o one_o can_v never_o make_v he_o believe_v that_o ingratitude_n be_v a_o ornament_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n that_o injustice_n merit_v a_o reward_n that_o treachery_n be_v a_o virtue_n a_o honest_a and_o commendable_a quality_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o justice_n fidelity_n and_o gratitude_n be_v thing_n condemnable_a and_o wicked_a man_n make_v law_n according_a to_o their_o fancy_n they_o establish_v they_o by_o caprice_n and_o by_o authority_n they_o make_v themselves_o obey_v by_o the_o
will_v fain_o have_v they_o tell_v we_o how_o they_o conceive_v god_n and_o how_o they_o conceive_v themselves_o if_o they_o do_v not_o conceive_v in_o themselves_o this_o nature_n and_o this_o immortal_a part_n of_o which_o we_o have_v give_v the_o conviction_n how_o they_o conceive_v the_o know_v and_o the_o intellectual_a nature_n which_o they_o find_v in_o they_o and_o the_o corporeal_a nature_n with_o which_o they_o see_v themselves_o environ_v i_o will_v fain_o have_v they_o tell_v we_o from_o whence_o they_o believe_v come_v the_o order_n the_o structure_n the_o arrangement_n and_o the_o so_o well_o contrive_v disposition_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n what_o they_o think_v of_o those_o lively_a resentment_n of_o the_o natural_a instinct_n and_o of_o conscience_n what_o they_o judge_v of_o all_o that_o train_n of_o mystery_n and_o miracle_n which_o make_v the_o body_n of_o that_o which_o we_o call_v the_o holy_a history_n or_o the_o history_n of_o religion_n o_o god_n what_o shame_n and_o confusion_n ought_v we_o to_o have_v in_o ourselves_o to_o feel_v so_o great_a a_o disorder_n in_o the_o spirit_n and_o how_o ought_v one_o fear_v to_o see_v himself_o abandon_v of_o god_n to_o this_o disorder_n which_o be_v a_o frightful_a anticipation_n of_o the_o utter_a darkness_n of_o hell_n on_o the_o contrary_a what_o consolation_n the_o wise_a and_o regular_a spirit_n who_o study_n in_o themselves_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o soul_n what_o consolation_n ought_v they_o to_o have_v since_o they_o so_o undoubted_o acknowledge_v in_o themselves_o their_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o immortal_a condition_n upon_o so_o many_o diverse_a principle_n st._n paul_n say_v that_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n upon_o which_o be_v build_v the_o certainty_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o our_o happy_a immortality_n if_o we_o be_v faithful_a to_o god_n but_o he_o will_v pardon_v i_o there_o be_v a_o hundred_o principle_n in_o ourselves_o and_o a_o hundred_o foundation_n out_o of_o ourselves_o of_o it_o every_o thing_n give_v a_o testimony_n of_o our_o life_n to_o come_v and_o of_o the_o immortal_a condition_n of_o our_o soul_n sense_n and_o reason_n nature_n and_o grace_n the_o ancient_a law_n and_o the_o new_a law_n jesus_n christ_n and_o moses_n god_n and_o devil_n body_n and_o spirit_n concupiscence_n and_o conscience_n our_o idea_n and_o our_o desire_n our_o fear_n and_o our_o hope_n all_o thing_n when_o we_o know_v how_o to_o use_v they_o and_o to_o reflect_v upon_o they_o chap._n xvi_o that_o it_o be_v easy_a not_o only_o to_o give_v ourselves_o a_o conviction_n of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o to_o give_v a_o neat_a idea_n of_o they_o we_o have_v as_o we_o have_v see_v in_o our_o indubitable_a sentimment_n a_o certain_a conviction_n of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o of_o the_o immortal_a condition_n of_o our_o soul_n so_o it_o lie_v only_o on_o our_o part_n to_o have_v a_o lively_a and_o neat_a idea_n of_o it_o and_o to_o make_v it_o to_o we_o a_o inexhaustible_a ground_n of_o comfort_n and_o a_o admirable_a principle_n and_o clear_a light_n of_o morality_n i_o say_v it_o lie_v