the_o motion_n that_o form_n every_o distinct_a conception_n i_o demand_v concern_v that_o knowledge_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o like_a manner_n direct_v by_o some_o other_o or_o be_v it_o the_o effect_n of_o mere_a casual_a motion_n if_o the_o former_a we_o must_v run_v up_o in_o infinitum_fw-la in_o our_o inquiry_n and_o the_o latter_a admit_v the_o allege_a absurdity_n there_o be_v no_o way_n then_o of_o defend_v the_o assertion_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v matter_n or_o any_o modification_n of_o it_o but_o by_o affirm_v with_o master_n hobbs_n a_o certain_a connexion_n between_o all_o our_o thought_n and_o a_o necessary_a fate_n in_o all_o thing_n which_o who_o ever_o affirm_v will_v find_v difficulty_n enough_o in_o his_o assertion_n to_o bring_v he_o to_o i_o that_o there_o be_v a_o vanity_n in_o dogmatize_v and_o confidence_n be_v unreasonable_a but_o of_o this_o i_o have_v have_v occasion_n to_o discourse_v more_o in_o a_o other_o treatise_n and_o i_o shall_v not_o repeat_v what_o i_o have_v there_o write_v or_o what_o other_o have_v say_v on_o the_o subject_n especial_o since_o perhaps_o this_o learned_a gentleman_n will_v not_o think_v himself_o concern_v in_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o conclusion_n he_o have_v in_o his_o write_n assert_v it_o but_o whether_o he_o have_v not_o unsay_v it_o again_o in_o this_o i_o appeal_v to_o any_o equal_a decerner_n and_o that_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v a_o substance_n of_o another_o kind_n from_o matter_n that_o have_v nothing_o common_a with_o it_o a_o substance_n separable_a from_o all_o body_n to_o which_o matter_n be_v not_o necessary_a and_o actual_o in_o the_o other_o state_n divide_v from_o it_o all_o which_o and_o more_o to_o like_a purpose_n our_o author_n have_v in_o some_o of_o his_o book_n affirm_v and_o yet_o not_o be_v a_o distinct_a substance_n but_o real_o the_o same_o with_o the_o body_n to_o which_o it_o be_v unite_v which_o he_o assert_n in_o this_o i_o say_v how_o these_o so_o opposite_a affirmation_n can_v be_v reconcile_v i_o have_v either_o not_o wit_n or_o not_o charity_n enough_o to_o help_v i_o to_o imagine_v i_o know_v this_o author_n doctrine_n be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o part_n before_o separation_n and_o division_n and_o therefore_o no_o real_a distinction_n but_o whether_o thing_n in_o their_o nature_n so_o divers_a as_o body_n and_o spirit_n which_o almost_o in_o nothing_o even_o according_a to_o this_o philosophy_n communicate_v be_v not_o essential_o divide_v though_o not_o local_o distant_a i_o be_o willing_a to_o leave_v to_o the_o reader_n judgement_n and_o i_o will_v fain_o know_v whereupon_o the_o separability_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v found_v if_o not_o upon_o the_o real_a distinction_n of_o their_o nature_n so_o that_o though_o this_o notion_n may_v be_v less_o obnoxious_a when_o it_o relate_v only_o to_o substance_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n and_o quality_n yet_o when_o it_o concern_v those_o that_o be_v so_o essential_o distinct_a as_o body_n and_o spirit_n it_o seem_v most_o strange_o liable_a yea_o though_o it_o shall_v be_v suppose_v a_o truth_n yet_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v unconceivable_a which_o suffice_v to_o satisfy_v my_o conclusion_n a._n neque_fw-la i_o terret_fw-la distinctio_fw-la quae_fw-la pveris_fw-la philosophiam_fw-la garrientibus_fw-la in_o sacco_n parata_fw-la est_fw-la entis_fw-la perfecti_fw-la &_o imperfecti_fw-la pag._n 58._o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o school_n of_o a_o be_v perfect_a and_o