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their_o acts._n thus_o we_o may_v likewise_o place_v in_o beast_n all_o the_o passion_n for_o there_o be_v in_o we_o corporeal_a motion_n which_o precede_v and_o which_o accompany_v those_o emotion_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o we_o call_v passion_n and_o as_o the_o name_n of_o passion_n may_v very_o well_o be_v give_v to_o these_o corporeal_a emotion_n which_o be_v in_o our_o body_n before_o those_o of_o our_o soul_n which_o be_v raise_v up_o upon_o their_o occasion_n it_o be_v certain_a that_o it_o be_v not_o ill_o say_v that_o animal_n have_v joy_n sorrow_n desire_n etc._n etc._n since_o they_o have_v all_o the_o corporeal_a emotion_n which_o we_o have_v in_o the_o resentment_n of_o joy_n of_o sorrow_n of_o pleasure_n and_o of_o pain_n with_o which_o our_o soul_n be_v agitate_a our_o soul_n then_o do_v not_o either_o do_v any_o thing_n of_o that_o which_o in_o our_o sense_n precede_v her_o sensation_n or_o her_o perception_n and_o certainty_n or_o any_o thing_n of_o that_o which_o 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act_n command_v by_o she_o but_o it_o can_v never_o be_v a_o act_n do_v in_o she_o and_o by_o she_o which_o be_v that_o we_o call_v she_o elicit_v act_n and_o it_o be_v easy_a for_o we_o by_o this_o principle_n infallible_o to_o discern_v what_o the_o body_n and_o what_o the_o soul_n do_v in_o us._n a_o rule_n to_o discern_v what_o the_o body_n do_v without_o any_o cooperation_n with_o the_o soul_n and_o what_o the_o soul_n do_v in_o the_o body_n this_o rule_n be_v certain_a and_o will_v never_o deceive_v that_o every_o act_n by_o the_o which_o we_o formal_o have_v a_o indubitable_a certainty_n of_o ourselves_o be_v a_o act_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o every_o act_n which_o do_v not_o bear_v in_o we_o that_o certainty_n but_o only_o make_v some_o change_n in_o the_o humour_n or_o in_o the_o solid_a part_n of_o our_o body_n be_v a_o act_n and_o operation_n of_o body_n and_o by_o this_o rule_n as_o to_o sleep_v to_o digest_v to_o have_v health_n or_o a_o fever_n to_o have_v the_o gout_n or_o the_o stone_n etc._n etc._n be_v act_n or_o operation_n or_o passion_n and_o alteration_n of_o body_n so_o to_o perceive_v object_n to_o be_v passionate_a with_o any_o desire_n with_o any_o fear_n or_o with_o any_o like_a emotion_n to_o be_v sensible_a of_o heat_n and_o cold_a white_a and_o black_a sweet_a and_o bitter_a to_o imagine_v to_o remember_v judge_n doubt_v compare_v reflect_v infer_v speculate_v deliberate_a to_o reason_n and_o conceive_v the_o abstract_a and_o universal_a notion_n of_o thing_n to_o be_v sensible_a of_o duty_n to_o have_v remorse_n to_o determine_v itself_o to_o love_n or_o hate_n etc._n etc._n be_v essential_o the_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n be_v in_o the_o soul_n and_o not_o in_o the_o body_n it_o be_v very_o important_a well_o to_o observe_v this_o rule_n because_o there_o be_v some_o who_o be_v so_o gross_a that_o they_o have_v not_o any_o neat_a &_o distinct_a idea_n that_o they_o know_v not_o in_o the_o least_o how_o to_o explain_v the_o proper_a operation_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o proper_a operation_n of_o the_o body_n how_o many_o be_v there_o of_o they_o likewise_o who_o confound_v these_o thing_n so_o essential_a to_o be_v distinguish_v how_o many_o be_v there_o who_o believe_v for_o example_n that_o it_o be_v the_o body_n that_o have_v the_o pleasure_n of_o drink_v of_o eat_v and_o of_o be_v warm_v and_o general_o all_o the_o pleasure_n which_o be_v not_o in_o the_o soul_n but_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o body_n if_o they_o have_v reflect_v they_o will_v have_v see_v plain_o that_o these_o sort_n of_o pleasure_n give_v we_o a_o entire_a certainty_n of_o ourselves_o and_o that_o so_o they_o be_v act_n of_o a_o know_a nature_n they_o will_v see_v moreover_o that_o they_o affect_v that_o part_n which_o reason_n and_o which_o determine_v itself_o free_o in_o we_o which_o all_o the_o world_n conceive_v as_o spiritual_a and_o every_o one_o well_o know_v it_o to_o be_v the_o soul_n but_o what_o shall_v we_o do_v in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v that_o curse_n which_o be_v throw_v upon_o the_o serpent_n fall_v upon_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o which_o operate_v and_o will_v operate_v aswell_o as_o the_o benediction_n of_o fruitfulness_n give_v to_o the_o earth_n even_o to_o the_o end_n man_n will_v have_v always_o a_o infinite_a difficulty_n to_o reflect_v upon_o themselves_o and_o to_o raise_v themselves_o up_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o their_o spiritual_a nature_n super_fw-la ventrem_fw-la tuum_fw-la gradieris_fw-la upon_o thy_o belly_n shall_v thou_o go_v etc._n etc._n if_o habit_n whether_o of_o science_n or_o of_o virtue_n be_v in_o the_o body_n or_o in_o the_o soul_n there_o present_v itself_o here_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v a_o question_n which_o it_o import_v we_o to_o clear_v up_o and_o decide_v which_o be_v to_o know_v in_o what_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o body_n the_o habit_n whether_o of_o virtue_n or_o of_o science_n do_v reside_v which_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o fruitful_a principle_n of_o most_o important_a moral_a consequence_n for_o although_o there_o can_v be_v no_o question_n make_v as_o to_o the_o act_n of_o science_n and_o of_o virtue_n which_o be_v indubitable_o in_o the_o soul_n yet_o there_o be_v nevertheless_o a_o true_a question_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v clear_v as_o to_o the_o subject_a of_o habit_n the_o habit_n of_o science_n and_o of_o virtue_n do_v indubitable_o subsist_v partly_o in_o the_o body_n since_o it_o be_v certain_a with_o regard_n to_o science_n that_o they_o subsist_v partly_o by_o the_o memory_n and_o that_o the_o memory_n depend_v upon_o the_o corporeal_a organ_n as_o shall_v be_v say_v more_o at_o large_a and_o so_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o respect_n to_o virtue_n it_o be_v sure_a that_o they_o be_v not_o settle_v into_o habit_n but_o by_o the_o faculty_n and_o the_o disposition_n which_o the_o soul_n acquire_v of_o practise_v the_o act_n thereof_o and_o of_o fulfil_v the_o duty_n of_o they_o which_o she_o do_v not_o acquire_v but_o by_o a_o certain_a profound_a impression_n of_o the_o lively_a image_n of_o duty_n which_o deface_v the_o image_n of_o the_o difficulty_n of_o their_o act_n which_o be_v common_o take_v from_o the_o resistance_n of_o the_o body_n or_o of_o the_o inclination_n which_o be_v entail_v upon_o the_o body_n this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o there_o must_v necessary_o be_v some_o change_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o brain_n and_o in_o the_o corporeal_a species_n and_o image_n which_o determine_v the_o thought_n and_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o often_o as_o we_o establish_v in_o we_o the_o habit_n of_o one_o virtue_n for_o example_n it_o be_v impossible_a
such_o manner_n that_o what_o it_o operate_v in_o we_o be_v our_o operation_n and_o our_o operation_n be_v it_o it_o operate_v in_o we_o sometime_o by_o way_n of_o light_n or_o illumination_n and_o sometime_o by_o way_n of_o anticipate_v or_o prevent_v pleasure_n and_o delectation_n and_o it_o operate_v after_o this_o sort_n in_o two_o manner_n by_o transient_a act_n and_o by_o permanent_a and_o settle_a habit_n transient_a irradiation_n whether_o they_o be_v by_o illumination_n or_o by_o celestial_a delectation_n which_o we_o common_o express_v by_o the_o name_n of_o inspiration_n be_v that_o which_o we_o call_v actual_a grace_n and_o those_o permanent_a and_o habitual_a disposition_n of_o holy_a and_o righteous_a inclination_n and_o affection_n which_o keep_v the_o soul_n turn_v towards_o god_n tie_v to_o duty_n and_o to_o virtue_n and_o determine_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n be_v that_o which_o we_o call_v habitual_a grace_n or_o divine_a charity_n for_o that_o which_o we_o call_v habitual_a grace_n have_v nothing_o in_o it_o that_o be_v physical_a beyond_o divine_a charity_n or_o that_o happy_a situation_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o regard_v and_o love_v god_n and_o duty_n as_o the_o sovereign_n good_a with_o a_o firm_a and_o inconcussible_a determination_n of_o the_o will_n from_o which_o nothing_o can_v draw_v it_o until_o human_a liberty_n come_v to_o be_v too_o loose_a do_v so_o diminish_v the_o heavenly_a impression_n so_o that_o temptation_n be_v able_a to_o prevail_v that_o be_v it_o which_o make_v the_o sad_a fall_v of_o the_o just._n there_o be_v some_o who_o conceive_v that_o this_o heavenly_a impression_n be_v not_o so_o much_o for_o the_o produce_v of_o action_n holy_a and_o just_a in_o themselves_o as_o for_o the_o produce_v they_o of_o a_o certain_a fashion_n whereof_o they_o have_v not_o and_o of_o which_o they_o do_v not_o give_v any_o distinct_a idea_n they_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v essential_a to_o our_o action_n that_o they_o be_v make_v by_o a_o supernatural_a principle_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v be_v agreeable_a to_o god_n and_o worthy_a of_o that_o eternal_a recompense_n which_o st._n paul_n call_v the_o crown_n of_o justice_n but_o that_o be_v altogether_o a_o pure_a illusion_n of_o certain_a school_n man_n who_o conceive_v it_o after_o that_o manner_n grace_n be_v necessary_a for_o the_o foundation_n of_o holy_a and_o just_a action_n themselves_o and_o not_o only_o for_o some_o circumstance_n whereof_o they_o may_v stand_v in_o need_n to_o make_v they_o worthy_a this_o will_v be_v mere_a pelagianism_n and_o most_o gross_a to_o believe_v that_o we_o can_v without_o the_o inward_a delectation_n of_o grace_n preserve_v continence_n pardon_v our_o enemy_n and_o love_n god_n above_o all_o thing_n by_o a_o effective_a love_n and_o efficacy_n which_o withdraw_v our_o heart_n from_o the_o world_n and_o from_o ourselves_o and_o tie_v it_o to_o that_o eternal_a and_o sovereign_a beauty_n it_o be_v grace_n which_o draw_v we_o from_o time_n from_o the_o world_n and_o from_o ourselves_o and_o make_v we_o taste_v god_n and_o eternity_n it_o be_v grace_n which_o cause_v we_o to_o do_v all_o the_o good_a which_o we_o do_v for_o all_o that_o we_o do_v without_o grace_n be_v poison_v and_o corrupt_v by_o some_o secret_a return_n of_o self-love_n which_o be_v that_o venomous_a root_n whereof_o st._n austin_n so_o often_o speak_v which_o poison_n all_o that_o it_o touch_v and_o even_o all_o that_o it_o come_v near_o how_o grace_n be_v efficacious_a it_o be_v demand_v whether_o grace_n be_v efficacious_a by_o its_o self_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v only_o by_o the_o free_a determination_n and_o co-operation_n of_o human_n will_n but_o beside_o that_o this_o may_v not_o perhaps_o be_v a_o place_n to_o decide_v qustion_n of_o this_o nature_n there_o be_v nothing_o perhaps_o but_o a_o equivocation_n in_o all_o the_o dispute_n which_o christian_n can_v have_v among_o themselves_o thereupon_o for_o since_o there_o be_v two_o certain_a truth_n among_o christian_n that_o grace_n of_o itself_o be_v victorious_a over_o the_o impure_a delectation_n of_o concupiscence_n whereof_o it_o invincible_o suspend_v the_o charm_n by_o the_o heavenly_a and_o inward_a taste_n which_o it_o give_v we_o of_o god_n of_o our_o duty_n and_o of_o eternal_a happiness_n and_o that_o at_o the_o same_o time_n it_o regard_v our_o liberty_n or_o at_o least_o it_o do_v not_o restrain_v it_o leave_v we_o to_o our_o own_o choice_n to_o cooperate_a with_o it_o or_o not_o it_o seem_v that_o among_o christian_n it_o ought_v necessary_o to_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o in_o one_o sense_n grace_n be_v efficacious_a and_o victorious_a by_o itself_o and_o that_o in_o another_o it_o be_v not_o so_o it_o be_v efficacious_a by_o itself_o against_o inordinate_a desire_n but_o not_o against_o our_o liberty_n for_o it_o invincible_o suspend_v the_o charm_n of_o concupiscence_n but_o it_o do_v not_o at_o all_o invincible_o engage_v our_o co-operation_n so_o often_o as_o it_o opein_o us._n i_o say_v so_o often_o because_o it_o be_v of_o that_o we_o be_v discourse_v but_o for_o certain_a occasion_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o grace_n do_v engage_v us._n chap._n xxi_o seven_o or_o eight_o difference_n of_o our_o act_n of_o intellection_n and_o how_o god_n act_v perpetual_o