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the_o very_a constitution_n of_o man_n many_o thing_n happen_v beyond_o the_o common_a course_n of_o nature_n without_o precedent_n or_o pattern_n such_o as_o can_v not_o stand_v with_o the_o divine_a providence_n be_v it_o not_o that_o they_o be_v the_o particular_a punishment_n of_o man_n sin_n as_o for_o example_n 1._o that_o part_n of_o such_o different_a condition_n the_o spirit_n with_o the_o flesh_n mortal_a with_o immortal_a shall_v together_o subsist_v 2._o that_o the_o soul_n be_v couple_v shall_v find_v such_o mean_a and_o base_a entertainment_n 3._o that_o notwithstanding_o the_o contract_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o continual_a disagreement_n &_o opposition_n between_o both_o 4._o that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o manner_n of_o subordination_n or_o subjection_n such_o as_o be_v requisite_a in_o part_n for_o the_o unity_n of_o one_o person_n 5._o that_o be_v thus_o part_n of_o one_o man_n yet_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v acquaint_v with_o each_o other_o but_o have_v action_n private_a and_o proper_a to_o themselves_o 6._o that_o the_o body_n shall_v hinder_v every_o action_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o sense_n falie_o inform_v and_o distract_n the_o understanding_n 7._o the_o will_v delude_v with_o show_n vain_a hope_n false_a promise_n receive_v no_o manner_n of_o contentment_n 8._o the_o body_n secret_o and_o cunning_o coâ—spires_v with_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o set_v a_o faction_n and_o opposition_n between_o they_o 9_o that_o the_o comeliness_n of_o part_n the_o gift_n of_o the_o body_n will_v not_o together_o accompany_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o mind_n but_o be_v estrange_v from_o each_o other_o and_o that_o all_o the_o action_n of_o the_o body_n either_o betoken_v 10_o shame_n 11_o or_o punishment_n 12_o or_o slavery_n let_v these_o allegation_n be_v due_o examine_v and_o i_o do_v not_o fear_v to_o come_v to_o a_o trial_n for_o i_o do_v here_o call_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o witness_v that_o these_o thing_n can_v stand_v with_o the_o 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time_n be_v make_v choice_n of_o he_o that_o shall_v bear_v a_o absolute_a rule_n but_o alas_o what_o need_v a_o government_n and_o rule_n if_o their_o heart_n be_v unite_v and_o make_v one_o as_o their_o flesh_n be_v couple_v and_o make_v one_o give_v i_o therefore_o leave_v to_o reckon_v this_o as_o a_o special_a punishment_n of_o man_n fall_n the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o dissent_v in_o marriage_n to_o show_v the_o large_a eâ—tent_n of_o this_o punishment_n here_o i_o conceive_v that_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o by_o nature_n first_o erection_n and_o institution_n be_v link_v and_o couple_v together_o punishment_n do_v now_o admit_v a_o separation_n through_o their_o own_o enmity_n that_o therein_o may_v appear_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n combine_v themselves_o together_o against_o he_o now_o they_o fall_v aâ—_n variance_n among_o themselves_o for_o thus_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o all_o evil_n and_o of_o all_o sin_n that_o they_o do_v not_o only_o oppose_v themselves_o against_o 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their_o age_n this_o government_n
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the_o passage_n into_o the_o sea_n nor_o yet_o can_v trace_v the_o head_n of_o the_o fountain_n they_o may_v consider_v man_n though_o not_o in_o the_o womb_n subject_n nor_o yet_o in_o the_o grave_n for_o every_o knowledge_n may_v presuppose_v she_o own_o subject_n and_o every_o science_n have_v her_o proper_a bound_n and_o limitation_n the_o knowledge_n of_o nature_n may_v presuppose_v the_o existencie_n of_o nature_n and_o not_o intermeddle_v or_o be_v over_o curious_a to_o pry_v into_o the_o first_o composition_n or_o dissolution_n of_o nature_n their_o silence_n or_o neglect_v herein_o can_v be_v no_o error_n though_o a_o imperfection_n suppose_v man_n to_o be_v bear_v in_o a_o prison_n where_o he_o shall_v never_o receive_v the_o sweet_a light_n of_o the_o sun_n or_o the_o free_a liberty_n of_o himself_o but_o live_v in_o continual_a darkness_n and_o slavery_n can_v this_o man_n possible_o conceive_v the_o happy_a state_n and_o condition_n of_o those_o who_o live_v at_o their_o 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soul_n do_v find_v her_o place_n of_o abode_n to_o be_v alter_v here_o be_v a_o transmigration_n and_o at_o the_o last_o day_n when_o this_o body_n sow_v in_o corruption_n shall_v rise_v again_o