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the_o lead_n and_o rule_n beside_o in_o grosser_n phantasm_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v somewhere_o impress_v in_o the_o brain_n the_o composition_n of_o they_o and_o disclusion_n and_o various_a disposal_n of_o they_o be_v plain_o a_o arbitrarious_fw-la act_n and_o imply_v a_o essence_n that_o can_v as_o it_o list_n excite_v in_o itself_o the_o variety_n of_o such_o phantasm_n as_o have_v be_v first_o exhibit_v to_o she_o from_o external_a object_n and_o change_v they_o and_o transpose_v they_o at_o her_o own_o will_n but_o what_o need_v i_o reason_n against_o this_o ground_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n so_o sollicitous_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o discover_v that_o he_o only_o say_v that_o no_o essence_n can_v change_v the_o modification_n of_o itself_o but_o do_v not_o prove_v it_o and_o therefore_o whatever_o he_o will_v infer_v hereupon_o be_v mere_o upon_o a_o beg_v principle_n 8._o but_o however_o from_o this_o precarious_a ground_n he_o will_v infer_v that_o whenever_o we_o 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intimate_v the_o second_o be_v sophistical_a that_o say_v that_o the_o will_n be_v the_o necessary_a cause_n of_o voluntary_a action_n for_o by_o necessary_a may_v be_v understand_v either_o necessitate_v force_a and_o make_v to_o act_v whether_o it_o will_v or_o no_o or_o else_o it_o may_v signify_v that_o the_o will_n be_v a_o requisite_a cause_n of_o voluntary_a action_n so_o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o voluntary_a action_n without_o it_o the_o latter_a whereof_o may_v be_v in_o some_o sense_n true_a but_o the_o former_a be_v utter_o false_a so_o the_o conclusion_n be_v infer_v from_o assertion_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v groundless_a the_o other_o sophistical_a the_o illation_n can_v but_o be_v ridiculous_o weak_a and_o despicable_a but_o if_o he_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o concrete_a in_o stead_n of_o the_o abstract_n the_o sophistry_n have_v be_v more_o gross_o discoverable_a or_o rather_o the_o train_n of_o his_o reason_n languid_a and_o contemptible_a omit_v therefore_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o will_v separately_z which_o of_o itself_o be_v but_o a_o blind_a power_n or_o operation_n let_v we_o speak_v of_o that_o essence_n which_o be_v endue_v with_o will_n sense_n reason_n and_o other_o faculty_n and_o see_v what_o face_n this_o argumentation_n of_o he_o will_v bear_v which_o will_v then_o run_v thus_o 10._o some_o external_a irresistible_a agent_n do_v ever_o necessary_o cause_v that_o essence_n call_v it_o soul_n or_o what_o you_o please_v which_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o faculty_n of_o will_n and_o understanding_n â—o_o will._n this_o essence_n endue_v with_o the_o power_n of_o exert_v itself_o into_o the_o act_n of_o willing_a be_v the_o necessary_a cause_n of_o voluntary_a action_n therefore_o all_o voluntary_a action_n be_v necessitate_v the_o first_o assertion_n now_o at_o first_o sight_n appear_v a_o gross_a falsehood_n the_o soul_n be_v endue_v with_o understanding_n as_o well_o as_o will_n and_o therefore_o she_o be_v not_o necessary_o determine_v to_o will_n by_o external_a impress_n but_o by_o the_o display_v of_o certain_a notion_n and_o perception_n she_o raise_v in_o herself_o that_o be_v pure_o intellectual_a and_o the_o second_o seem_v a_o very_a slim_fw-la and_o lank_a piece_n of_o sophistry_n both_o which_o my_o reason_n already_o allege_v do_v so_o easy_o and_o so_o plain_o reach_v that_o i_o need_v add_v nothing_o more_o but_o pass_v to_o his_o second_o argument_n the_o form_n whereof_o in_o brief_a be_v this_o 11._o every_o cause_n be_v a_o sufficient_a cause_n otherwise_o it_o can_v not_o produce_v its_o effect_n every_o sufficient_a cause_n be_v a_o necessary_a cause_n that_o be_v to_o say_v will_v be_v sure_a to_o produce_v the_o effect_n otherwise_o something_o be_v want_v thereto_o and_o it_o be_v no_o sufficient_a cause_n and_o therefore_o every_o cause_n be_v a_o necessary_a cause_n and_o consequent_o every_o effect_n or_o action_n even_o those_o that_o be_v term_v voluntary_a be_v necessitate_v 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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 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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 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modo_fw-la quodam_fw-la omne_fw-la sint_fw-la animarum_fw-la plena_fw-la as_o sennertus_n interpret_v the_o place_n aristotle_n understand_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o