in_o we_o in_o the_o two_o capital_a faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n we_o observe_v in_o the_o twelve_o place_n seven_o or_o eight_o notable_a difference_n of_o divers_a act_n of_o pure_a intellection_n for_o we_o have_v of_o they_o in_o the_o first_o place_n notion_n which_o be_v applicable_a to_o a_o thousand_o divers_a subject_n as_o be_v all_o those_o idea_n which_o we_o call_v in_o the_o school_n abstract_v or_o universal_a by_o which_o we_o conceive_v essence_n and_o universal_a nature_n without_o any_o individual_a difference_n as_o for_o example_n the_o idea_n of_o a_o circle_n of_o a_o square_a of_o a_o triangle_n the_o idea_n of_o a_o man_n of_o a_o angel_n of_o a_o lion_n of_o a_o stone_n in_o general_a and_o on_o the_o contrary_a we_o have_v such_o as_o be_v singular_a and_o individual_a idea_n which_o can_v be_v apply_v but_o to_o one_o certain_a determine_a object_n which_o they_o represent_v or_o conceive_v we_o have_v in_o the_o second_o place_n such_o as_o be_v direct_o in_o view_n and_o other_o that_o be_v in_o view_n by_o reflection_n by_o which_o we_o come_v again_o upon_o our_o simple_a view_n and_o compare_v the_o one_o with_o the_o other_o for_o to_o observe_v their_o diversity_n and_o their_o singularity_n we_o have_v in_o the_o three_o place_n a_o simple_a conception_n or_o representation_n of_o object_n which_o we_o call_v simple_a apprehension_n and_o we_o have_v the_o judgement_n and_o the_o comparison_n thereof_o by_o which_o we_o decide_v the_o relation_n and_o the_o agreement_n of_o thing_n their_o equality_n their_o identity_n their_o disproportion_n etc._n etc._n we_o have_v in_o the_o four_o place_n aquiescence_n and_o decisive_a judgement_n by_o way_n of_o affirmation_n or_o by_o way_n of_o negation_n and_o a_o doubt_n or_o suspension_n and_o balance_v of_o the_o decision_n in_o the_o obscurity_n of_o thing_n or_o in_o the_o equality_n of_o reason_n which_o be_v call_v to_o doubt_n we_o have_v in_o the_o five_o place_n simple_z speculation_n of_o object_n without_o any_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o go_v further_o and_o a_o effort_n and_o agitation_n of_o the_o thought_n to_o extend_v knowledge_n and_o to_o pass_v on_o from_o that_o which_o we_o know_v to_o that_o we_o do_v not_o as_o yet_o know_v which_o be_v that_o proper_a species_n of_o reason_v which_o bring_v into_o the_o world_n all_o the_o art_n and_o science_n in_o relation_n to_o all_o these_o different_a act_n of_o the_o intellection_n there_o be_v this_o to_o be_v observe_v that_o it_o be_v not_o but_o by_o pure_a accident_n consider_v the_o state_n of_o union_n with_o the_o body_n that_o they_o depend_v upon_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n for_o they_o do_v depend_v upon_o a_o configuration_n determination_n or_o a_o particular_a disposition_n of_o the_o brain_n or_o of_o any_o other_o part_n or_o humour_n of_o the_o body_n as_o the_o act_n of_o imagine_v of_o remember_v of_o passion_n and_o of_o perceive_v by_o proper_a sensation_n but_o in_o what_o estate_n soever_o the_o body_n be_v provide_v that_o the_o too_o vehement_a motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o fibre_n of_o the_o brain_n leave_v the_o soul_n her_o liberty_n of_o think_v the_o soul_n exercise_v all_o these_o divers_a act_n upon_o all_o object_n which_o can_v be_v present_v to_o it_o second_o we_o ought_v to_o observe_v that_o all_o those_o act_n be_v the_o proper_a act_n of_o the_o active_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o by_o consequence_n act_v free_a in_o their_o nature_n which_o be_v not_o necessary_a or_o
of_o knowledge_n like_a to_o we_o 37_o chap._n 8._o what_o judgement_n soever_o be_v make_v of_o beast_n our_o soul_n be_v undoubted_o spiritual_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o know_a nature_n 43_o chap._n 9_o the_o double_a immense_a and_o infinite_a ground_n of_o knowledge_n that_o be_v in_o our_o soul_n be_v a_o new_a and_o certain_a proof_n of_o their_o spiritual_a nature_n 56_o chap._n 10._o that_o libertine_n can_v maintain_v this_o monstrous_a opinion_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v corporeal_a 59_o chap._n 11._o that_o our_o soul_n be_v undoubted_o immortal_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o know_a nature_n 67_o chap._n 12._o that_o our_o soul_n be_v undoubted_o spiritual_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o principle_n and_o ground_n of_o liberty_n which_o we_o find_v in_o they_o 75_o animal_n have_v not_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o motion_n 76_o our_o liberty_n of_o think_v be_v a_o certain_a character_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o spiritual_a essence_n in_o our_o soul_n 81_o the_o empire_n of_o our_o desire_n be_v another_o certain_a proof_n of_o the_o spirituality_n of_o our_o soul_n 83_o chap._n 13._o we_o have_v a_o indubitable_a certainty_n of_o the_o immortal_a condition_n of_o our_o soul_n by_o the_o desire_v and_o instinct_n of_o immortality_n and_o eternity_n which_o we_o have_v 87_o chap._n 14._o of_o the_o spiritual_a and_o immortal_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n draw_v from_o the_o ground_n of_o conscience_n 95_o that_o conscience_n be_v not_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n a_o effect_n of_o education_n or_o of_o some_o opinion_n with_o which_o it_o be_v imprint_v and_o prepossess_v in_o the_o infancy_n 98_o chap._n 15._o that_o our_o soul_n be_v indubitable_o immortal_a by_o a_o certainty_n that_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o conscience_n give_v we_o thereof_o 104_o chap._n 16._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 112_o that_o every_o one_o feel_v and_o perceive_v his_o soul_n and_o that_o although_o he_o be_v ignorant_a it_o be_v only_o because_o he_o know_v not_o that_o he_o know_v it_o 116_o chap._n 17._o some_o essential_a reflection_n to_o rstablish_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 119_o that_o all_o the_o good_a and_o ill_a fortune_n be_v in_o our_o soul_n 120_o that_o the_o soul_n have_v pleasure_n and_o pain_n independent_o of_o the_o body_n 121_o the_o essential_a difference_n of_o the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n which_o the_o soul_n have_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o body_n and_o of_o the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n which_o she_o have_v independent_o of_o the_o body_n ibid._n that_o the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n which_o the_o soul_n have_v not_o but_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o body_n be_v only_o as_o it_o be_v to_o show_v the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n of_o eternity_n 123_o that_o virtue_n be_v the_o proper_a and_o true_a good_a of_o the_o soul_n and_o vice_n its_o evil_n 124_o that_o the_o passion_n be_v the_o fever_n of_o the_o soul_n 126_o 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 128_o chap._n 18._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 130_o the_o order_n of_o duty_n between_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o body_n 132_o part_n ii_o of_o our_o duty_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o morality_n whether_o towards_o god_n whether_o towards_o ourselves_o whether_o towards_o man_n and_o of_o our_o duty_n of_o all_o gospel_n self-denial_n which_o result_n from_o the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v and_o operate_v in_o our_o body_n under_o the_o visible_a empire_n of_o god_n page_n 141_o chap._n 1._o how_o we_o may_v with_o assurance_n know_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n ibid._n chap._n 2._o general_a experience_n of_o a_o power_n superior_a to_o our_o soul_n and_o to_o our_o body_n which_o act_v in_o our_o soul_n and_o in_o our_o body_n 146_o the_o first_o experience_n that_o we_o have_v that_o god_n act_v upon_o we_o as_o a_o sovereign_a ruler_n after_o the_o manner_n wherein_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n ibid._n the_o second_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o empire_n in_o the_o sovereign_a domination_n with_o which_o our_o soul_n be_v send_v into_o our_o body_n without_o consult_v they_o 147_o a_o three_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o disease_n over_o which_o our_o soul_n have_v no_o empire_n 148_o a_o four_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o in_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n ib._n a_o five_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o in_o the_o idea_n which_o we_o receive_v 150_o chap._n 3._o experience_n of_o the_o power_n which_o govern_v nature_n and_o which_o come_v to_o the_o assistance_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o a_o moment_n 153_o another_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o from_o the_o diversity_n of_o delectable_a and_o painful_a sentiment_n 155_o a_o three_o experience_n that_o god_n act_v as_o a_o universal_a cause_n in_o the_o manner_n that_o he_o act_v upon_o our_o soul_n and_o upon_o our_o body_n 156_o chap._n 4._o false_a idea_n which_o we_o must_v avoid_v by_o the_o light_n of_o these_o experience_n and_o first_o that_o of_o believe_v that_o our_o soul_n be_v unite_v to_o our_o body_n by_o any_o sympathy_n proportion_n or_o inclination_n 158_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o as_o corporeal_a form_n though_o it_o be_v the_o form_n of_o a_o man._n 160_o the_o difference_n between_o a_o soul_n and_o a_o angel_n ibid._n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n upon_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v the_o disproportion_n betwixt_o soul_n and_o body_n 161_o chap._n 5._o that_o the_o body_n can_v in_o any_o manner_n act_n upon_o the_o soul_n to_o illuminate_v or_o affect_v it_o physical_o and_o immediate_o by_o itself_o 164_o that_o our_o own_o body_n can_v act_n physical_o and_o immediate_o by_o themselves_o upon_o our_o soul_n who_o spirituality_n render_v they_o inaccessible_a to_o all_o sort_n of_o impression_n of_o body_n 167_o that_o the_o body_n do_v not_o cause_n in_o the_o soul_n either_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n 168_o body_n do_v not_o only_o not_o cause_v the_o sentiment_n and_o idea_n in_o the_o soul_n but_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o determine_v the_o soul_n physical_o to_o make_v they_o 170_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o themselves_o do_v not_o make_v the_o idea_n or_o image_n of_o body_n 171_o press_v a_o ardour_n as_o we_o have_v to_o know_v all_o thing_n out_o of_o ourselves_o so_o much_o coldness_n have_v we_o for_o that_o excellent_a curiosity_n of_o know_v ourselves_o it_o be_v the_o only_a map_n and_o the_o only_a history_n the_o only_a intrigue_n and_o the_o only_a matter_n which_o we_o take_v no_o care_n at_o all_o to_o understand_v the_o dignity_n of_o our_o soul_n yet_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o have_v a_o soul_n not_o only_o spiritual_a and_o of_o a_o nature_n altogether_o different_a from_o the_o body_n and_o more_o excellent_a than_o all_o we_o can_v conceive_v that_o be_v material_a and_o corporeal_a but_o also_o immortal_a and_o celestial_a imprint_v with_o a_o thousand_o character_n of_o a_o lively_a resemblance_n of_o the_o supreme_a nature_n and_o essence_n and_o destine_v to_o a_o eternity_n and_o a_o happy_a immortality_n in_o a_o eternal_a union_n and_o a_o everlasting_a society_n of_o delight_n and_o joy_n with_o god_n moses_n have_v take_v care_n to_o give_v we_o the_o history_n and_o genealogy_n of_o it_o for_o say_v he_o he_o that_o in_o the_o beginning_n create_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n form_v out_o of_o the_o common_a matter_n of_o the_o universe_n the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n the_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o sole_a construction_n of_o their_o member_n and_o corporeal_a organ_n which_o he_o direct_v to_o those_o particular_a end_n which_o he_o have_v propose_v to_o himself_o for_o a_o general_a end_n of_o his_o workmanship_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o he_o make_v they_o capable_a of_o those_o admirable_a and_o different_a instinct_n and_o movement_n that_o we_o see_v in_o they_o which_o be_v that_o only_a life_n that_o experience_n make_v we_o see_v and_o reason_n suffer_v we_o to_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v in_o beast_n by_o the_o sole_a construction_n or_o organization_n of_o their_o body_n that_o a_o most_o pure_a and_o a_o most_o subtle_a fire_n form_v from_o the_o most_o pure_a and_o most_o agitate_a part_n of_o their_o blood_n move_v and_o animate_v sudden_o they_o become_v say_v the_o holy_a historian_n live_v creature_n but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o man_n to_o who_o he_o give_v the_o place_n of_o master_n and_o king_n of_o