only_o on_o our_o part_n for_o without_o enter_v into_o the_o question_n whether_o we_o can_v have_v so_o just_a and_o so_o exact_a a_o idea_n of_o our_o soul_n as_o to_o deduce_v from_o thence_o all_o its_o propriety_n and_o all_o its_o attribute_n as_o we_o deduce_v from_o a_o idea_n of_o extend_a matter_n every_o thing_n that_o can_v happen_v to_o it_o and_o agree_v with_o it_o because_o i_o will_v remove_v from_o this_o write_n every_o thing_n that_o carry_v any_o air_n of_o contest_v and_o of_o the_o useless_a spirit_n of_o curiosity_n i_o believe_v it_o my_o duty_n to_o undeceive_v here_o those_o who_o say_v that_o they_o can_v comprehend_v a_o soul_n or_o form_v a_o notion_n or_o idea_n of_o it_o they_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v the_o most_o difficult_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n and_o at_o this_o rate_n almost_o all_o man_n judge_v but_o what_o be_v there_o more_o ordinary_a than_o for_o man_n to_o err_v and_o deceive_v themselves_o and_o to_o be_v infinite_o stranger_n to_o attention_n and_o reflection_n upon_o themselves_o which_o alone_o be_v able_a to_o conduct_v we_o to_o a_o neat_a and_o distinct_a knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o it_o be_v difficult_a for_o they_o who_o never_o deliberate_o and_o serious_o reflect_v upon_o themselves_o to_o conceive_v the_o soul_n separately_z to_o distinguish_v it_o from_o the_o body_n and_o to_o consult_v the_o idea_n of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o the_o corporeal_a nature_n which_o we_o find_v all_o neat_a and_o all_o distinct_a in_o that_o interior_a ground_n of_o reason_n and_o light_n which_o so_o infallible_o and_o so_o sure_o enlighten_v we_o as_o often_o as_o we_o re-enter_v a_o little_a profound_o into_o ourselves_o to_o consult_v and_o study_v it_o but_o there_o be_v at_o the_o bottom_n no_o true_a difficulty_n to_o conceive_v our_o soul_n and_o to_o make_v ourselves_o a_o neat_a and_o distinct_a notion_n of_o they_o if_o we_o will_v but_o give_v ourselves_o the_o trouble_n of_o command_v a_o serious_a attention_n and_o reflection_n upon_o ourselves_o to_o apply_v ourselves_o separately_z to_o distinguish_v what_o we_o conceive_v therein_o as_o body_n and_o what_o we_o conceive_v therein_o as_o spirit_n and_o to_o learn_v the_o two_o manner_n of_o conceive_a thing_n which_o be_v effective_o in_o we_o to_o wit_n the_o manner_n of_o conceive_v by_o imagination_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o conceive_v by_o pure_a intellection_n or_o conception_n two_o thing_n be_v the_o occasion_n that_o we_o do_v not_o know_v our_o soul_n that_o we_o have_v not_o at_o all_o a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n of_o they_o the_o one_o be_v that_o we_o do_v not_o apply_v ourselves_o thereto_o the_o other_o be_v that_o though_o we_o do_v apply_v ourselves_o thereto_o we_o do_v not_o at_o all_o conceive_v the_o two_o manner_n of_o conceive_v which_o be_v in_o we_o we_o do_v not_o conceive_v at_o all_o that_o there_o be_v a_o manner_n of_o conceive_v by_o pure_a intellect_n and_o spiritual_a notion_n we_o will_v as_o have_v be_v before_o observe_v conceive_v our_o soul_n by_o imagination_n we_o will_v give_v it_o a_o certain_a figure_n a_o certain_a shape_n a_o certain_a colour_n and_o a_o form_n entire_o corporeal_a for_o as_o this_o manner_n of_o conceive_v by_o imagination_n be_v most_o easy_a and_o as_o it_o be_v make_v in_o we_o even_o almost_o without_o we_o and_o as_o it_o give_v we_o no_o trouble_n at_o all_o whereas_o we_o must_v have_v a_o great_a deal_n to_o conceive_v thing_n by_o pure_a intellection_n we_o so_o strong_o accustom_v ourselves_o to_o it_o that_o we_o come_v to_o persuade_v ourselves_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o real_a but_o what_o we_o conceive_v