that_o he_o do_v afterward_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o principle_n we_o call_v soul_n according_a to_o the_o nobility_n whereof_o he_o assert_n that_o animal_n be_v more_o or_o less_o noble_a which_o assertion_n therefore_o reach_v humane_a soul_n as_o well_o as_o these_o of_o beast_n 14._o nor_o can_v this_o text_n be_v elude_v by_o be_v so_o injurious_a to_o aristotle_n as_o to_o make_v he_o to_o assert_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o soul_n in_o the_o world_n because_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o text_n admit_v of_o sennertus_n his_o exposition_n as_o well_o as_o this_o other_o that_o which_o be_v most_o reasonable_a be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o he_o now_o if_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o soul_n in_o the_o world_n that_o go_v through_o all_o thing_n and_o make_v the_o universe_n one_o great_a animal_n as_o the_o stoic_n will_v have_v it_o he_o need_v not_o say_v that_o all_o place_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n full_a of_o this_o soul_n but_o absolute_o full_a of_o it_o as_o our_o body_n be_v whole_o actuate_v by_o the_o soul_n in_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o sense_n must_v be_v that_o all_o place_n indeed_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n full_a of_o soul_n not_o that_o they_o have_v opportunity_n to_o actuate_v the_o matter_n and_o show_v their_o presence_n there_o by_o vital_a operation_n but_o be_v there_o dormient_fw-la as_o to_o any_o visible_a energy_n till_o prepare_v matter_n engage_v they_o to_o more_o sensible_a action_n 15._o we_o will_v add_v a_o three_o place_n still_o more_o clear_a lib._n 2._o chap._n 3._o where_o he_o start_v this_o
very_a question_n of_o the_o praeexistency_n of_o soul_n of_o the_o sensitive_a and_o rational_a especial_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whether_o both_o kind_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v praeexi_v before_o they_o come_v into_o the_o body_n or_o whether_o the_o rational_a only_o and_o he_o conclude_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n it_o remain_v that_o the_o rational_a or_o intellectual_a soul_n only_o enter_v from_o without_o as_o be_v only_o of_o a_o nature_n pure_o divine_a with_o who_o action_n the_o action_n of_o this_o gross_a body_n have_v no_o communication_n concern_v which_o point_n he_o conclude_v like_o a_o orthodox_n scholar_n of_o his_o excellent_a master_n plato_n to_o who_o footstep_n the_o close_o he_o keep_v the_o less_o he_o ever_o wander_v from_o the_o truth_n for_o in_o this_o very_a place_n he_o do_v plain_o profess_v what_o many_o will_v not_o have_v he_o so_o apert_o guilty_a of_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v immortal_a and_o can_v perform_v her_o proper_a function_n without_o the_o help_n of_o this_o terrestrial_a body_n and_o thus_o i_o think_v i_o have_v make_v good_a the_o two_o first_o part_n of_o my_o answer_n to_o the_o propose_a objection_n and_o have_v clear_o prove_v that_o the_o praeexistence_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o opinion_n both_o in_o itself_o the_o most_o rational_a that_o can_v be_v maintain_v and_o have_v have_v the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o renow_v philosopher_n in_o all_o age_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o therefore_o this_o sequel_n from_o our_o argument_n for_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v no_o discovery_n of_o any_o fallacy_n in_o they_o chap._n xiii_o 1._o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o second_o answer_n that_o the_o forget_v of_o the_o former_a state_n be_v no_o good_a argument_n against_o the_o soul_n praeexistence_n 2._o what_o be_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o forgetfulness_n 3._o that_o they_o all_o conspire_v and_o that_o in_o the_o high_a degree_n to_o destroy_v the_o memory_n of_o the_o other_o state_n 4._o that_o mischance_n and_o disease_n have_v quite_o take_v away_o the_o memory_n of_o thing_n here_o in_o this_o life_n 5._o that_o it_o be_v impossble_a for_o the_o soul_n to_o remember_v her_o former_a condition_n without_o a_o miracle_n 6._o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o second_o answer_n that_o the_o entrance_n of_o a_o preaexistent_a soul_n into_o a_o body_n be_v as_o intelligible_a as_o either_o creation_n or_o traduction_n 1._o as_o for_o the_o two_o last_o difficulty_n concern_v the_o soul_n memory_n of_o her_o former_a state_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o her_o come_n into_o the_o body_n i_o hope_v i_o shall_v with_o as_o much_o ease_n extricate_v myself_o here_o also_o especial_o in_o