the_o diversity_n of_o their_o idea_n it_o be_v no_o less_o by_o that_o of_o their_o propriety_n and_o effect_n for_o nothing_o of_o that_o which_o corporeal_a nature_n do_v can_v be_v do_v by_o a_o intelligent_a nature_n or_o by_o knowledge_n for_o example_n a_o know_v nature_n or_o knowledge_n can_v immediate_o and_o formal_o as_o they_o say_v by_o itself_o alone_o neither_o heat_n nor_o moisten_v nor_o dry_a nor_o exclude_v body_n by_o impenetrability_n nor_o in_o a_o word_n perform_v many_o of_o those_o effect_n proper_a to_o extent_n or_o corporeal_a nature_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a corporeal_a nature_n on_o its_o part_n can_v never_o what_o perfection_n soever_o one_o may_v fancy_v to_o happen_v to_o it_o by_o the_o almighty_a power_n of_o the_o creator_n be_v so_o much_o as_o conceive_v and_o imagine_v as_o capable_a of_o self-perception_a of_o reflect_v of_o reason_v of_o love_v of_o hate_v of_o desire_v for_o who_o can_v conceive_v for_o example_n that_o marble_n can_v be_v raise_v up_o to_o the_o perfection_n of_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o stroke_n of_o the_o mallet_n and_o chizel_n as_o we_o perceive_v otherwise_o that_o which_o wound_v we_o that_o which_o hurt_v we_o with_o a_o proper_a and_o true_a sentiment_n of_o inward_a pain_n who_o can_v imagine_v that_o gold_n can_v be_v capable_a of_o have_v in_o the_o crucible_n a_o sentiment_n of_o burn_v like_a to_o that_o which_o we_o have_v when_o we_o burn_v ourselves_o we_o must_v say_v the_o same_o thing_n of_o property_n for_o nothing_o of_o that_o which_o agree_v with_o our_o know_a part_n can_v be_v agreeable_a to_o our_o corporeal_a part_n and_o nothing_o of_o that_o which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o corporeal_a can_v be_v see_v in_o the_o know_v for_o example_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o give_v a_o figure_n shape_n and_o bulk_n to_o a_o thought_n the_o act_n of_o reason_v of_o love_v of_o hate_v of_o deliberate_v can_v never_o have_v either_o bulk_n or_o figure_n part_n or_o colour_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a no_o body_n can_v ever_o have_v the_o agility_n of_o thought_n its_o vastness_n its_o light_n and_o no_o body_n can_v have_v the_o idea_n or_o perception_n of_o itself_o or_o form_n in_o itself_o the_o image_n of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o compose_v the_o visible_a world_n or_o the_o least_o thing_n which_o it_o contain_v and_o it_o follow_v evident_o from_o all_o this_o that_o nothing_o be_v clear_a and_o certain_a in_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n if_o this_o be_v not_o that_o the_o intelligent_a nature_n which_o be_v in_o we_o be_v of_o a_o nature_n altogether_o distinct_a and_o diverse_a from_o corporeal_a nature_n and_o be_v so_o i_o do_v not_o see_v that_o there_o can_v be_v any_o difficulty_n to_o say_v that_o the_o know_a nature_n that_o be_v in_o we_o be_v essential_o spiritual_a for_o what_o can_v that_o be_v but_o spiritual_a which_o be_v not_o corporeal_a in_o the_o main_a there_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n for_o the_o name_n provide_v that_o the_o thing_n be_v indubitable_a for_o what_o signify_v it_o at_o the_o bottom_n whether_o our_o soul_n have_v or_o have_v not_o the_o name_n of_o spiritual_a provide_v that_o we_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v of_o a_o nature_n altogether_o distinct_a from_o body_n and_o infinite_o more_o excellent_a than_o any_o thing_n that_o there_o can_v be_v have_v of_o body_n and_o which_o it_o will_v always_o have_v though_o we_o will_v deny_v it_o the_o name_n of_o spiritual_a but_o because_o this_o name_n be_v affect_v and_o determine_v by_o the_o constant_a usage_n of_o the_o language_n of_o man_n to_o immaterial_a nature_n and_o distinct_a from_o body_n it_o be_v indubitable_a that_o the_o know_v nature_n ought_v to_o be_v call_v spiritual_a the_o word_n spiritual_a nature_n be_v a_o galimophry_n which_o signify_v nothing_o if_o it_o do_v not_o signify_v that_o know_a nature_n of_o which_o we_o have_v the_o idea_n and_o the_o experience_n in_o ourselves_o there_o be_v nothing_o real_a and_o positive_a in_o the_o world_n which_o answer_v to_o that_o word_n but_o a_o know_a nature_n such_o as_o be_v in_o us._n it_o be_v to_o express_v a_o know_v nature_n that_o the_o name_n of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n be_v invent_v as_o the_o name_n of_o triangle_n have_v be_v make_v to_o express_v a_o figure_n that_o have_v three_o corner_n that_o of_o a_o city_n to_o express_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o house_n dispose_v into_o street_n and_o shut_v up_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o wall_n under_o the_o same_o law_n and_o policy_n that_o of_o animal_n to_o signify_v that_o which_o have_v a_o natural_a and_o interior_a principle_n of_o motion_n and_o growth_n that_o of_o body_n that_o which_o be_v susceptible_a of_o extent_n and_o division_n the_o name_n of_o spirit_n and_o spiritual_a nature_n have_v be_v make_v and_o invent_v to_o express_v this_o sort_n of_o know_v nature_n and_o man_n have_v never_o give_v the_o naâ—â—_n of_o spiritual_a nature_n but_o to_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v conceive_v under_o the_o idea_n of_o a_o nature_n know_v after_o that_o manner_n we_o have_v already_o observe_v that_o man_n have_v not_o conceive_v either_o god_n or_o angel_n but_o under_o the_o idea_n of_o know_v nature_n and_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o it_o be_v for_o that_o reason_n that_o we_o conceive_v they_o as_o nature_n more_o spiritual_a that_o we_o conceive_v they_o endow_v with_o a_o great_a perfection_n of_o knowledge_n for_o we_o conceive_v god_n more_o spiritual_a than_o a_o angel_n or_o than_o man_n because_o we_o conceive_v he_o as_o the_o sovereign_n and_o eternal_a source_n of_o knowledge_n who_o have_v essential_o the_o idea_n of_o all_o thing_n possible_a through_o that_o eternal_a and_o substantial_a thought_n which_o the_o scripture_n call_v his_o word_n by_o the_o which_o declare_v all_o that_o he_o be_v and_o all_o that_o he_o can_v and_o the_o manner_n how_o he_o can_v and_o aught_o to_o do_v all_o thing_n he_o be_v to_o himself_o first_o of_o all_o his_o model_n and_o his_o notional_a wisdom_n as_o they_o say_v and_o exemplar_n and_o then_o his_o verve_n and_o his_o infinite_a efficacy_n and_o omnipotency_n by_o which_o every_o thing_n that_o do_v know_v know_v every_o thing_n live_v that_o have_v life_n every_o thing_n that_o have_v motion_n be_v move_v and_o every_o thing_n that_o have_v a_o be_v do_v exist_v and_o as_o this_o idea_n include_v not_o only_o more_o knowledge_n but_o a_o knowledge_n infinite_o more_o efficacious_a and_o more_o excellent_a than_o that_o of_o man_n or_o angel_n we_o do_v therefore_o conceive_v this_o spiritual_a nature_n to_o be_v much_o more_o spiritual_a thus_o it_o be_v out_o of_o doubt_n that_o the_o know_v nature_n that_o be_v in_o we_o be_v essential_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o aught_o to_o bear_v that_o name_n from_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o as_o long_o as_o we_o have_v a_o certainty_n that_o our_o soul_n be_v a_o know_v nature_n so_o long_o we_o have_v a_o assurance_n that_o our_o soul_n be_v a_o spiritual_a nature_n distinct_a from_o body_n and_o this_o be_v not_o here_o a_o thing_n which_o we_o divine_a as_o they_o do_v who_o place_n a_o true_a and_o proper_a knowledge_n in_o beast_n this_o be_v the_o chief_a certainty_n which_o we_o have_v this_o of_o the_o know_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n we_o may_v doubt_v by_o a_o hyperbolical_a and_o metaphysical_a doubt_n whether_o we_o have_v a_o real_a body_n because_o speak_v absolute_o god_n be_v able_a have_v only_a regard_n to_o the_o efficacy_n and_o power_n with_o which_o he_o can_v act_v in_o we_o to_o give_v we_o what_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n he_o please_v god_n be_v able_a to_o give_v we_o the_o idea_n and_o even_o the_o sentiment_n of_o a_o body_n although_o there_o be_v not_o any_o body_n in_o the_o world_n just_a as_o we_o have_v they_o now_o so_o as_o it_o may_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o dream_n to_o believe_v that_o we_o have_v thing_n which_o have_v not_o any_o reality_n but_o we_o can_v at_o all_o doubt_n whether_o there_o be_v in_o we_o a_o part_n or_o nature_n know_v because_o we_o find_v that_o our_o soul_n have_v essential_o the_o perception_n and_o the_o certainty_n of_o herself_o in_o her_o existence_n and_o in_o the_o idea_n which_o the_o supreme_a power_n who_o rule_v over_o she_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o her_o body_n clear_v up_o and_o in_o the_o modification_n whereby_o that_o power_n affect_v she_o chap._n ix_o the_o double_a immense_a and_o infinite_a ground_n of_o knowledge_n that_o be_v in_o our_o soul_n be_v a_o new_a and_o certain_a proof_n of_o their_o spiritual_a nature_n the_o simple_a notion_n of_o this_o intelligent_a nature_n which_o we_o find_v in_o we_o without_o more_o unfolding_n it_o and_o leave_v it_o in_o that_o first_o general_a idea_n which_o it_o give_v elevate_v our_o
and_o action_n the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n and_o of_o sensible_a good_a which_o be_v the_o pleasure_n which_o we_o have_v from_o the_o occasion_n of_o our_o body_n this_o experience_n be_v also_o indubitable_a for_o no_o man_n can_v hinder_v himself_o from_o love_v good_a and_o pleasure_n and_o every_o one_o that_o reflect_v upon_o it_o will_v find_v and_o perceive_v it_o in_o himself_o a_o man_n will_v find_v that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o deprive_v himself_o of_o one_o pleasure_n when_o he_o be_v in_o view_n of_o another_o but_o he_o will_v never_o find_v his_o heart_n without_o the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n it_o be_v a_o empire_n of_o nature_n or_o to_o say_v better_o of_o the_o master_n of_o nature_n which_o we_o can_v no_o way_n resist_v our_o soul_n be_v indubitable_o push_v on_o continual_o by_o a_o great_a force_n towards_o pleasure_n and_o from_o thence_o be_v form_v in_o we_o that_o propensity_n towards_o good_a but_o which_o carry_v we_o towards_o sensible_a good_a be_v become_v by_o sin_n the_o matter_n and_o live_a source_n of_o a_o thousand_o passion_n which_o rule_v over_o we_o we_o love_v our_o body_n and_o the_o pleasure_n which_o we_o have_v from_o their_o occasion_n by_o a_o invincible_a empire_n although_o we_o see_v that_o this_o love_n be_v oftentimes_o in_o many_o of_o its_o act_n quite_o contrary_a to_o our_o duty_n and_o to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o supreme_a will_n and_o of_o reason_n the_o body_n entice_v we_o by_o our_o concupiscence_n against_o our_o conscience_n and_o against_o our_o reason_n and_o nature_n have_v equal_o place_v in_o we_o concupiscence_n and_o conscience_n passion_n and_o reason_n you_o see_v here_o six_o remarkable_a experience_n which_o i_o have_v be_v observe_v concern_v the_o empire_n and_o dominion_n which_o our_o soul_n suffer_v in_o our_o body_n on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v other_o but_o since_o these_o here_o be_v sufficient_a to_o give_v we_o a_o great_a and_o clear_a sight_n and_o to_o prepare_v we_o to_o understand_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n and_o thereby_o our_o duty_n of_o dependence_n and_o of_o religion_n of_o fear_n and_o of_o love_n towards_o god_n and_o our_o obligation_n of_o justice_n and_o of_o charity_n towards_o mankind_n and_o of_o temperance_n towards_o ourselves_o therefore_o i_o will_v let_v the_o other_o alone_o without_o use_v they_o and_o so_o pass_v on_o to_o let_v you_o observe_v that_o as_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n command_v we_o and_o rule_n over_o we_o indubitable_o in_o all_o these_o manner_n in_o our_o body_n so_o he_o serve_v we_o also_o and_o obey_v we_o and_o if_o i_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o say_v so_o we_o command_v he_o in_o our_o turn_n and_o we_o be_v obey_v with_o a_o exact_a regularity_n chap._n iii_o experience_n of_o the_o power_n which_o