g._n imperfect_a be_v not_o i_o think_v so_o childish_a and_o impertinent_a as_o our_o author_n will_v have_v believe_v for_o though_o ens_fw-la imperfectum_fw-la in_o the_o metaphysical_a sense_n be_v nonsense_n and_o a_o contradiction_n yet_o in_o genere_fw-la physico_fw-la as_o they_o speak_v it_o be_v no_o absurdity_n since_o a_o be_v may_v want_v some_o circumstance_n of_o natural_a compleatness_n and_o perfection_n and_o yet_o be_v metaphysical_o complete_a and_o perfect_a so_o that_o to_o affirm_v the_o soul_n a_o imperfect_a be_v naked_o in_o itself_o be_v to_o say_v no_o more_o then_o that_o it_o be_v make_v with_o a_o natural_a aptitude_n and_o congruity_n to_o a_o body_n by_o union_n with_o which_o it_o be_v perfect_v and_o complete_v be_v then_o furnish_v with_o the_o requisite_n of_o its_o nature_n which_o in_o like_a manner_n may_v be_v say_v of_o a_o body_n in_o humane_a form_n viz._n that_o it_o be_v defective_a and_o incomplete_a till_o it_o be_v furnish_v with_o the_o principle_n of_o humane_a action_n for_o which_o it_o be_v design_v so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o absurdity_n in_o affirm_v that_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v one_o in_o a_o physiological_a and_o natural_a sense_n and_o two_o in_o a_o metaphysical_a and_o so_o out_o philosopher_n inference_n be_v no_o sequel_n a._n 2._o quando_fw-la itaque_fw-la petit_fw-la unde_fw-la anima_fw-la veniat_fw-la reponendum_fw-la est_fw-la an_z dubitet_fw-la unde_fw-la homo_fw-la veniat_fw-la pag._n 59_o g._n the_o foundation_n of_o our_o learned_a author_n answer_n to_o the_o propose_a difficulty_n be_v overthrow_v and_o it_o be_v make_v secure_a enough_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o distinct_a substance_n from_o the_o body_n it_o be_v a_o pertinent_a and_o material_a enquiry_n to_o ask_v whence_o the_o soul_n be_v and_o if_o our_o philosopher_n will_v call_v this_o the_o man_n according_a to_o the_o maxim_n let_v the_o question_n be_v propose_v in_o his_o own_o phrase_n and_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n of_o a_o absurdity_n a._n neque_fw-la majorum_fw-la quamtumvis_fw-la reverendorum_fw-la i_o quatit_fw-la authoritas_fw-la non_fw-la dico_fw-la illorum_fw-la qui_fw-la pag._n 59_o g._n it_o seem_v the_o learned_a gentleman_n will_v fain_o reconcile_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n assert_v the_o soul_n creation_n to_o his_o main_a conclusion_n that_o it_o be_v no_o distinct_a substance_n from_o the_o body_n and_o to_o his_o inference_n thereupon_o that_o it_o be_v improper_a and_o impertinent_a to_o inquire_v whence_o it_o come_v but_o whether_o what_o be_v say_v be_v a_o clear_a salve_n or_o a_o shuffle_n let_v it_o be_v determine_v by_o any_o equal_a judgement_n for_o either_o by_o homo_fw-la quatenus_fw-la intellectivus_fw-la our_o author_n mean_v something_o that_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o body_n or_o real_o distinct_a and_o diverse_a if_o the_o former_a he_o have_v not_o satisfy_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n which_o affirm_v the_o soul_n as_o a_o distinct_a substance_n to_o be_v the_o immediate_a subject_n of_o creation_n found_v upon_o that_o clear_a distinction_n in_o the_o inspire_a write_n the_o body_n to_o the_o dust_n and_o the_o soul_n to_o god_n that_o give_v it_o but_o if_o he_o mean_v the_o latter_a he_o have_v not_o provide_v for_o his_o own_o assertion_n and_o hypothesis_n beside_o 2._o if_o man_n as_o intellective_a be_v create_v then_o either_o he_o mean_v the_o whole_a man_n or_o only_o that_o by_o which_o he_o be_v intellective_a the_o former_a be_v against_o all_o sense_n and_o experience_n