after_o that_o sort_n yet_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o certain_a than_o this_o double_a manner_n of_o conceive_v and_o than_o the_o two_o kind_n of_o being_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o object_n which_o be_v the_o matter_n and_o the_o subject_a upon_o which_o this_o double_a knowledge_n or_o this_o double_a manner_n of_o conceive_v exercise_n itself_o it_o be_v one_o part_n of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o manichee_n not_o to_o believe_v any_o thing_n real_a but_o what_o be_v corporeal_a but_o there_o be_v undoubted_o thing_n which_o be_v no_o way_n corporeal_a which_o be_v if_o we_o will_v more_o real_a than_o corporeal_a one_o for_o our_o act_n for_o example_n of_o imagine_v of_o will_v and_o of_o reason_v be_v the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n which_o we_o can_v the_o least_o look_n upon_o as_o a_o thing_n chimerical_a and_o not_o real_a nothing_o be_v more_o real_a than_o our_o act_n and_o our_o faculty_n of_o think_v for_o what_o be_v there_o that_o we_o can_v have_v a_o great_a certainty_n of_o who_o do_v not_o know_v who_o do_v not_o perceive_v that_o he_o think_v that_o he_o imagine_v that_o he_o reflect_v that_o he_o reason_n and_o that_o he_o desire_v and_o who_o can_v ever_o conceive_v any_o of_o these_o thing_n under_o a_o corporeal_a image_n and_o form_n god_n also_o be_v without_o doubt_n something_o of_o real_a good_a for_o who_o can_v doubt_v that_o that_o principle_n of_o order_n of_o be_v and_o of_o intelligence_n which_o have_v give_v be_v and_o order_n to_o the_o visible_a world_n have_v a_o effective_a reality_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o can_v conceive_v he_o under_o any_o corporeal_a form_n and_o we_o conceive_v on_o the_o contrary_a that_o he_o subsist_v without_o be_v connex_v to_o any_o basis_n or_o terrestrial_a or_o corporeal_a mass_n there_o be_v therefore_o two_o order_n of_o thing_n and_o by_o relation_n to_o these_o two_o order_n there_o be_v two_o manner_n of_o conceive_a thing_n we_o know_v and_o we_o conceive_v thing_n corporeal_a under_o a_o
scar_n the_o ill_n of_o the_o body_n be_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n they_o be_v false_a evil_n because_o they_o have_v the_o appearance_n of_o render_v the_o soul_n unhappy_a but_o they_o can_v do_v it_o since_o under_o all_o bodily_a evil_n the_o soul_n can_v be_v happy_a by_o or_o through_o her_o own_o proper_a good_n now_o virtue_n be_v the_o only_a good_a of_o the_o soul_n and_o vice_n its_o only_a evil_n for_o the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n which_o she_o now_o have_v not_o bear_v the_o name_n either_o of_o good_a or_o ill_a to_o speak_v exact_o but_o the_o resemblance_n only_o of_o good_a or_o evil._n the_o painful_a pass_v away_o of_o time_n be_v a_o resemblance_n of_o a_o true_a evil_n which_o be_v a_o eternal_a ill_n and_o the_o pleasant_a pass_v away_o of_o time_n be_v the_o resemblance_n of_o a_o true_a good_a which_o be_v the_o sovereign_n and_o unspeakable_a pleasure_n of_o eternity_n virtue_n have_v not_o only_o the_o resemblance_n of_o good_a but_o it_o be_v good_a of_o or_o by_o itself_o for_o beside_o the_o make_v a_o man_n happy_a and_o content_v it_o make_v he_o good_a commendable_a estimable_a and_o worthy_a of_o the_o love_n and_o of_o the_o esteem_n of_o god_n the_o source_n of_o all_o felicity_n who_o know_v no_o other_o good_a than_o virtue_n for_o god_n do_v neither_o esteem_n nor_o allow_v those_o thing_n for_o good_n which_o we_o call_v good_n place_n of_o great_a trust_n honour_n reputation_n riches_n credit_n he_o look_v upon_o these_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v as_o dirt_n and_o dung_n and_o as_o a_o object_n of_o abomination_n to_o his_o divine_a eye_n virtue_n only_o