the_o former_a for_o if_o we_o consider_v what_o thing_n they_o be_v that_o either_o quite_o take_v away_o or_o exceed_o diminish_v our_o memory_n in_o this_o life_n we_o shall_v find_v the_o concourse_n of_o they_o all_o and_o that_o in_o a_o 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but_o themselves_o too_o not_o know_v who_o themselves_o be_v nor_o by_o what_o name_n they_o be_v call_v atque_fw-la etiam_fw-la quosdam_fw-la cepisse_fw-la oblivia_fw-la rerum_fw-la cunctarum_fw-la neque_fw-la se_fw-la possent_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsi_fw-la as_o the_o poet_n lucretius_n sad_o set_v down_o in_o his_o description_n of_o that_o devour_a plague_n out_o of_o the_o forenamed_a historian_n 5._o wherefore_o without_o a_o miracle_n it_o be_v impossible_a the_o soul_n shall_v remember_v any_o particular_a circumstance_n of_o her_o former_a condition_n though_o she_o do_v real_o praeexi_v and_o be_v in_o a_o capacity_n of_o act_v before_o she_o come_v into_o this_o body_n as_o aristotle_n plain_o acknowledge_v she_o be_v her_o change_n be_v far_o great_a by_o come_v into_o the_o body_n then_o can_v ever_o be_v make_v while_o she_o stay_v in_o it_o which_o we_o haply_o shall_v be_v yet_o more_o assure_v of_o after_o we_o have_v consider_v the_o manner_n of_o her_o 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aethereal_a for_o ever_o 8._o but_o this_o make_v little_a to_o the_o clear_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o descent_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o can_v be_v better_a understand_v then_o by_o consider_v their_o union_n with_o the_o body_n generate_v or_o indeed_o with_o any_o kind_n of_o body_n whatever_o where_o the_o soul_n be_v hold_v captive_a and_o can_v quit_v herself_o thereof_o by_o the_o free_a imperium_fw-la of_o her_o own_o imagination_n and_o will._n for_o what_o can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o cohaesion_n the_o very_a essence_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v so_o easy_o penetrative_a of_o matter_n and_o the_o dimension_n of_o all_o matter_n be_v alike_o penetrable_a every_o where_o for_o there_o be_v no_o more_o body_n or_o matter_n in_o a_o vessel_n fill_v with_o lead_n then_o when_o it_o be_v full_a of_o water_n nor_o when_o full_a with_o water_n then_o when_o with_o air_n or_o what_o other_o subtle_a body_n soever_o that_o can_v be_v imagine_v in_o the_o universe_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o crassity_n of_o matter_n be_v every_o where_o alike_o and_o alike_o penetrable_a and_o passable_a to_o the_o soul_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v unconceivable_a how_o her_o union_n shall_v be_v so_o with_o any_o of_o it_o as_o that_o she_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a at_o any_o time_n to_o glide_v free_o from_o one_o part_n thereof_o to_o another_o as_o she_o please_v it_o be_v plain_a therefore_o that_o this_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o matter_n do_v not_o arise_v from_o any_o such_o gross_a mechanical_a way_n as_o when_o two_o body_n stick_v one_o in_o another_o by_o reason_n of_o any_o toughness_n and_o viscosity_n or_o straight_o commissure_v of_o part_n but_o from_o a_o congruity_n of_o another_o nature_n which_o i_o know_v not_o better_a how_o to_o term_v then_o vital_a which_o vital_a congruity_n be_v chief_o in_o the_o soul_n itself_o it_o be_v the_o noble_a principle_n of_o life_n but_o be_v also_o in_o the_o matter_n and_o be_v there_o nothing_o but_o such_o modification_n thereof_o as_o fit_v the_o plastic_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o tempt_v out_o that_o faculty_n into_o act_n 9_o not_o that_o there_o be_v any_o life_n in_o the_o matter_n with_o which_o this_o in_o the_o soul_n shall_v sympathize_v and_o unite_v but_o it_o be_v term_v vital_a because_o it_o make_v the_o matter_n a_o congruous_a subject_n for_o the_o soul_n to_o reside_v in_o and_o exercise_v the_o function_n of_o life_n for_o that_o which_o have_v no_o life_n itself_o may_v tie_v to_o it_o that_o which_o have_v as_o some_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v tie_v by_o the_o tooth_n or_o tie_v by_o the_o ear_n when_o they_o be_v detain_v by_o the_o pleasure_n they_o be_v strike_v with_o from_o good_a music_n or_o delicious_a viand_n but_o neither_o be_v that_o which_o they_o eat_v alive_a nor_o that_o which_o make_v the_o music_n neither_o the_o instrument_n nor_o the_o air_n that_o convey_v the_o sound_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o all_o 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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
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