and_o the_o latter_a overthrow_v all_o our_o author_n answer_n with_o the_o proposition_n upon_o which_o they_o be_v erect_v for_o if_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n in_o man_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o divine_a power_n and_o action_n and_o some_o other_o thing_n that_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o natural_a production_n and_o generation_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o apparent_a that_o these_o must_v be_v two_o thing_n real_o distinguish_v for_o the_o same_o thing_n can_v be_v create_v and_o natural_o produce_v for_o creation_n suppose_v the_o production_n of_o the_o whole_a ex_fw-la nihilo_fw-la both_o svi_fw-la &_o subjecti_fw-la as_o the_o school_n phrase_v it_o without_o the_o co-operation_n of_o any_o thing_n with_o the_o divine_a superlative_a power_n whereas_o all_o generation_n according_a to_o truth_n and_o the_o same_o hypothesis_n at_o least_o suppose_v one_o of_o they_o and_o be_v perform_v by_o natural_a agent_n and_o i_o think_v the_o case_n be_v plain_a enough_o when_o it_o be_v bring_v to_o this_o whether_o the_o same_o thing_n can_v be_v produce_v of_o something_o and_o nothing_o with_o create_a assistance_n and_o without_o it_o since_o the_o action_n than_o be_v so_o infinite_o diverse_a i_o think_v i_o shall_v not_o be_v reprehensible_o dogmatical_a in_o affirm_v the_o term_n distinct_a what_o the_o gentleman_n say_v more_o seem_v to_o be_v involve_v and_o look_n like_o a_o design_a evasion_n and_o if_o one_o action_n produce_v a_o man_n a_o creature_n equivalent_a to_o a_o beast_n and_o angel_n i_o demand_v whether_o this_o one_o action_n be_v divine_a or_o natural_a from_o god_n or_o the_o generant_fw-la if_o the_o former_a every_o man_n be_v as_o immediate_o create_v as_o the_o first_o and_o the_o latter_a quite_o exclude_v crea_fw-la ion_n and_o suppose_v god_n no_o otherwise_o to_o act_v in_o give_v be_v to_o our_o soul_n then_o in_o each_o common_a production_n it_o be_v necessary_a therefore_o that_o the_o term_n produce_v be_v
he_o undertake_v to_o illustrate_v as_o to_o boast_v their_o certainty_n propose_v they_o not_o in_o a_o confident_a and_o assertive_a form_n but_o as_o probability_n and_o hypotheseis_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o his_o modesty_n shall_v be_v make_v his_o crime_n and_o be_v so_o severe_o animadvert_v on_o nor_o do_v the_o author_n of_o the_o impugn_a essay_n yet_o see_v any_o cause_n to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o have_v follow_v his_o example_n in_o a_o affair_n so_o innocent_a to_o say_v no_o more_o on_o it_o and_o he_o can_v yet_o decern_v how_o that_o discourse_n can_v yield_v a_o occasion_n to_o this_o learned_a man_n of_o oppose_a scepticism_n which_o he_o may_v lay_v in_o the_o dust_n without_o concernment_n to_o the_o vanity_n of_o dogmatize_v or_o its_o author_n who_o be_v no_o otherwise_o interest_v in_o the_o paragraph_n that_o follow_v for_o the_o assert_v science_n and_o opposition_n of_o the_o sceptic_n but_o only_o to_o wish_v our_o author_n his_o desire_a success_n in_o the_o undertake_n i_o be_o not_o therefore_o concern_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o any_o thing_n further_o till_o the_o second_o section_n of_o the_o four_o action_n for_o though_o possible_o in_o the_o intermediate_v discourse_n some_o thing_n be_v say_v which_o be_v not_o so_o cogent_a and_o othersome_a which_o may_v appear_v obnoxious_a to_o one_o that_o will_v be_v quarrelsome_a yet_o because_o i_o wish_v well_o to_o the_o design_n and_o attend_v not_o a_o assault_n but_o defence_n i_o shall_v pass_v all_o that_o without_o any_o other_o