govern_v nature_n and_o which_o come_v to_o the_o assistance_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o a_o moment_n i._o we_o find_v first_o that_o when_o we_o move_v our_o body_n we_o do_v no_o more_o precise_o than_o to_o will_v they_o to_o move_v for_o we_o do_v not_o feel_v that_o there_o go_v any_o kind_n of_o thing_n from_o we_o but_o the_o desire_n to_o move_v ourselves_o and_o the_o act_n of_o the_o determinative_a faculty_n of_o the_o will_n by_o the_o which_o we_o give_v a_o command_n to_o the_o body_n to_o move_v itself_o and_o because_o we_o know_v too_o well_o from_o other_o thing_n our_o dependence_n our_o weakness_n and_o our_o limit_a power_n to_o be_v able_a to_o believe_v that_o we_o have_v a_o power_n to_o operate_v any_o thing_n out_o of_o we_o by_o our_o will_n alone_o since_o that_o be_v the_o character_n of_o a_o infinite_a power_n as_o we_o have_v already_o say_v upon_o this_o indubitable_a experience_n which_o we_o have_v that_o do_v nothing_o but_o to_o will_n ourselves_o to_o move_v we_o do_v move_v ourselves_o nevertheless_o effective_o we_o therefore_o conclude_v that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o assist_v power_n which_o move_v our_o body_n in_o the_o moment_n that_o we_o will_v have_v it_o and_o as_o this_o power_n be_v immense_a and_o infinite_a since_o it_o operate_v through_o all_o in_o the_o same_o time_n move_v all_o the_o body_n of_o man_n when_o they_o will_v and_o that_o it_o be_v also_o indubitable_o enlighten_v wise_a and_o unchangeable_a since_o it_o do_v not_o move_v they_o but_o in_o the_o instant_n that_o we_o will_v and_o by_o the_o inviolable_a rule_n of_o a_o certain_a disposition_n in_o our_o nerve_n and_o in_o our_o member_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o those_o that_o have_v the_o palsy_n can_v move_v themselves_o though_o they_o will_v we_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o this_o can_v be_v nothing_o but_o the_o power_n of_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n from_o whence_o we_o infer_v that_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n intermeddle_v between_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o body_n and_o that_o he_o take_v part_n and_o interest_n in_o their_o union_n and_o in_o the_o manner_n how_o these_o nature_n and_o these_o spiritual_a substance_n be_v in_o the_o terrestrial_a and_o mortal_a habitation_n of_o our_o body_n ii_o another_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o from_o the_o diversity_n of_o delectable_a and_o painful_a sentiment_n we_o find_v in_o the_o second_o place_n under_o this_o new_a consideration_n that_o this_o same_o enlighten_v immense_a and_o immutable_a power_n do_v continual_o serve_v our_o soul_n in_o our_o body_n for_o to_o advertise_v they_o in_o a_o instant_n of_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v in_o they_o and_o to_o advertise_v they_o of_o it_o to_o their_o advantage_n too_o for_o so_o soon_o as_o there_o be_v any_o impression_n or_o any_o alteration_n make_v or_o cause_v within_o the_o body_n which_o of_o itself_o tend_v to_o the_o dissolution_n and_o destruction_n of_o it_o or_o even_o but_o to_o the_o encumbrance_n and_o hindrance_n of_o its_o function_n so_o soon_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o a_o instant_n advertise_v thereof_o by_o a_o sad_a and_o painful_a sentiment_n which_o she_o find_v herself_o sudden_o transpierce_v with_o as_o with_o a_o sharp_a point_a instrument_n which_o she_o find_v herself_o attack_v with_o without_o know_v whereby_o or_o how_o it_o enter_v and_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o there_o be_v any_o motion_n make_v in_o her_o body_n which_o tend_v of_o itself_o either_o to_o its_o good_a disposition_n or_o to_o the_o conservation_n of_o a_o humane_a species_n the_o soul_n soon_o in_o a_o moment_n find_v herself_o penetrate_v and_o tickle_v with_o a_o agreeable_a sentiment_n which_o we_o call_v pleasure_n and_o delight_n without_o know_v in_o like_a manner_n either_o how_o or_o where_o it_o enter_v it_o be_v likewise_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o indifferent_a impression_n which_o do_v neither_o good_a nor_o hurt_n to_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n in_o a_o instant_n advertise_v by_o this_o illuminate_n immense_a and_o immutable_a power_n but_o not_o by_o the_o sentiment_n of_o pleasure_n or_o of_o pain_n which_o will_v be_v false_a if_o instead_o of_o impression_n indifferent_a to_o the_o body_n she_o shall_v give_v sentiment_n which_o may_v affectionate_a and_o determine_v it_o to_o love_n or_o to_o hate_n but_o sentiment_n indifferent_a such_o as_o be_v white_a black_a dry_a and_o moist_a and_o image_n and_o idea_n indifferent_a also_o which_o leave_v the_o soul_n the_o liberty_n of_o approach_v or_o withdraw_v itself_o from_o those_o object_n upon_o who_o occasion_n she_o have_v they_o i_o call_v this_o power_n immense_a because_o it_o operate_v through_o all_o at_o the_o same_o time_n within_o both_o pole_n and_o in_o the_o two_o hemisphere_n i_o call_v it_o illuminate_v because_o it_o neither_o give_v sals_o nor_o unreasonable_o neither_o idea_n nor_o sentiment_n and_o i_o call_v it_o immutable_a because_o it_o do_v not_o give_v they_o but_o by_o inviolable_a and_o immutable_a rule_n from_o which_o it_o never_o swerve_v iii_o a_o three_o experience_n that_o god_n act_v as_o a_o universal_a cause_n in_o the_o manner_n that_o he_o act_v upon_o our_o soul_n and_o upon_o our_o body_n we_o find_v in_o the_o three_o place_n that_o this_o power_n which_o act_v in_o we_o as_o well_o to_o obey_v and_o serve_v we_o as_o to_o rule_v over_o we_o act_v not_o between_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o body_n between_o who_o it_o act_v without_o cease_v as_o appear_v by_o all_o these_o experience_n which_o we_o have_v already_o remark_v as_o a_o particular_a and_o a_o free_a cause_n but_o as_o a_o universal_a and_o necessary_a cause_n because_o we_o experience_n that_o it_o act_v not_o from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o same_o immutable_a law_n by_o which_o it_o have_v resolve_v to_o entertain_v a_o commerce_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n and_o that_o this_o power_n act_v
exact_o and_o in_o a_o instant_a as_o often_o as_o these_o immutable_a law_n require_v it_o be_v the_o consequence_n of_o it_o good_a or_o evil._n this_o experience_n be_v indubitable_a for_o the_o power_n which_o act_v in_o we_o do_v not_o cease_v to_o determine_v in_o our_o soul_n the_o agreeable_a pleasure_n and_o resentment_n which_o by_o its_o immutable_a law_n ought_v to_o accompany_v the_o motion_n which_o be_v profitable_a either_o to_o the_o good_a disposition_n of_o the_o body_n or_o to_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o species_n although_o '_o the_o disorder_n of_o unbridled_a concupiscence_n shall_v follow_v thereupon_o which_o so_o often_o ruin_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o it_o be_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o all_o the_o other_o agreeable_a sentiment_n which_o this_o power_n cause_v in_o we_o this_o power_n regard_v not_o the_o good_a or_o the_o evil_n which_o may_v happen_v thereupon_o for_o particular_a interest_n but_o only_o the_o general_a good_a of_o its_o universal_a end_n for_o the_o guidance_n of_o the_o universe_n nothing_o be_v more_o indubitable_a and_o all_o these_o so_o certain_a and_o so_o sure_a experience_n join_v to_o the_o infallible_a knowledge_n which_o we_o have_v already_o acquire_v of_o the_o particular_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n will_v make_v we_o easy_o comprehend_v how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n and_o how_o they_o operate_v there_o chap._n iu._n false_a idea_n which_o we_o must_v avoid_v by_o the_o light_n of_o these_o experience_n and_o first_o that_o of_o believe_v that_o our_o soul_n be_v unite_v to_o our_o body_n by_o any_o sympathy_n proportion_n or_o inclination_n we_o ought_v above_o all_o thing_n to_o cut_v off_o by_o this_o double_a light_n of_o these_o indubitable_a experience_n and_o of_o the_o knowledge_n which_o we_o have_v already_o acquire_v of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n all_o the_o idea_n which_o we_o shall_v find_v to_o have_v be_v evident_o contrary_a to_o they_o and_o we_o shall_v find_v however_o a_o many_o such_o that_o be_v very_o common_a we_o find_v first_o that_o our_o soul_n be_v not_o at_o all_o unite_a to_o our_o body_n as_o most_o man_n do_v conceive_v by_o any_o inclination_n or_o by_o any_o sympathy_n which_o be_v betwixt_o they_o because_o such_o a_o idea_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v take_v in_o itself_o this_o common_a idea_n that_o our_o soul_n have_v a_o certain_a proportion_n with_o our_o body_n which_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o sympathy_n and_o a_o violent_a inclination_n whereby_o it_o be_v dispose_v to_o unite_v itself_o to_o the_o body_n and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o it_o be_v effective_o thereby_o unite_v to_o the_o body_n be_v a_o false_a imagination_n which_o have_v its_o rise_n from_o that_o idea_n and_o that_o constant_a truth_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o true_a form_n of_o the_o humane_a body_n as_o humane_a according_a to_o the_o definition_n of_o the_o council_n of_o vienna_n as_o it_o be_v effective_o so_o by_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o creator_n who_o create_v it_o to_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o body_n for_o under_o pretence_n that_o it_o be_v true_o the_o proper_a form_n of_o a_o man_n or_o of_o a_o humane_a body_n since_o it_o make_v the_o substantial_a and_o specific_a difference_n of_o that_o compositum_fw-la of_o body_n and_o spirit_n which_o we_o call_v man_n just_a as_o material_a form_n be_v in_o material_a compound_n and_o be_v that_o which_o make_v the_o essential_a difference_n and_o that_o which_o do_v constitute_v and_o determine_v the_o species_n of_o they_o they_o go_v about_o to_o conceive_v it_o as_o if_o by_o its_o own_o nature_n before_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o creator_n it_o have_v be_v a_o imperfect_a and_o incomplete_a substance_n as_o a_o man_n may_v say_v by_o analogy_n to_o material_a form_n have_v essential_o need_v of_o the_o body_n to_o exercise_v its_o faculty_n and_o its_o function_n if_o the_o question_n have_v be_v but_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o beast_n this_o idea_n have_v be_v just_o because_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o beast_n which_o be_v that_o last_o perfection_n of_o the_o structure_n and_o of_o the_o organization_n of_o the_o body_n design_v to_o move_v itself_o and_o to_o nourish_v itself_o by_o a_o natural_a and_o interior_a principle_n which_o aristotle_n have_v very_o well_o express_v by_o his_o famous_a definition_n actus_fw-la primus_fw-la corporis_fw-la organici_fw-la potentiâ_fw-la vitam_fw-la habentis_fw-la be_v not_o effective_o a_o form_n but_o whole_o material_a who_o nature_n be_v essential_o imperfect_a and_o insufficient_a to_o exist_v and_o to_o operate_v by_o itself_o as_o thomas_n aquinas_n teach_v we_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o as_o corporeal_a form_n though_o it_o be_v the_o form_n of_o a_o man._n but_o speak_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n of_o this_o new_a nature_n join_v to_o the_o perfect_a organization_n of_o the_o structure_n of_o the_o body_n which_o aristotle_n himself_o say_v come_v from_o without_o as_o moses_n have_v tanght_n we_o we_o ought_v to_o cut_v off_o every_o idea_n and_o every_o resemblance_n of_o a_o corporeal_a form_n and_o of_o a_o substance_n by_o consequence_n imperfect_a or_o as_o a_o man_n may_v say_v incomplete_a in_o itself_o which_o may_v have_v need_n of_o a_o chief_a head_n and_o by_o its_o nature_n of_o the_o assistance_n and_o of_o the_o company_n of_o the_o body_n or_o which_o may_v have_v a_o inclination_n by_o which_o she_o shall_v desire_v and_o search_v after_o the_o body_n the_o difference_n between_o a_o soul_n and_o a_o angel_n one_o conceive_v but_o very_o ill_a the_o difference_n of_o a_o angel_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n by_o this_o idea_n that_o a_o angel_n be_v a_o perfect_a substance_n in_o itself_o and_o by_o itself_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v essential_o a_o imperfect_a spiritual_a substance_n which_o 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act_n in_o we_o and_o that_o it_o rule_v we_o either_o by_o a_o lively_a and_o a_o involuntary_a sentiment_n or_o by_o the_o light_n wherewith_o it_o penetrate_v we_o since_o it_o be_v impossible_a not_o to_o acknowledge_v god_n in_o this_o principle_n so_o enlighten_v and_o so_o vigilant_a of_o the_o one_o part_n and_o on_o the_o other_o so_o efficacious_a and_o so_o command_v who_o presides_n over_o all_o our_o knowledge_n and_o over_o all_o our_o sentiment_n and_o who_o make_v they_o in_o we_o in_o spite_n of_o we_o with_o so_o admirable_a and_o so_o illuminate_v a_o wisdom_n and_o so_o much_o the_o better_a as_o cause_v in_o we_o undoubted_o all_o the_o pleasure_n and_o all_o the_o pain_n which_o we_o resent_v by_o the_o occasion_n of_o our_o body_n we_o see_v plain_o that_o he_o be_v the_o sovereign_a arbiter_n as_o well_o as_o the_o