merit_v his_o complacency_n and_o obtain_v they_o and_o virtue_n only_o adorn_v our_o soul_n and_o possess_v the_o place_n of_o riches_n of_o nobility_n of_o beauty_n and_o of_o agreement_n that_o the_o passion_n be_v the_o fever_n of_o the_o soul_n six_o in_o the_o six_o place_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o passion_n be_v to_o our_o soul_n how_o agreeable_a soever_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o that_o fever_n and_o disease_n be_v to_o our_o body_n for_o they_o be_v the_o excess_n of_o sensual_a love_n contrary_a to_o that_o all-spiritual_a and_o all-reasonable_a love_n of_o order_n and_o duty_n which_o turn_v away_o the_o soul_n from_o her_o natural_a motion_n towards_o her_o sovereign_a good_a and_o drive_v she_o on_o towards_o false_a and_o seem_a good_n as_o a_o fever_n be_v a_o heat_n against_o nature_n contrary_a to_o that_o natural_a ground_n of_o live_v heat_n which_o entertain_v briskness_n and_o motion_n unite_v in_o the_o blood_n those_o desire_n which_o our_o soul_n conceive_v by_o occasion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o sensual_a good_a which_o be_v its_o proper_a good_a be_v real_a fever_n and_o real_a frenzy_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o if_o when_o she_o be_v at_o quiet_a she_o will_v reflect_v well_o upon_o it_o she_o will_v find_v the_o same_o by_o a_o indubitable_a sentiment_n forasmuch_o as_o she_o will_v find_v that_o these_o heat_n and_o emotion_n of_o the_o passion_n turn_v she_o out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o end_n of_o sovereign_n good_a and_o of_o reason_n and_o throw_v she_o aside_o into_o precipice_n and_o abyss_n wherein_o she_o not_o only_o wander_v and_o lose_v herself_o but_o she_o wound_v murder_n and_o embloody_v herself_o if_o i_o may_v say_v so_o by_o a_o thousand_o deep_a scar_n from_o whence_o spring_n a_o thousand_o remorse_n like_o black_a and_o livid_v blood_n which_o empoyson_v all_o her_o joy_n and_o corrupt_v all_o her_o pleasure_n seven_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o the_o seven_o place_n that_o our_o soul_n have_v essential_o a_o certain_a sentiment_n of_o her_o limitation_n and_o dependence_n on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o on_o the_o other_o of_o a_o superior_a and_o overrule_v power_n on_o which_o she_o depend_v for_o our_o soul_n do_v naturally_n and_o essential_o feel_v in_o themselves_o religious_a duty_n they_o be_v as_o tertullian_n say_v naturally_n christian_n because_o beside_o their_o feel_n in_o themselves_o their_o weakness_n and_o imperfection_n which_o make_v they_o sensible_a of_o their_o dependence_n they_o feel_v beside_o above_o they_o that_o eternal_a and_o immense_a power_n which_o holy_a job_n feel_v as_o it_o be_v a_o exceed_a great_a weight_n upon_o his_o head_n under_o which_o his_o whole_a be_v tremble_v bend_v and_o be_v of_o no_o force_n as_o well_o as_o that_o of_o the_o most_o sublime_a intelligence_n sub_fw-la quo_fw-la curvantur_fw-la qui_fw-la portant_fw-la orbem_fw-la under_o which_o they_o stoop_v who_o bear_v the_o world_n that_o the_o soul_n have_v essential_o in_o her_o disorder_n the_o apprehension_n of_o a_o superior_a justice_n which_o wound_v she_o eight_o in_o the_o eight_o place_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o soul_n which_o feel_v god_n so_o essential_o by_o her_o first_o sentiment_n and_o who_o so_o necessary_o discover_v he_o in_o she_o and_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o she_o see_v out_o of_o herself_o for_o as_o tertullian_n say_v god_n discover_v himself_o to_o we_o by_o all_o that_o be_v in_o we_o and_o all_o that_o be_v without_o we_o do_v feel_v especial_o in_o her_o disorder_n that_o eternal_a sanctity_n which_o wound_v she_o and_o threaten_v she_o and_o which_o