remark_n but_o that_o if_o this_o learned_a gentleman_n have_v think_v gassendus_fw-la and_o myself_o sceptic_n in_o good_a earnest_n his_o proof_n which_o must_v suppose_v the_o certainty_n of_o some_o principle_n have_v be_v precarious_a or_o if_o not_o needless_a a._n actio_fw-la quarta_fw-la sect._n 2._o ipsae_fw-la jam_fw-la loquantur_fw-la querelae_fw-la illae_fw-la nempe_fw-la quibus_fw-la quatuor_fw-la a_o tertio_fw-la capitula_fw-la cumulavit_fw-la pag._n 51._o g._n it_o seem_v the_o learned_a gentleman_n have_v a_o desire_n to_o make_v a_o occasion_n to_o solve_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o magnetic_a attraction_n since_o in_o my_o discourse_n i_o give_v he_o none_o have_v only_o mention_v they_o as_o thing_n i_o will_v not_o insist_v on_o and_o confess_v they_o better_o account_v for_o then_o less_o acknowledge_v mystery_n whether_o the_o reason_n of_o these_o dark_a phaenomena_n be_v well_o assign_v by_o this_o philosopher_n i_o will_v not_o put_v myself_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o inquire_v that_o they_o be_v the_o certain_a and_o infallible_a cause_n i_o suppose_v this_o learned_a man_n modesty_n will_v not_o permit_v he_o to_o affirm_v and_o if_o they_o be_v but_o confess_v probability_n here_o be_v no_o opposition_n to_o the_o scepticism_n of_o the_o author_n which_o allow_v ingenious_a and_o hopeful_a conjecture_n in_o resolve_v the_o appearance_n of_o nature_n though_o he_o fear_v few_o account_n will_v amount_v to_o certainty_n and_o demonstration_n so_o that_o though_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o cartesian_a solution_n of_o these_o magnalia_fw-la as_o a_o hypothesis_n that_o may_v content_v one_o that_o be_v not_o restles_o and_o unreasonable_o inquisitive_a yet_o even_o in_o that_o when_o i_o will_v look_v deep_a i_o discern_v objection_n which_o perhaps_o will_v very_a difficulty_n be_v satisfy_v and_o which_o speak_v those_o ingenious_a offer_n to_o be_v but_o attempt_n no_o absolute_a performance_n and_o if_o this_o acute_a philosopher_n think_v the_o impulse_n of_o the_o external_a wind_n a_o sufficient_a cause_n of_o the_o flux_n and_o reflux_n i_o shall_v not_o go_v about_o to_o disturb_v he_o in_o his_o satisfaction_n that_o will_v ease_v one_o man_n mind_n that_o will_v leave_v a_o other_o restless_a only_o i_o can_v well_o apprehend_v how_o so_o constant_a and_o regular_a a_o effect_n as_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o sea_n shall_v depend_v upon_o so_o uncertain_a and_o proverbial_o inconstant_a a_o cause_n as_o the_o wind_n be_v or_o if_o there_o be_v no_o difficulty_n in_o that_o yet_o the_o learned_a author_n may_v please_v to_o consider_v that_o this_o be_v but_o the_o next_o cause_n of_o the_o phaenomenon_n the_o cause_n of_o which_o perhaps_o be_v more_o hardly_o assigneable_a than_o the_o other_o and_o the_o nature_n and_o original_n of_o the_o wind_n be_v it_o may_v be_v as_o abstruse_a a_o theory_n as_o any_o in_o philosophy_n for_o in_o assign_v cause_n in_o the_o second_o or_o three_o common_o we_o be_v lose_v and_o nonplus_v which_o be_v no_o inconsiderable_a evidence_n of_o humane_a ignorance_n and_o deficiency_n actio_fw-la quinta_fw-la sect._n i._n a._n tertio_fw-la itaque_fw-la eloquentissimae_fw-la dissertationis_fw-la capite_fw-la objicit_fw-la ignorantiam_fw-la illius_fw-la rei_fw-la quae_fw-la notissima_fw-la pag._n 57_o my_o learned_a assailant_n be_v now_o descend_v to_o the_o difficulty_n g._n i_o propound_v and_o judge_v not_o yet_o satisfactory_o account_v for_o concern_v which_o i_o affirm_v not_o that_o they_o be_v doubt_n that_o can_v possible_o be_v unriddle_v for_o this_o be_v to_o