sentiment_n which_o we_o have_v of_o ourselves_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o we_o experiment_n and_o that_o we_o find_v so_o indubitable_o in_o we_o but_o the_o same_o experience_n which_o we_o have_v that_o we_o move_v our_o body_n when_o we_o please_v provide_v that_o they_o have_v on_o their_o part_n no_o obstacle_n or_o impediment_n which_o resist_v it_o make_v we_o perceive_v and_o see_v that_o this_o power_n which_o we_o exercise_v by_o the_o precise_a empire_n of_o our_o will_n be_v not_o at_o all_o a_o power_n or_o a_o force_n which_o we_o have_v in_o our_o soul_n and_o in_o our_o will._n the_o admirable_a efficacy_n wherewith_o we_o see_v that_o we_o move_v our_o body_n only_o by_o the_o will_n which_o be_v a_o manner_n of_o almightiness_n and_o the_o character_n by_o which_o we_o conceive_v the_o infinite_a power_n of_o god_n who_o alone_o make_v all_o thing_n by_o his_o will_n aught_o to_o make_v we_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v not_o by_o our_o own_o proper_a power_n that_o we_o effectual_o remove_v our_o body_n by_o the_o will_v only_o for_o if_o we_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v the_o sole_a efficacy_n of_o our_o will_n which_o cause_v in_o we_o these_o motion_n at_o what_o instant_n we_o please_v we_o shall_v attribute_v to_o ourselves_o a_o kind_n of_o almightiness_n or_o at_o least_o a_o infinite_a power_n for_o to_o act_n and_o operate_v out_o of_o ourselves_o by_o the_o will_v only_o and_o by_o a_o pure_a empire_n be_v as_o have_v be_v say_v a_o true_a character_n of_o a_o infinite_a force_n and_o virtue_n and_o there_o need_v nothing_o more_o to_o make_v we_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o by_o our_o own_o proper_a virtue_n and_o force_n that_o we_o move_v our_o body_n though_o it_o may_v be_v by_o our_o will_n and_o it_o be_v unquestionable_a that_o the_o force_n and_o virtue_n which_o always_o move_v they_o at_o that_o instant_n when_o we_o please_v can_v be_v but_o god_n himself_o for_o that_o force_n and_o that_o virtue_n be_v a_o force_n and_o virtue_n which_o be_v almighty_a immense_a and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n always_o vigilant_a and_o attentive_a to_o enlighten_v our_o desire_n and_o our_o will_n to_o obey_v he_o exact_o and_o there_o be_v none_o but_o god_n alone_o who_o can_v have_v all_o these_o character_n and_o all_o these_o attribute_n of_o force_n of_o immensity_n of_o infinite_a light_n or_o vigilance_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o certain_a and_o we_o have_v it_o by_o the_o same_o unquestionable_a certainty_n that_o god_n who_o from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o impression_n make_v by_o the_o external_n object_n or_o by_o the_o internal_a humour_n upon_o the_o body_n act_v perpetual_o upon_o our_o soul_n to_o enlighten_v they_o and_o to_o affect_v they_o with_o the_o divers_a sentiment_n wherewith_o they_o be_v affect_v act_v also_o perpetual_o upon_o our_o body_n for_o to_o move_v they_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o desire_n or_o of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o if_o it_o shall_v so_o fall_v out_o that_o from_o this_o alone_a shall_v result_v the_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o body_n it_o will_v be_v easy_a for_o we_o to_o conceive_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n let_v we_o see_v then_o if_o we_o can_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o from_o this_o double_a action_n of_o god_n from_o his_o action_n upon_o the_o soul_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o from_o his_o action_n upon_o the_o body_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o union_n of_o these_o two_o part_n of_o our_o be_v do_v result_v we_o have_v if_o you_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o cut_v off_o many_o false_a idea_n which_o a_o man_n common_o have_v of_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o propriety_n and_o of_o the_o faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n of_o their_o proportion_n with_o the_o body_n and_o of_o the_o manner_n how_o they_o move_v their_o body_n and_o that_o be_v not_o do_v without_o design_n or_o to_o no_o purpose_n for_o with_o so_o many_o false_a idea_n so_o evident_o contrary_a to_o the_o idea_n which_o our_o interior_n sentiment_n give_v we_o of_o our_o soul_n and_o of_o their_o spiritual_a nature_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v the_o manner_n how_o they_o be_v in_o our_o body_n and_o how_o they_o operate_v there_o but_o if_o we_o continue_v to_o follow_v the_o live_a light_n which_o have_v conduct_v we_o hitherto_o which_o be_v the_o notion_n of_o our_o soul_n as_o of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n whereof_o we_o have_v so_o intimate_o the_o certainty_n and_o the_o experience_n of_o that_o supreme_a power_n which_o act_v perpetual_o upon_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o body_n and_o upon_o the_o body_n from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o desire_n and_o the_o will_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o will_v be_v easy_a for_o we_o to_o form_v a_o just_a and_o exact_a idea_n thereof_o that_o our_o soul_n be_v not_o in_o our_o body_n but_o as_o they_o be_v unite_v to_o our_o body_n we_o common_o conceive_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n under_o the_o idea_n of_o union_n and_o though_o we_o have_v not_o be_v accustom_a to_o say_v of_o one_o only_a of_o the_o unite_a part_n that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o other_o and_o that_o we_o do_v not_o speak_v very_o regular_o when_o we_o say_v that_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o roll_a part_n be_v in_o the_o less_o we_o must_v not_o change_v the_o language_n of_o man_n we_o must_v let_v they_o say_v that_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n though_o they_o be_v but_o unite_v there_o and_o the_o body_n be_v rather_o contain_v than_o contain_v since_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o principal_a part_n and_o that_o which_o keep_v the_o uppermost_a place_n in_o the_o assembly_n which_o unite_v they_o we_o must_v let_v people_n speak_v as_o they_o please_v but_o we_o must_v here_o nevertheless_o cut_v off_o the_o false_a idea_n which_o spring_v up_o and_o be_v form_v upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o these_o popular_a expression_n the_o word_n of_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n give_v occasion_n at_o first_o if_o we_o do_v not_o take_v heed_n to_o it_o to_o the_o imagination_n of_o conceive_v the_o soul_n after_o a_o corporeal_a manner_n for_o as_o we_o see_v none_o but_o corporeal_a union_n so_o we_o go_v about_o at_o first_o to_o conceive_v the_o soul_n unite_v to_o the_o body_n as_o if_o she_o herself_o be_v body_n and_o as_o we_o conceive_v the_o thing_n which_o we_o say_v be_v in_o other_o limit_v by_o their_o circumference_n and_o adjust_v to_o their_o extent_n and_o to_o their_o grandeur_n we_o go_v about_o also_o at_o first_o to_o conceive_v the_o soul_n as_o shut_v up_o within_o the_o circumference_n of_o body_n but_o we_o must_v cut_v off_o all_o these_o idea_n because_o they_o be_v act_n of_o the_o imaginative_a faculty_n by_o which_o we_o will_v conceive_v the_o soul_n under_o a_o corporeal_a form_n and_o image_n she_o who_o be_v only_o intelligible_a and_o no_o way_n imaginable_a but_o that_o we_o may_v go_v sure_o in_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n and_o of_o just_a and_o true_a idea_n of_o thing_n we_o must_v remember_v that_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o our_o soul_n we_o remove_v far_o from_o we_o all_o corporeal_a idea_n thus_o we_o will_v say_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n but_o we_o will_v take_v care_n not_o to_o conceive_v it_o for_o all_o that_o as_o true_o and_o proper_o contain_v in_o the_o body_n we_o will_v say_v that_o she_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o body_n but_o we_o will_v not_o conceive_v she_o as_o pour_v into_o and_o mingle_v with_o the_o body_n or_o as_o adjust_v to_o its_o extent_n by_o a_o co-extension_n and_o immediation_n of_o greatness_n of_o figure_n or_o of_o substance_n but_o see_v here_o how_o we_o ought_v to_o conceive_v it_o let_v we_o first_o of_o all_o consider_v what_o the_o body_n be_v what_o the_o body_n be_v the_o body_n be_v a_o portion_n of_o the_o common_a matter_n of_o the_o world_n unite_v by_o a_o intimate_a contiguity_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n dispose_v and_o range_v through_o a_o marvellous_a meeting_n together_o of_o bones_o of_o nerve_n of_o membrane_n of_o cartilage_n of_o artery_n of_o vein_n of_o muscle_n of_o bowel_n and_o of_o flesh_n in_o a_o structure_n full_a of_o harmony_n whereby_o all_o the_o part_n be_v unite_v to_o one_o common_a centre_n which_o be_v the_o brain_n wrap_v up_o in_o membrane_n and_o distribute_v and_o divide_v into_o its_o diverse_a compartment_n proper_a to_o receive_v and_o to_o retain_v the_o trace_n and_o the_o impression_n which_o the_o other_o body_n which_o environ_v it_o make_v perpetual_o upon_o it_o and_o proper_a likewise_o to_o determine_v all_o the_o muscle_n and_o all_o
whereby_o two_o spirit_n may_v be_v unite_v we_o must_v not_o here_o imagine_v embrace_n penetration_n mingling_n extension_n or_o adjustment_n of_o magnitude_n or_o of_o quantity_n wherein_o the_o union_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o a_o body_n may_v consist_v it_o be_v in_o that_o precise_o that_o the_o union_n of_o two_o spirit_n can_v consist_v and_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o conceive_v thereupon_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o union_n of_o a_o body_n and_o of_o a_o spirit_n for_o if_o we_o conceive_v a_o mutual_a and_o reciprocal_a dependence_n cause_v by_o the_o physical_a action_n of_o a_o superior_a power_n between_o the_o movement_n of_o that_o structure_n of_o bone_n of_o flesh_n and_o of_o nerve_n which_o we_o call_v humane_a body_n and_o between_o the_o thought_n the_o sentiment_n the_o will_n or_o desire_n of_o a_o spirit_n we_o conceive_v this_o spirit_n and_o this_o body_n unite_v and_o as_o make_v no_o more_o than_o one_o single_a whole_a and_o one_o single_a person_n whatsoever_o other_o thing_n we_o may_v fancy_v to_o ourselves_o we_o can_v never_o thereby_o at_o all_o conceive_v a_o spirit_n unite_v to_o a_o body_n but_o in_o the_o moment_n that_o we_o have_v conceive_v that_o thing_n only_o we_o have_v conceive_v they_o unite_v for_o what_o be_v it_o to_o be_v unite_v but_o to_o be_v one_o but_o to_o become_v one_o and_o the_o same_o whole_a and_o who_o see_v not_o that_o all_o this_o result_v from_o the_o mutual_a dependence_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o a_o soul_n and_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o body_n let_v we_o not_o then_o go_v about_o to_o make_v impossible_a effort_n of_o imagination_n for_o to_o conceive_v the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n by_o a_o kind_n of_o a_o co-extension_n or_o local_a circumscription_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n by_o a_o kind_a of_o mingle_v of_o penetration_n of_o confusion_n and_o immediation_n by_o a_o adjustment_n of_o figure_n and_o magnitude_n etc._n etc._n all_o this_o will_v be_v well_o between_o body_n and_o body_n but_o concern_v the_o union_n of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n with_o a_o corporal_a structure_n of_o flesh_n of_o bone_n of_o muscle_n of_o nerve_n all_o these_o material_a idea_n ought_v to_o be_v remove_v and_o banish_v a_o great_a way_n off_o god_n be_v