she_o feel_v again_o on_o the_o other_o part_n when_o she_o be_v in_o order_n and_o in_o the_o place_n of_o her_o duty_n comfort_v and_o sustain_v she_o through_o hope_n and_o although_o she_o shall_v not_o feel_v it_o by_o this_o kind_n of_o sentiment_n of_o conscience_n the_o most_o penetrate_a that_o can_v be_v she_o will_v necessary_o feel_v it_o by_o the_o sentiment_n of_o reason_n which_o essential_o feel_v a_o principle_n of_o order_n in_o the_o world_n to_o which_o all_o create_a and_o emanated_a reason_n be_v subject_v and_o to_o which_o they_o must_v give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o violation_n of_o order_n which_o they_o do_v commit_v from_o whence_o be_v form_v a_o indefaceable_a sentiment_n of_o god_n as_o a_o avenger_n of_o order_n in_o the_o intellectual_a part_n and_o in_o the_o understanding_n even_o after_o the_o passion_n and_o the_o habit_n of_o vice_n have_v deface_v that_o of_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v that_o which_o be_v more_o common_o express_v by_o the_o name_n of_o conscience_n or_o of_o sensibility_n of_o order_n and_o duty_n we_o must_v observe_v nine_o that_o in_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o natural_a capacity_n of_o our_o soul_n beside_o that_o immense_a capacity_n of_o pleasure_n or_o felicity_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n that_o immense_a capacity_n of_o grief_n and_o calamity_n which_o we_o have_v acknowledge_v in_o we_o our_o soul_n have_v moreover_o a_o insatiability_n of_o desire_n and_o pleasure_n which_o come_v to_o they_o like_o all_o the_o rest_n from_o the_o ground_n of_o their_o spiritual_a nature_n by_o the_o which_o they_o make_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o instant_a and_o moment_n a_o digestion_n if_o i_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o say_v so_o of_o all_o that_o they_o can_v get_v and_o possess_v here_o below_o of_o good_n and_o thing_n that_o be_v agreeable_a and_o do_v as_o soon_o conceive_v a_o new_a hunger_n and_o new_a appetite_n every_o one_o experience_n in_o himself_o this_o insatiable_a hunger_n and_o thirst_n of_o his_o soul_n with_o a_o lively_a and_o press_a prick_a which_o push_v she_o on_o without_o cease_v towards_o some_o better_a thing_n and_o a_o vehement_a and_o rapid_a motion_n which_o carry_v she_o on_o after_o a_o kind_n of_o confuse_a idea_n of_o contentment_n and_o felicity_n which_o she_o perpetual_o believe_v she_o can_v overtake_v and_o as_o it_o be_v be_v join_v with_o and_o which_o she_o can_v never_o be_v join_v with_o or_o overtake_v effective_o but_o by_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o future_a life_n which_o ground_n and_o establish_v the_o testimony_n of_o conscience_n and_o a_o unspeakable_a consolation_n of_o heavenly_a grace_n and_o impression_n which_o be_v not_o know_v to_o all_o the_o world_n but_o which_o be_v know_v to_o all_o those_o who_o have_v understand_v the_o price_n of_o their_o soul_n their_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o immortal_a condition_n have_v apply_v themselves_o to_o cultivate_v it_o chap._n xviii_o that_o all_o these_o knowledge_n be_v so_o many_o light_n and_o principle_n of_o morality_n and_o duty_n every_o one_o will_v find_v all_o these_o thing_n in_o his_o own_o proper_a sentiment_n and_o in_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o his_o soul_n if_o he_o give_v himself_o never_o so_o little_a trouble_n to_o reflect_v upon_o it_o and_o unfold_v it_o and_o that_o shall_v not_o only_o complete_a in_o we_o the_o conviction_n of_o her_o spirituality_n see_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v in_o a_o substance_n corporeal_a and_o material_a so_o many_o attribute_n so_o many_o advantage_n and_o so_o many_o character_n so_o undoubted_o spiritual_a