discourage_v and_o not_o to_o awaken_v inquiry_n but_o that_o they_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v sufficient_o explain_v or_o explicable_a by_o any_o yet_o extant_a hypothesis_n a_o sad_a argument_n of_o intellectual_a deficience_n that_o after_o so_o much_o talk_v and_o endeavour_v after_o science_n the_o whole_a world_n shall_v yet_o be_v to_o seek_v in_o matter_n they_o have_v the_o great_a advantage_n of_o be_v acquaint_v with_o i_o be_o not_o therefore_o a_o enemy_n to_o any_o essay_n can_v be_v make_v towards_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o difficulty_n propose_v but_o shall_v hearty_o embrace_v any_o hopeful_a offer_n for_o the_o clear_n of_o those_o mysterious_a theory_n so_o that_o if_o this_o learned_a man_n propose_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v probable_a though_o it_o 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philosophy_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o high_a as_o any_o account_n be_v give_v of_o it_o we_o shall_v find_v it_o distinction_n from_o the_o body_n to_o have_v be_v the_o current_a belief_n of_o all_o the_o wise_a age_n for_o 1._o the_o high_a time_n of_o who_o doctrine_n we_o have_v any_o history_n believe_v its_o praeexistence_n and_o therefore_o certain_o assert_v its_o diversity_n and_o substantial_a distinction_n from_o the_o body_n it_o inform_v of_o which_o brief_o we_o have_v praeexistence_n among_o the_o chaldean_a oracle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o afterward_o more_o clear_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o psellus_n in_o his_o exposition_n of_o the_o chaldean_a theology_n tell_v we_o that_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n soul_n descend_v hither_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o again_o zoroaster_n speak_v of_o soul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beside_o which_o 2._o trismegistus_n be_v express_v in_o the_o assertion_n of_o the_o same_o doctrine_n of_o which_o a_o testimony_n or_o two_o perhaps_o will_v not_o be_v impertinent_a in_o his_o minerva_n mundi_fw-la he_o bring_v in_o god_n threaten_v those_o he_o have_v place_v in_o a_o happy_a condition_n of_o life_n and_o enjoyment_n with_o bond_n and_o imprisonment_n in_o case_n of_o disobedience_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o they_o transgress_v he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o another_o place_n assign_v this_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o incarceration_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o it_o be_v also_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a jew_n that_o soul_n be_v first_o create_v together_o and_o reside_v in_o a_o place_n they_o call_v golph_n a_o celestial_a region_n ad_fw-la therefore_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o mishna_n non_fw-la aderit_fw-la filius_fw-la david_n priusquam_fw-la exhaustae_fw-la fuerint_fw-la universae_fw-la animae_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o golph_n so_o that_o they_o believe_v all_o generation_n on_o earth_n to_o be_v supply_v from_o that_o