please_v to_o do_v himself_o honour_n by_o this_o admirable_a composition_n of_o spirit_n and_o of_o body_n and_o have_v find_v that_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o his_o dignity_n of_o universal_a cause_n to_o tie_v together_o the_o determination_n of_o idea_n by_o the_o which_o he_o be_v willing_a that_o we_o shall_v by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o successive_o be_v enlighten_v to_o the_o diversity_n of_o impression_n which_o shall_v be_v make_v upon_o our_o brain_n by_o the_o divers_a object_n which_o shall_v strike_v upon_o it_o and_o to_o tie_v together_o the_o determination_n of_o divers_a sentiment_n by_o the_o which_o he_o be_v willing_a that_o we_o shall_v be_v advertise_v by_o way_n of_o 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be_v continual_a as_o to_o the_o rest_n let_v we_o not_o fear_v that_o god_n be_v too_o much_o employ_v and_o have_v too_o many_o affair_n than_o continual_o to_o entertain_v this_o union_n by_o his_o perpetual_a action_n multiply_v and_o diversify_v into_o so_o many_o manner_n in_o determine_v so_o many_o sentiment_n and_o thought_n or_o idea_n on_o one_o part_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o so_o many_o motion_n on_o the_o other_o part_n in_o the_o body_n to_o the_o soul_n like_v for_o this_o supreme_a agent_n who_o animate_v and_o who_o essential_o move_v the_o universe_n who_o give_v life_n to_o every_o thing_n that_o live_v motion_n to_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v move_v think_v to_o every_o thing_n that_o think_v and_o light_a to_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v enlighten_v be_v in_o no_o wise_a encumber_v by_o so_o much_o action_n it_o be_v on_o the_o contrary_a his_o essence_n and_o his_o nature_n to_o act_n thus_o continual_o and_o to_o be_v equal_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o corporeal_a 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make_v either_o by_o a_o unctuous_a or_o viscous_a humour_n which_o bind_v the_o part_n of_o they_o together_o or_o by_o nail_n peg_n and_o joint_n let_v we_o not_o imagine_v here_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v material_a let_v we_o cut_v off_o every_o thing_n which_o present_v itself_o corporeal_a to_o our_o spirit_n let_v we_o conceive_v precise_o this_o mutual_a and_o necessary_a dependence_n and_o have_v conceive_v thereby_o the_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o of_o our_o body_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o we_o have_v comprehend_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n they_o be_v not_o there_o by_o a_o local_a and_o corporeal_a circumscription_n they_o be_v not_o there_o as_o liquor_n be_v in_o the_o vessel_n as_o the_o bird_n be_v within_o the_o nest_n or_o in_o his_o cage_n or_o as_o the_o body_n be_v in_o the_o air_n which_o environ_n it_o they_o be_v there_o as_o god_n be_v in_o the_o world_n in_o which_o we_o must_v so_o conceive_v he_o as_o that_o we_o must_v 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that_o the_o virtue_n and_o the_o habit_n of_o continence_n shall_v be_v establish_v without_o that_o the_o image_n of_o pleasure_n which_o be_v engrave_v in_o the_o brain_n by_o deep_a trace_n and_o impression_n come_v to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v deface_v by_o new_a image_n and_o new_a impression_n which_o give_v to_o the_o soul_n the_o power_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o suspending_a and_o turn_v away_o the_o thought_n of_o pleasure_n and_o of_o determine_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o nerve_n to_o a_o side_n opposite_a to_o that_o which_o will_v cause_v the_o impure_a blood_n and_o humour_n to_o flow_v into_o those_o place_n where_o concupiscence_n be_v set_v on_o fire_n it_o be_v almost_o the_o same_o thing_n with_o all_o other_o virtue_n they_o have_v need_v that_o the_o imagination_n shall_v be_v subject_v to_o they_o and_o as_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o imagination_n be_v corporeal_a so_o there_o be_v no_o virtue_n who_o habit_n do_v not_o subsist_v partly_o 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well_o form_v in_o their_o principle_n and_o the_o facility_n which_o reason_n have_v there_o to_o exercise_v itself_o and_o to_o employ_v itself_o there_o and_o for_o the_o virtue_n it_o be_v the_o natural_a love_n of_o uprightness_n fortify_v above_o the_o instinct_n of_o conscience_n by_o the_o reflection_n and_o by_o the_o taste_n of_o reason_n from_o whence_o be_v form_v in_o the_o soul_n a_o disposition_n of_o force_n against_o the_o pleasure_n which_o concupiscence_n may_v oppose_v against_o it_o how_o grace_n operate_v upon_o the_o body_n this_o be_v a_o sure_a decision_n and_o may_v be_v apply_v to_o supernatural_a virtue_n for_o supernatural_a virtue_n as_o well_o as_o natural_a have_v need_n that_o the_o imagination_n shall_v be_v purify_v grace_n can_v enter_v immediate_o through_o the_o soul_n though_o for_o the_o most_o part_n she_o immediate_o enter_v by_o the_o imagination_n but_o whether_o she_o enter_v immediate_o by_o the_o soul_n or_o that_o she_o do_v not_o she_o act_v necessary_o at_o least_o by_o a_o counter-blow_n upon_o the_o body_n that_o be_v to_o say_v upon_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o imagination_n and_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o our_o heart_n shall_v be_v pure_a and_o innocent_a if_o our_o imagination_n be_v impure_a and_o defile_v or_o overrule_v by_o the_o image_n of_o the_o world_n of_o vanity_n and_o of_o pleasure_n from_o whence_o be_v form_v a_o principle_n of_o christian_a morality_n very_o fruitful_a and_o very_a remarkable_a which_o make_v we_o see_v at_o once_o the_o indispensible_a necessity_n of_o the_o constant_a and_o continual_a practice_n and_o observation_n of_o all_o the_o gospel_n as_o it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o justify_v it_o by_o a_o exact_a and_o particular_a examination_n hereof_o if_o we_o have_v propose_v here_o any_o other_o thing_n than_o to_o give_v overture_n and_o principle_n there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o be_v say_v of_o it_o for_o to_o have_v a_o sure_a discernment_n of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o body_n and_o of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o there_o be_v no_o more_o question_n but_o to_o observe_v the_o proper_a difference_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n let_v we_o follow_v they_o one_o after_o another_o chap._n xi_o operation_n depend_v and_o operation_n independ_v upon_o the_o body_n we_o observe_v second_o in_o we_o in_o the_o proper_a operation_n of_o the_o soul_n operation_n which_o do_v depend_v upon_o the_o body_n and_o operation_n which_o do_v not_o depend_v upon_o the_o body_n for_o we_o experience_v that_o there_o be_v act_n in_o we_o which_o we_o have_v independent_o of_o all_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n as_o the_o act_n of_o the_o will_n which_o be_v the_o necessary_a and_o invincible_a love_n of_o good_a in_o general_a but_o it_o be_v not_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n neither_o with_o those_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o our_o heart_n which_o be_v the_o power_n that_o we_o have_v to_o determine_v ourselves_o to_o love_n or_o to_o hate_n to_o fly_n or_o pursue_v free_o nor_o with_o those_o of_o the_o conscience_n which_o do_v common_o presuppose_v liberty_n nor_o with_o those_o of_o reason_v which_o do_v all_o of_o they_o alike_o suppose_v a_o certain_a disposition_n of_o a_o just_a organization_n and_o of_o a_o just_a temperament_n in_o the_o body_n without_o the_o which_o we_o can_v neither_o exercise_v our_o determinative_a faculty_n which_o be_v call_v liberty_n nor_o the_o sensibility_n of_o duty_n which_o we_o call_v conscience_n nor_o our_o active_a faculty_n of_o think_v which_o we_o otherwise_o call_v the_o faculty_n of_o reason_v from_o whence_o it_o happen_v that_o sleep_v or_o fall_v into_o rave_n through_o disease_n or_o through_o madness_n we_o lose_v the_o very_a entire_a and_o very_o free_a usage_n of_o these_o faculty_n whereas_o be_v fool_n or_o mad_a well_o or_o ill_a sleep_v or_o wake_v we_o love_v always_o alike_o that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o general_n &_o will_v all_o be_v happy_a and_o content_a there_o be_v only_o this_o movement_n of_o our_o will_n which_o be_v entire_o independent_a of_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n all_o the_o rest_n do_v more_o or_o less_o depend_v upon_o it_o i_o say_v more_o or_o less_o because_o there_o be_v divers_a degree_n of_o the_o dependence_n which_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n have_v upon_o our_o body_n the_o act_n of_o perception_n of_o imagination_n of_o reminiscency_n and_o of_o passionate_v one_o self_n depend_v thereupon_o much_o more_o than_o the_o act_n of_o understanding_n or_o of_o reason_v and_o the_o act_n of_o liberty_n and_o of_o conscience_n which_o be_v the_o faculty_n we_o have_v the_o most_o independent_a on_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n the_o act_n of_o perceive_v of_o imagine_v etc._n etc._n depend_v much_o more_o upon_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n than_o these_o three_o faculty_n of_o intellection_n or_o reason_n of_o liberty_n and_o of_o conscience_n because_o these_o three_o faculty_n do_v not_o depend_v upon_o it_o but_o indirect_o and_o occasional_o or_o accidental_o inasmuch_o as_o their_o act_n can_v be_v exercise_v in_o all_o their_o perfection_n if_o the_o imagination_n be_v not_o calm_a and_o sedate_v for_o the_o soul_n have_v no_o need_n of_o a_o certain_a positive_a disposition_n of_o the_o body_n or_o of_o a_o certain_a determination_n which_o shall_v happen_v to_o she_o from_o it_o for_o to_o determine_v she_o to_o conceive_v by_o pure_a intellection_n and_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o duty_n but_o only_o of_o not_o be_v trouble_v divert_a and_o transport_v by_o foolish_a and_o confuse_a thought_n which_o she_o conceive_v through_o the_o disorder_n of_o the_o organ_n of_o the_o imaginative_a faculty_n this_o aught_o to_o make_v we_o comprehend_v how_o the_o passion_n be_v pernicious_a since_o they_o all_o of_o they_o take_v away_o the_o sceptre_n and_o the_o empire_n from_o reason_n to_o give_v it_o to_o the_o imagination_n and_o that_o they_o give_v to_o this_o faculty_n already_o rebellious_a and_o impure_a and_o unruly_a enough_o of_o itself_o a_o rapid_a and_o untameable_a motion_n which_o infinite_o augment_v its_o unruliness_n but_o to_o perceive_v to_o imagine_v to_o remember_v to_o passionate_a itself_o the_o soul_n have_v need_n of_o be_v necessary_o determine_v by_o a_o certain_a disposition_n and_o a_o certain_a configuration_n of_o the_o brain_n which_o ought_v to_o precede_v her_o act_n of_o imagine_v of_o perceive_v of_o passionate_v and_o of_o call_v to_o mind_n by_o memory_n proper_o so_o call_v this_o have_v give_v place_n to_o the_o division_n of_o the_o organical_a faculty_n and_o of_o the_o inorganical_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o we_o have_v believe_v that_o we_o may_v call_v those_o organical_a which_o do_v not_o operate_v but_o upon_o the_o occasion_n and_o by_o the_o determination_n of_o a_o particular_a disposition_n of_o the_o body_n chap._n xii_o
but_o he_o have_v be_v please_v to_o give_v we_o and_o imprint_v in_o we_o also_o continual_o the_o sentiment_n of_o our_o subjection_n and_o dependence_n he_o have_v be_v please_v to_o make_v we_o see_v his_o sovereign_a empire_n and_o his_o infinite_a power_n with_o the_o character_n of_o his_o immensity_n expanded_a through_o all_o and_o through_o all_o operate_n by_o that_o perpetual_a empire_n which_o he_o exercise_v at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n in_o make_v the_o same_o idea_n the_o same_o sentiment_n and_o the_o same_o passion_n continual_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n at_o such_o time_n as_o the_o same_o impression_n be_v make_v in_o their_o brain_n either_o by_o the_o external_a action_n of_o object_n or_o by_o the_o fortuitous_a course_n or_o the_o irregular_a motion_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o humour_n if_o we_o shall_v serious_o reflect_v upon_o these_o two_o sort_n of_o operation_n of_o act_n free_a and_o of_o act_n necessary_a which_o we_o experience_n in_o we_o as_o it_o will_v be_v impossible_a for_o we_o not_o to_o know_v our_o spiritual_a nature_n so_o it_o will_v be_v impossible_a for_o we_o to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o our_o dependence_n and_o we_o shall_v have_v the_o heart_n as_o well_o penetrate_v with_o religious_a sentiment_n with_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v penetrate_v towards_o god_n as_o the_o spirit_n instruct_v or_o enlighten_v with_o the_o clear_a and_o indubitable_a idea_n of_o our_o spiritual_a nature_n and_o of_o the_o essential_a union_n which_o she_o have_v with_o god_n chap._n fourteen_o act_n of_o conscience_n act_n of_o concupiscence_n act_n of_o reason_n act_n of_o passion_n we_o observe_v in_o we_o in_o the_o five_o place_n act_n of_o conscience_n and_o act_n of_o concupiscence_n act_n of_o reason_n and_o act_n of_o passion_n for_o i_o be_o not_o willing_a to_o separate_v thing_n which_o do_v so_o much_o resemble_v one_o another_o conscience_n be_v that_o sensibility_n of_o duty_n which_o we_o have_v explain_v and_o describe_v elsewhere_o reason_n say_v and_o include_v more_o than_o conscience_n for_o reason_n be_v that_o ground_n of_o the_o superior_a light_n which_o do_v not_o only_o regulate_v duty_n but_o the_o conduit_n also_o of_o all_o sort_n of_o affair_n conscience_n import_v reason_n every_o act_n of_o conscience_n be_v a_o act_n of_o reason_n but_o every_o act_n of_o reason_n be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o conscience_n concupiscence_n and_o passion_n be_v almost_o like_a reason_n and_o conscience_n every_o act_n of_o passion_n be_v a_o act_n of_o concupiscence_n but_o every_o act_n of_o concupiscence_n be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o passion_n concupiscence_n be_v the_o will_v entice_v to_o the_o side_n of_o sensible_a object_n it_o be_v the_o love_n of_o good_a in_o general_n essential_o imprint_v in_o man_n and_o ground_v in_o the_o essence_n of_o the_o soul_n turn_v out_o of_o the_o way_n by_o the_o empire_n of_o sense_n to_o the_o side_n of_o sensible_a good_n the_o soul_n love_v good_a in_o general_n and_o spiritual_a and_o rational_a good_a in_o particular_a conserves_n the_o name_n of_o the_o will_n and_o be_v otherwise_o call_v the_o rational_a appetite_n and_o this_o same_o soul_n love_v sensible_a good_a be_v call_v concupiscence_n or_o the_o sensitive_a and_o material_a appetite_n which_o be_v in_o we_o a_o universal_a ground_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o evil_a desire_n and_o evil_a inclination_n and_o the_o true_a matter_n of_o that_o which_o we_o call_v passion_n this_o love_n of_o sensible_a good_a be_v call_v simple_a concupiscence_n when_o it_o be_v not_o extraordinary_o overheat_v and_o set_v on_o fire_n by_o the_o lively_a impression_n of_o some_o object_n which_o be_v that_o which_o make_v it_o turn_v into_o passion_n it_o be_v simple_a concupiscence_n when_o the_o brain_n be_v not_o imprint_v with_o any_o corporeal_a image_n that_o present_v to_o the_o soul_n the_o lively_a idea_n of_o some_o part_n or_o of_o some_o kind_n of_o sensible_a good_n it_o be_v passion_n when_o the_o impression_n of_o any_o object_n have_v cause_v to_o spring_v up_o in_o the_o soul_n a_o more_o lively_a and_o more_o touch_v idea_n than_o usual_o of_o what_o kind_n soever_o it_o may_v be_v of_o sensible_a good_a this_o corporeal_a image_n retrace_v in_o the_o brain_n with_o track_n better_o mark_v &_o more_o deep_a do_v dilate_v the_o vessel_n which_o make_v the_o commerce_n betwixt_o the_o heart_n and_o the_o brain_n it_o spread_v its_o ray_n thro'out_a all_o the_o body_n it_o diffuse_v there_o a_o blood_n more_o fire_v and_o it_o cause_v a_o universal_a motion_n with_o a_o thousand_o different_a character_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o passion_n this_o ground_n of_o sensibility_n for_o sensible_a good_a this_o ground_n of_o the_o appetitive_a faculty_n this_o ground_n of_o love_n of_o good_a in_o general_n turn_v into_o sensible_a love_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o the_o passion_n of_o ambition_n of_o avarice_n of_o the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n of_o tender_a friendship_n and_o not_o only_o of_o the_o passion_n but_o of_o all_o their_o act_n and_o of_o all_o their_o divers_a estate_n of_o their_o joy_n and_o of_o their_o sorrow_n of_o their_o hope_n and_o of_o their_o fear_n of_o every_o sentiment_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v call_v passion_n the_o soul_n be_v subject_v to_o this_o misery_n by_o the_o general_n law_n of_o her_o union_n with_o the_o body_n to_o have_v necessary_o a_o love_n for_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v present_v to_o she_o under_o the_o idea_n of_o a_o sensible_a good_a or_o of_o the_o good_a of_o the_o body_n and_o capable_a of_o cause_v she_o to_o have_v agreeable_a sentiment_n this_o be_v the_o general_n law_n of_o the_o union_n and_o of_o the_o punishment_n of_o god_n since_o sin_n which_o have_v diminish_v to_o the_o soul_n the_o empire_n which_o she_o have_v over_o the_o body_n have_v augment_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o general_n law_n of_o the_o union_n concupiscence_n be_v natural_a and_o essential_a to_o man_n so_o far_o as_o to_o a_o certain_a degree_n and_o it_o be_v in_o this_o sense_n that_o st._n agustin_n say_v that_o the_o love_n of_o sensible_a good_a may_v have_v be_v to_o man_n in_o his_o state_n of_o innocence_n or_o if_o you_o please_v of_o pure_a nature_n but_o that_o degree_n of_o concupiscence_n in_o which_o we_o be_v bear_v child_n of_o wrath_n which_o be_v a_o domineer_a concupiscence_n can_v be_v in_o man_n but_o by_o the_o punishment_n of_o his_o revolt_n which_o make_v it_o just_a that_o he_o shall_v find_v and_o resent_v in_o himself_o by_o the_o revolt_n from_o his_o sensible_a love_n against_o his_o reason_n and_o his_o conscience_n the_o disorder_n of_o his_o revolt_n against_o god_n it_o be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n that_o the_o soul_n see_v her_o love_n of_o good_a in_o general_n turn_v to_o the_o side_n of_o sensible_a good_a that_o she_o conceive_v the_o most_o lively_a sparkle_n of_o it_o as_o often_o as_o any_o disposition_n make_v the_o blood_n and_o the_o spirit_n to_o flow_v more_o lively_a through_o all_o the_o body_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o some_o sensible_a good_a which_o have_v be_v mark_v in_o the_o brain_n with_o most_o profound_a track_n but_o it_o be_v by_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n that_o the_o soul_n have_v not_o command_n enough_o over_o the_o fibre_n to_o hinder_v they_o from_o conceive_v too_o much_o motion_n or_o to_o stop_v the_o vehement_a course_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n which_o give_v to_o the_o imagination_n that_o so_o tyrannical_a force_n which_o it_o exercise_n over_o reason_n man_n distinguish_v the_o ground_n of_o love_n into_o concupiscible_a and_o irascible_a appetite_n but_o this_o be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o appetite_n which_o be_v diverse_o move_v and_o determine_v by_o good_n conceive_v as_o easy_a and_o by_o good_n conceive_v as_o hard_o to_o be_v acquire_v that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o soul_n do_v otherwise_o pursue_v after_o good_n where_o she_o see_v not_o any_o difficulty_n and_o otherwise_o those_o good_n in_o which_o she_o see_v difficulty_n the_o which_o excite_v in_o her_o bold_a and_o courageous_a motion_n from_o whence_o come_v the_o passion_n of_o boldness_n or_o courage_n of_o hope_n and_o expectation_n a_o fruitful_a overture_n of_o morality_n you_o see_v here_o general_o what_o concupiscence_n be_v and_o its_o passion_n it_o may_v be_v useful_a to_o descend_v into_o the_o particular_n of_o all_o the_o divers_a motion_n and_o of_o all_o the_o divers_a act_n whether_o of_o concupiscence_n or_o of_o passion_n and_o to_o explain_v how_o we_o love_v and_o how_o we_o hate_v how_o we_o attend_v and_o how_o we_o desire_v how_o we_o rejoice_v and_o how_o we_o be_v sad_a how_o we_o be_v
that_o the_o natural_a order_n and_o connexion_n of_o these_o species_n can_v be_v observe_v and_o keep_v but_o be_v confuse_o and_o tumultuous_o excite_v and_o stir_v up_o by_o a_o tumultuous_a and_o irregular_a agitation_n of_o the_o organ_n in_o which_o they_o reside_v there_o be_v divers_a sort_n of_o folly_n there_o be_v the_o furious_a and_o the_o peaceable_a there_o be_v the_o rejoice_v and_o the_o melancholy_a and_o there_o be_v general_a one_o and_o particular_a one_o which_o be_v fasten_v to_o one_o single_a object_n and_o all_o these_o diversity_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o diverse_a manner_n whereby_o the_o brain_n be_v disorder_v and_o it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o explain_v they_o particular_o if_o there_o be_v occasion_n it_o be_v sufficiento_n say_v that_o in_o what_o manner_n soever_o folly_n subsist_v it_o be_v the_o great_a humiliation_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o that_o which_o give_v we_o the_o best_a prospect_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o servitude_n of_o our_o 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the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n and_o of_o the_o manner_n how_o they_o be_v out_o of_o our_o body_n be_v that_o when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o body_n than_o they_o have_v but_o successive_o the_o idea_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n from_o the_o occasion_n of_o different_a impression_n which_o come_v and_o arrive_v to_o the_o brain_n by_o the_o action_n of_o other_o body_n which_o be_v round_o about_o we_o and_o that_o they_o have_v not_o also_o the_o sentiment_n and_o the_o several_a movement_n of_o the_o appetite_n but_o from_o the_o occasion_n of_o divers_a disposition_n of_o body_n and_o when_o they_o be_v part_v from_o the_o body_n they_o receive_v immediate_o from_o god_n these_o idea_n and_o these_o sentiment_n which_o be_v requisite_a for_o the_o disposition_n of_o vice_n or_o virtue_n which_o we_o otherwise_o call_v merit_n of_o demerit_n in_o which_o they_o find_v themselves_o when_o they_o be_v part_v from_o the_o body_n now_o the_o body_n by_o the_o divers_a impression_n which_o it_o receive_v from_o other_o body_n or_o by_o the_o divers_a disposition_n which_o be_v raise_v &_o form_v in_o it_o by_o the_o ebullition_n of_o the_o blood_n by_o the_o course_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o by_o the_o divers_a excess_n or_o fermentation_n of_o humour_n be_v the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o all_o these_o idea_n and_o of_o all_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o soul_n because_o that_o the_o supreme_a be_v by_o which_o it_o live_v it_o perceive_v think_v and_o will_n for_o to_o conserve_v the_o dignity_n and_o good_a order_n of_o its_o greatness_n in_o act_v as_o universal_a cause_n be_v please_v to_o tie_v the_o determination_n of_o these_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n to_o those_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n which_o result_n from_o the_o law_n of_o motion_n by_o which_o he_o move_v all_o the_o corporeal_a nature_n and_o by_o which_o he_o compose_v and_o conserves_n the_o visible_a world_n with_o a_o infinite_a wisdom_n which_o alone_o be_v able_a to_o produce_v so_o many_o prodigious_a effect_n with_o so_o much_o order_n and_o so_o much_o harmony_n from_o two_o or_o three_o immutable_a law_n by_o which_o he_o move_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o universe_n that_o in_o this_o new_a state_n of_o the_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o body_n god_n be_v not_o determine_v to_o act_n in_o they_o but_o by_o a_o necessary_a and_o immutable_a love_n of_o order_n and_o by_o their_o virtuous_a or_o criminal_a disposition_n god_n do_v not_o act_n but_o as_o a_o universal_a cause_n with_o our_o soul_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o body_n he_o do_v but_o follow_v the_o law_n of_o motion_n of_o the_o common_a matter_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n which_o diverse_o affect_v our_o body_n necessary_o determine_v he_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o immutable_a decree_n to_o give_v to_o the_o soul_n those_o idea_n and_o those_o sentiment_n which_o answer_v the_o different_a impression_n wherewith_o the_o body_n be_v affect_v but_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v out_o of_o the_o body_n god_n do_v lay_v aside_o the_o character_n of_o universal_a cause_n as_o to_o this_o