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disjoin_v from_o matter_n thus_o the_o principle_n of_o mere_a reason_n suggest_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v join_v to_o another_o body_n after_o its_o discharge_n from_o the_o present_a and_o 2._o other_o of_o the_o greek_a philosopher_n by_o the_o mere_a conduct_n of_o their_o natural_a light_n believe_v it_o the_o academic_n general_o assign_v body_n to_o those_o in_o the_o other_o state_n and_o such_o as_o be_v suitable_a to_o the_o region_n of_o the_o world_n they_o reside_v in_o and_o therefore_o plato_n call_v some_o of_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o other_o of_o more_o inferior_a conditon_n he_o attribute_n aerial_a body_n yea_o general_o the_o greek_n appoint_v corporeal_a punishment_n for_o the_o wicked_a in_o their_o acheron_n and_o cocytus_n as_o theocritus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o virgil_n aliis_fw-la sub_fw-la gurgite_fw-la vasto_fw-la infectum_fw-la eluitur_fw-la scelus_fw-la aut_fw-la exuritur_fw-la igni_fw-la but_o the_o business_n be_v so_o well_o know_v that_o it_o need_v no_o testimony_n and_o from_o hence_o it_o be_v sufficient_o evident_a that_o they_o believe_v the_o corporeal_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o its_o separation_n from_o this_o terrestrial_a body_n so_o that_o aristotle_n assertion_n herein_o be_v contrary_a both_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o the_o belief_n of_o most_o of_o his_o contemporary_n nay_o and_o the_o most_o venerable_a wisdom_n that_o be_v before_o he_o and_o indeed_o what_o he_o teach_v of_o the_o soul_n be_v at_o the_o best_a uncertain_a he_o use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o mind_n one_o while_n and_o then_o for_o the_o fancy_n apply_v it_o now_o to_o angel_n and_o at_o another_o time_n to_o brute_n so_o that_o none_o of_o his_o sectator_n can_v ever_o tell_v what_o be_v his_o opinion_n about_o it_o actio_fw-la nona_fw-la 1._o a_o gassendo_fw-la ad_fw-la authorem_fw-la vanitatis_fw-la dogmatizandi_fw-la a._n reducenda_fw-la est_fw-la oratio_fw-la postquam_fw-la ipse_fw-la pag._n 104._o i_o think_v still_o that_o the_o many_o be_v very_o incompetent_a judge_n g._n of_o worth_a either_o in_o man_n or_o thing_n admire_v trash_n and_o slight_v excellence_n and_o it_o be_v my_o lord_n bacon_n observation_n which_o signify_v much_o more_o with_o i_o then_o all_o our_o learned_a author_n have_v say_v in_o this_o paragraph_n viz._n owe_v hat_n the_o low_a virtue_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o people_n praise_n the_o middle_a one_o of_o their_o admiration_n but_o the_o high_a they_o have_v no_o sense_n at_o all_o of_o which_o say_n hold_v not_o only_o in_o moral_n but_o in_o all_o thing_n else_o which_o the_o vulgar_a use_n to_o judge_v in_o for_o they_o regard_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v like_o themselves_o that_o be_v mean_v and_o trivial_a which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o that_o other_o observation_n of_o the_o same_o great_a philosopher_n that_o time_n like_o a_o river_n bear_v up_o what_o be_v light_a and_o chaffy_a while_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v more_o weighty_a and_o considerable_a be_v lose_v at_o the_o bottom_n 2._o subjicit_fw-la author_n noster_fw-la sapientium_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la peripateticam_fw-la a._n esse_fw-la vocum_fw-la nihil_fw-la significantium_fw-la pag._n 105._o the_o excellent_a lord_n verulam_n be_v one_o of_o the_o wise_a man_n that_o g._n have_v reprove_v the_o arbritrariness_n of_o aristotle_n word_n particular_o in_o his_o instauratio_fw-la magna_fw-la where_o he_o say_v i_o can_v a_o little_a marvel_n at_o the_o philosopher_n aristotle_n that_o do_v proceed_v in_o such_o a_o spirit_n of_o difference_n and_o contradiction_n to_o all_o antiquity_n not_o only_o to_o frame_v new_a word_n of_o science_n at_o pleasure_n but_o to_o confound_v and_o extinguish_v all_o ancient_a wisdom_n and_o his_o affect_a obscurity_n patricius_n say_v all_o the_o greek_n confess_v yea_o themistius_n one_o of_o his_o great_a sectator_n say_v of_o he_o see_v veluti_fw-la sepiam_fw-la