purpose_n he_o no_o long_o follow_v in_o respect_n of_o they_o the_o law_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o universe_n soul_n part_n with_o the_o world_n in_o part_v with_o the_o body_n they_o have_v no_o long_o any_o relation_n with_o the_o body_n nor_o by_o consequence_n with_o the_o visible_a world_n from_o that_o very_a instant_n that_o they_o have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v with_o their_o particular_a body_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o body_n they_o be_v unite_v to_o all_o the_o visible_a world_n because_o that_o their_o thought_n and_o their_o sentiment_n do_v depend_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o the_o motion_n which_o move_v all_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v that_o which_o give_v they_o a_o essential_a relation_n to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o it_o because_o there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o of_o they_o which_o may_v not_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o the_o determination_n of_o these_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n but_o after_o death_n all_o that_o cease_v there_o be_v a_o new_a order_n of_o thing_n there_o be_v no_o more_o the_o same_o law_n god_n afterward_o follow_v none_o but_o the_o law_n of_o his_o eternal_a and_o inflexible_a justice_n to_o punish_v or_o to_o reward_v the_o soul_n according_a as_o they_o have_v make_v themselves_o deserve_v it_o be_v no_o more_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o the_o particular_a disposition_n of_o every_o one_o temperament_n which_o result_v from_o it_o which_o determin_n the_o diversity_n of_o our_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n it_o be_v only_o the_o pure_a and_o holy_a disposition_n or_o the_o impute_v and_o criminal_a disposition_n of_o our_o soul_n which_o determin_n the_o sovereign_n and_o eternal_a justice_n and_o equity_n to_o give_v we_o the_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n proper_a to_o reward_n or_o punish_v our_o irregular_a or_o our_o virtuous_a disposition_n god_n have_v no_o long_a reason_n to_o be_v willing_a to_o manage_v and_o conserve_v the_o dignity_n and_o character_n of_o universal_a cause_n he_o have_v no_o long_a reason_n to_o manage_v and_o conserve_v the_o liberty_n of_o our_o soul_n the_o time_n of_o our_o trial_n be_v end_v the_o time_n of_o merit_n be_v past_a there_o be_v no_o more_o question_n to_o see_v whether_o they_o will_v make_v themselves_o worthy_a that_o be_v over_z they_o be_v fix_v in_o a_o immutable_a state_n that_o be_v eternity_n there_o be_v no_o more_o vicissitude_n or_o diversification_n no_o more_o instability_n or_o change_n no_o more_o a_o alternativeness_n or_o a_o passage_n from_o evil_a to_o good_a and_o from_o good_a to_o evil_a from_o vice_n to_o virtue_n and_o from_o virtue_n to_o vice_n the_o tree_n lie_v where_o it_o fall_v and_o as_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v fix_v by_o this_o state_n of_o immutability_n which_o be_v proper_o that_o which_o we_o call_v eternity_n so_o god_n fix_v himself_o to_o love_n or_o to_o hate_n to_o punish_v or_o to_o reward_v he_o act_v thenceforwards_o as_o a_o particular_a cause_n because_o that_o he_o immediate_o take_v in_o the_o ground_n of_o his_o eternal_a love_n of_o order_n the_o determination_n of_o all_o these_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n which_o he_o give_v to_o our_o soul_n that_o be_v all_o the_o light_n which_o we_o can_v give_v to_o our_o first_o curiosity_n concern_v the_o state_n of_o our_o soul_n out_o of_o our_o body_n by_o which_o we_o see_v that_o they_o be_v not_o proper_o but_o in_o god_n and_o that_o it_o be_v he_o only_o who_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o all_o their_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n we_o must_v now_o proceed_v and_o endeavour_v to_o know_v all_o that_o belong_v to_o this_o state_n by_o clear_a and_o infallible_a light_n chap._n viii_o how_o
the_o just_a soul_n see_v and_o know_v god_n out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o how_o the_o criminal_a soul_n do_v also_o see_v and_o know_v he_o to_o this_o purpose_n we_o will_v willing_o know_v in_o the_o first_o place_n what_o those_o thing_n be_v which_o the_o soul_n know_v out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o resolve_v it_o by_o those_o principle_n which_o we_o have_v settle_v for_o since_o we_o have_v say_v that_o there_o be_v not_o at_o all_o any_o other_o occasional_a cause_n of_o the_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o it_o be_v once_o out_o of_o the_o body_n than_o the_o irregular_a and_o vicious_a disposition_n and_o the_o regular_a and_o virtuous_a disposition_n of_o the_o soul_n on_o one_o one_o part_n and_o on_o the_o other_o the_o necessary_a and_o eternal_a love_n which_o god_n have_v for_o order_n so_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o this_o sovereign_a wisdom_n this_o essential_a life_n of_o all_o intelligent_a nature_n dispense_v his_o light_n and_o his_o darkness_n by_o his_o sovereign_a equity_n and_o that_o so_o he_o act_v otherwise_o in_o the_o just_a soul_n than_o in_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v criminal_a and_o reprobate_n as_o to_o the_o just_a soul_n they_o have_v as_o it_o be_v a_o true_a immensity_n of_o knowledge_n first_o of_o all_o they_o know_v god_n and_o see_v he_o i_o say_v they_o see_v he_o for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o simple_a knowledge_n abstractive_o such_o as_o we_o have_v at_o present_a that_o be_v to_o see_v to_o perceive_v to_o touch_v and_o if_o i_o may_v say_v so_o to_o taste_v as_o the_o holy_a writ_n say_v but_o this_o be_v to_o see_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o vision_n which_o we_o call_v intuitive_a which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o a_o simple_a or_o bare_a view_n of_o speculation_n or_o a_o pure_a contemplation_n of_o reason_v but_o this_o be_v a_o lively_a and_o penetrate_a impression_n of_o the_o whole_a substance_n of_o the_o divinity_n which_o render_v itself_o present_a and_o intimate_v to_o the_o soul_n by_o a_o intimate_a and_o penetrate_a sentiment_n just_a as_o the_o material_a object_n do_v now_o render_v themselves_o present_a to_o we_o by_o the_o immediate_a action_n whereby_o they_o strike_v upon_o and_o advertise_v our_o sense_n this_o be_v to_o see_v god_n as_o it_o be_v by_o sensation_n this_o be_v to_o perceive_v he_o present_v by_o a_o lively_a and_o a_o indubitable_a experience_n of_o his_o ineffable_a nature_n and_o his_o beatific_a vision_n just_a as_o we_o perceive_v the_o presence_n of_o thing_n whereof_o we_o have_v the_o most_o lively_a idea_n and_o the_o most_o certain_a and_o most_o indubitable_a experience_n this_o intuitive_a knowledge_n or_o vision_n of_o god_n be_v not_o at_o all_o the_o indubitable_a knowledge_n and_o sentiment_n of_o his_o existence_n only_o but_o it_o be_v the_o clear_a and_o distinct_a knowledge_n and_o idea_n of_o all_o his_o attribute_n in_o general_a and_o of_o all_o his_o perfection_n in_o particular_a it_o be_v a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a view_n of_o all_o the_o marvellous_a table_n and_o of_o all_o the_o charm_a spectacle_n of_o the_o beauty_n of_o this_o supreme_a nature_n and_o especial_o the_o delicious_a and_o ineffable_a sentiment_n of_o his_o goodness_n and_o of_o his_o love_n by_o which_o he_o pour_v if_o i_o may_v say_v so_o all_o the_o joy_n and_o all_o the_o felicity_n of_o his_o heart_n into_o these_o sanctify_a and_o happy_a soul_n moreover_o these_o just_a soul_n in_o thus_o know_v god_n do_v at_o the_o same_o time_n no_o long_o know_v themselves_o by_o that_o confuse_a sentiment_n by_o which_o they_o at_o present_a disentangle_v themselves_o as_o it_o be_v by_o main_a strength_n and_o force_v of_o reason_n from_o the_o body_n but_o by_o a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a sentiment_n and_o by_o a_o idea_n equal_o neat_a and_o lively_a all_o shine_v and_o all_o bright_a whereby_o they_o see_v themselves_o with_o all_o their_o nobleness_n and_o with_o all_o the_o character_n of_o resemblance_n which_o they_o have_v with_o god_n just_a as_o they_o now_o see_v a_o picture_n expose_v to_o their_o view_n almost_o like_o their_o corporeal_a image_n which_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v exclude_v chap._n ix_o how_o the_o just_a soul_n see_v and_o know_v the_o visible_a world_n and_o what_o they_o know_v of_o the_o politic_a and_o civil_a world_n it_o be_v not_o only_a god_n and_o themselves_o that_o they_o know_v they_o also_o distinct_o see_v in_o god_n all_o the_o visible_a world_n because_o beside_o that_o the_o scripture_n do_v in_o a_o manner_n speak_v to_o we_o of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o knowledge_n which_o be_v natural_o inherent_a in_o every_o create_a spirit_n unless_o god_n for_o a_o time_n suspend_v this_o knowledge_n for_o reason_n of_o his_o providence_n as_o he_o now_o do_v to_o our_o soul_n which_o he_o make_v trial_n of_o in_o the_o body_n and_o to_o who_o he_o do_v not_o give_v these_o knowledge_n as_o we_o say_v before_o but_o successive_o from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o different_a impression_n make_v upon_o our_o body_n by_o the_o divers_a part_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n which_o present_v themselves_o to_o our_o sense_n one_o after_o another_o it_o be_v in_o order_n that_o spirit_n be_v superior_a to_o body_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o know_a nature_n shall_v know_v body_n also_o when_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o present_a oeconomy_n which_o require_v that_o god_n shall_v not_o enlighten_v the_o soul_n but_o successive_o as_o we_o say_v before_o and_o from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o immutable_a law_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o universe_n when_o i_o say_v this_o present_a disposition_n shall_v cease_v the_o illumination_n of_o god_n be_v no_o more_o annex_v to_o these_o vicissitude_n 〈…〉_o of_o the_o universe_n and_o of_o the_o 〈…〉_o of_o body_n receive_v in_o our_o material_a sense_n will_v give_v in_o a_o instant_a at_o once_o a_o idea_n of_o all_o corporeal_a nature_n and_o of_o all_o the_o visible_a world_n in_o its_o whole_a and_o in_o its_o part_n in_o its_o immensity_n or_o in_o its_o extent_n in_o its_o agreeable_a variety_n in_o its_o order_n and_o symmetry_n to_o all_o soul_n which_o have_v not_o deserve_v his_o anger_n and_o instead_o of_o this_o light_n he_o need_v but_o only_o to_o spread_v darkness_n upon_o the_o criminal_a and_o rebellious_a soul_n the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o of_o holy_a soul_n as_o if_o they_o have_v the_o pleasure_n of_o walk_v upon_o the_o globe_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o to_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o star_n to_o walk_v upon_o the_o sun_n and_o upon_o the_o moon_n and_o after_o this_o manner_n of_o speak_v it_o accommodate_v itself_o to_o our_o gross_a manner_n of_o conceive_v the_o most_o spiritual_a thing_n under_o corporeal_a form_n but_o we_o need_v conceive_v by_o all_o these_o expression_n no_o more_o than_o what_o we_o have_v say_v of_o a_o clear_a and_o distinct_a idea_n of_o all_o the_o visible_a world_n which_o god_n give_v to_o the_o just_a soul_n they_o walk_v after_o their_o manner_n upon_o the_o arch_n of_o the_o heaven_n they_o march_v upon_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n etc._n etc._n because_o that_o the_o lively_a idea_n which_o they_o have_v of_o all_o the_o visible_a world_n make_v all_o the_o part_n thereof_o present_a and_o as_o it_o be_v subject_v and_o place_v under_o their_o foot_n they_o be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n at_o both_o the_o pole_n of_o the_o world_n they_o fill_v its_o whole_a extent_n they_o be_v in_o both_o the_o hemisphere_n their_o horizon_n be_v not_o at_o all_o a_o limit_a horizon_n which_o never_o permit_v we_o to_o see_v here_o but_o a_o little_a portion_n of_o the_o universe_n it_o be_v not_o bound_v but_o by_o the_o bound_n of_o nature_n we_o do_v not_o at_o present_a see_v body_n but_o only_o those_o part_n of_o they_o which_o reflect_v the_o light_n upon_o we_o we_o do_v not_o see_v the_o sun_n the_o moon_n the_o star_n and_o the_o terraqueous_a globe_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o 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