aâ—ramento_fw-la svo_fw-la seize_v occuluisse_fw-la and_o simplicius_n another_o write_v thus_o in_o his_o prolegomena_n to_o the_o predicament_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beside_o which_o clear_a testimony_n the_o author_n of_o the_o censure_n prefix_v to_o aristotle_n work_n cite_v by_o gassendus_fw-la after_o great_a praise_n of_o he_o add_v ingenium_fw-la viri_fw-la tectum_fw-la &_o callidum_fw-la &_o metuâ—ns_fw-la reprehensionis_fw-la quod_fw-la inhibebat_fw-la eum_fw-la ne_fw-la proferret_fw-la interdum_fw-la aperiò_fw-la quae_fw-la sentiret_fw-la indè_fw-la tam_fw-la multa_fw-la per_fw-la ejus_fw-la opera_fw-la obscura_fw-la &_o ambigua_fw-la and_o again_o the_o forementioned_a themistius_n cum_fw-la plerèque_fw-la omne_fw-la aristotelis_fw-la scripta_fw-la quasi_fw-la de_fw-la composito_fw-la caligine_fw-la quadam_fw-la offusa_fw-la oppletaque_fw-la habeantur_fw-la like_v unto_o which_o be_v that_o which_o simplicius_n say_v of_o he_o in_o acroamaticis_fw-la datâ_fw-la operâ_fw-la obscurus_fw-la esse_fw-la voluit_fw-la we_o see_v then_o who_o the_o wise_a man_n be_v that_o have_v accuse_v the_o obscurity_n of_o the_o aristotelean_a process_n and_o that_o he_o be_v
not_o so_o clear_a from_o aequivocatiens_n as_o our_o author_n suggest_v i_o will_v give_v but_o a_o double_a instance_n 1._o of_o his_o apply_v the_o forementioned_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o beast_n and_o angel_n to_o the_o imagination_n and_o abstract_a intellect_n and_o 2._o his_o calling_n god_n the_o quintessence_n form_n the_o soul_n and_o motion_n by_o the_o common_a appellative_a of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o all_o which_o may_v be_v add_v that_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o the_o aristotelean_a method_n be_v not_o so_o clear_a and_o cautious_a as_o our_o author_n will_v have_v it_o believe_v since_o his_o commentator_n have_v be_v infinite_o divide_v about_o his_o meaning_n and_o our_o author_n himself_o complain_v that_o those_o of_o the_o latter_a school_n have_v quite_o recede_v from_o his_o genuine_a doctrine_n which_o either_o accuse_v their_o ignorance_n or_o his_o obscurity_n it_o appear_v then_o that_o the_o wise_a man_n i_o mention_v to_o have_v accuse_v aristotle_n ambiguity_n and_o equivocation_n be_v those_o that_o understand_v the_o aristotelean_a doctrine_n be_v some_o of_o they_o his_o most_o genuine_a and_o ancient_a interpreter_n and_o not_o those_o who_o be_v so_o little_o acquaint_v with_o the_o matter_n of_o this_o philosophy_n as_o to_o charge_n aristotle_n with_o the_o fault_n of_o i_o know_v not_o what_o apish_a peripatetic_n and_o pyrrhonian_n 3._o prosequitur_fw-la deinde_fw-la actionem_fw-la in_o peripateticos_fw-la per_fw-la a._n dubia_fw-la quaedam_fw-la quae_fw-la illi_fw-la clara_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la pag._n 107._o in_o this_o paragraph_n i_o can_v understand_v nothing_o prove_v but_o g._n that_o a_o thing_n be_v possible_a to_o be_v before_o it_o be_v which_o possibility_n our_o author_n will_v have_v to_o be_v neither_o quid_fw-la nor_o quale_fw-la nor_o quantum_fw-la though_o not_o absolute_o nothing_o and_o if_o this_o learned_a gentleman_n take_v this_o posse_fw-mi of_o a_o thing_n for_o aristotle_n materia_fw-la prima_fw-la he_o mistake_v the_o metaphysical_a for_o the_o physical_a matter_n or_o if_o hereby_o he_o will_v only_o insinuate_v that_o the_o first_o mater_fw-la may_v be_v something_o though_o neither_o quid_fw-la quale_fw-la nor_o quantum_fw-la the_o instance_n be_v too_o short_a for_o his_o conclusion_n since_o the_o posse_fw-la of_o a_o thing_n before_o it_o be_v be_v no_o real_a be_v but_o a_o extrinsical_a denomination_n and_o a_o mode_n of_o our_o conception_n 4._o duae_fw-la aliae_fw-la voces_fw-la molestae_fw-la sunt_fw-la sceptico_fw-la nostro_fw-la hae_fw-la a._n sunt_fw-la forma_fw-la &_o educi_fw-la de_fw-la potentiâ_fw-la materiei_fw-la pag._n 109._o i_o call_v the_o aristotelean_a form_n a_o empty_a word_n because_o i_o g._n believe_v there_o be_v nothing_o real_a that_o answer_v it_o all_o body_n be_v sufficient_o distinguish_v by_o figure_n and_o position_n of_o part_n and_o i_o see_v no_o necessity_n to_o introduce_v such_o a_o arbitrary_a be_v however_o if_o our_o author_n please_v let_v he_o call_v that_o by_o which_o thing_n be_v distinguish_v their_o form_n but_o if_o with_o aristotle_n he_o will_v make_v this_o a_o substantial_a principle_n of_o thing_n i_o must_v be_v excuse_v in_o a_o dissent_n to_o which_o my_o reason_n enforce_v i_o and_o if_o his_o hypothesis_n be_v that_o form_n be_v accident_n as_o it_o seem_v he_o suppose_v by_o the_o instance_n allege_v he_o recede_v from_o his_o master_n aristotle_n who_o express_o make_v his_o form_n a_o substance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a._n 5._o quoad_fw-la posteriorem_fw-la vocem_fw-la seu_fw-la educi_fw-la de_fw-la potentiâ_fw-la videat_fw-la vir_fw-la ingeniosus_fw-la a_o illud_fw-la quod_fw-la pag._n 110._o g._n that_o which_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o dark_a be_v in_o it_o and_o caesar_n add_v nothing_o to_o the_o marble_n but_o the_o figure_n which_o be_v but_o a_o mode_n of_o matter_n and_o answer_v not_o our_o case_n but_o form_n be_v not_o suppose_v preaexistent_a in_o the_o matter_n from_o whence_o they_o be_v educe_v and_o be_v substance_n real_o distinguish_v from_o it_o which_o i_o have_v prove_v from_o aristotle_n and_o it_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o his_o commentator_n though_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v not_o our_o author_n i_o inquire_v then_o be_v these_o substantial_a form_n produce_v of_o something_o or_o of_o nothing_o a_o aristotelian_a will_n not_o allow_v the_o latter_a for_o this_o be_v against_o the_o maxim_n exit_fw-la nihilo_fw-la nihil_fw-la and_o a_o creation_n he_o affirm_v it_o produce_v of_o something_o then_o and_o this_o something_o be_v potentia_fw-la materia_fw-la i_o inquire_v further_o therefore_o whether_o any_o thing_n of_o the_o form_n do_v actual_o praeexi_v in_o this_o power_n of_o the_o matter_n or_o not_o if_o so_o all_o possible_a form_n reside_v in_o the_o subject_n out_o of_o which_o they_o be_v educe_v which_o be_v not_o consonant_a to_o their_o hypothesis_n if_o not_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o disjunction_n be_v confess_v to_o avoid_v the_o shame_n of_o which_o they_o fly_v to_o subjective_a dependence_n and_o this_o be_v the_o potentia_fw-la materiae_fw-la they_o talk_v of_o from_o which_o follow_v the_o absurdity_n i_o infer_v and_o this_o be_v the_o philosophy_n of_o the_o school_n and_o this_o the_o peripateticism_n i_o charge_v if_o our_o author_n say_v it_o be_v not_o according_a to_o aristotle_n doctrine_n let_v he_o dispute_v it_o out_o with_o aristotle_n follower_n i_o charge_v it_o not_o on_o he_o but_o on_o his_o school_n in_o which_o all_o the_o world_n can_v justify_v i_o actio_fw-la decima_fw-la 1._o proximè_fw-la sagittant_fw-la dvas_fw-la aristotelis_fw-la definitiones_fw-la a._n utramque_fw-la exactissimam_fw-la &_o quicquam_fw-la in_fw-la pag._n 112._o let_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v as_o our_o author_n will_v have_v it_o g._n viz._n that_o which_o remain_v of_o a_o action_n and_o be_v 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