in_o incorruption_n &_o be_v make_v a_o spiritual_a body_n better_a befit_v the_o dignity_n &_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n here_o shall_v be_v a_o new_a transmigration_n still_o of_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o soul_n and_o therefore_o acknowledge_v the_o present_a condition_n of_o man_n to_o be_v the_o fall_n of_o man_n some_o punishment_n or_o imprisonment_n of_o man_n that_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v enforce_v to_o take_v her_o flight_n to_o use_v a_o transmigration_n and_o to_o change_v the_o place_n of_o her_o dwell_n now_o for_o the_o principal_a action_n of_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v our_o knowledge_n or_o understanding_n the_o platonike_fw-gr hold_v that_o cognitio_fw-la nostra_fw-la est_fw-la reminiscentia_fw-la remembrance_n our_o learning_n or_o knowledge_n be_v only_o a_o kind_n 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and_o corruption_n therefore_o the_o fall_n and_o corruption_n of_o man_n appear_v in_o the_o forgetfulness_n of_o man_n from_o the_o platonike_n i_o will_v come_v to_o the_o school_n of_o the_o famous_a and_o thrice_o renown_a aristotle_n and_o here_o i_o do_v ingenious_o and_o true_o confess_v philosophy_n that_o whatsoever_o i_o have_v speak_v for_o the_o proof_n of_o man_n fall_n and_o of_o nature_n corruption_n i_o have_v only_o borrow_v it_o from_o the_o ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o his_o learning_n so_o that_o this_o whole_a treatise_n may_v not_o improper_o be_v ascribe_v to_o he_o only_o the_o error_n except_v which_o i_o claim_v as_o be_v due_a unto_o myself_o to_o prove_v man_n fall_n out_o of_o his_o ground_n be_v to_o repeat_v all_o i_o will_v therefore_o here_o insist_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v most_o general_a and_o therein_o aristotle_n shall_v speak_v for_o himself_o first_o for_o the_o metaphysic_n speak_v of_o thing_n most_o general_a which_o the_o philosopher_n call_v transcendentia_fw-la bonum_fw-la transcendens_fw-la the_o goodness_n of_o a_o creature_n be_v number_v and_o account_v with_o the_o rest_n and_o look_v to_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o nature_n nothing_o be_v so_o common_a and_o trivial_a in_o philosophy_n as_o be_v this_o axiom_n ens_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la convertuntur_fw-la whatsoever_o be_v be_v good_a according_a to_o the_o approbation_n of_o god_n in_o the_o first_o of_o gen._n &_o vidit_fw-la deus_fw-la &_o erant_fw-la omne_fw-la valdè_fw-la bona_fw-la and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o philosopher_n do_v acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v malum_fw-la malitia_fw-la defectus_fw-la deformitas_fw-la monstrum_fw-la and_o the_o like_a and_o these_o to_o be_v incident_a to_o nature_n herself_o and_o these_o to_o be_v know_v only_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o goodness_n according_a to_o the_o distance_n or_o access_n have_v no_o entity_n in_o themselves_o and_o therefore_o not_o able_a to_o be_v the_o 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as_o be_v make_v of_o nothing_o &_o nothing_o include_v a_o
natural_a and_o hereditary_a disease_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v entail_v to_o one_o stock_n there_o be_v many_o vice_n proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o one_o kindred_n see_v you_o not_o how_o diverse_a nation_n do_v differ_v from_o other_o as_o in_o their_o form_n and_o their_o lineament_n so_o likewise_o in_o colour_n and_o property_n do_v not_o one_o man_n sick_a of_o the_o plague_n infect_v the_o whole_a city_n and_o be_v not_o the_o same_o infection_n always_o apt_a to_o taint_v the_o same_o blood_n then_o why_o shall_v it_o seem_v strange_a that_o the_o first_o man_n corrupt_v with_o sin_n shall_v taint_v his_o whole_a seed_n why_o shall_v we_o not_o suppose_v the_o poison_n and_o malignity_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v of_o as_o great_a efficacy_n &_o c_o thus_o i_o hope_v by_o the_o light_n of_o our_o natural_a reason_n the_o fall_n and_o corruption_n of_o man_n sufficient_o appear_v which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o first_o principle_n and_o groundwork_n of_o all_o our_o christian_a faith_n and_o religion_n as_o s._n augustine_n say_v in_o lib._n 1._o adversus_fw-la julianum_fw-la cap._n 2._o alia_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la inter_fw-la se_fw-la aliquando_fw-la etiam_fw-la doctissimi_fw-la atque_fw-la optimi_fw-la regulae_fw-la catholicae_fw-la defensores_fw-la treatise_n salua_fw-la fidei_fw-la compage_fw-la non_fw-la consonant_n &_o alius_fw-la alio_fw-la de_fw-la una_fw-la re_fw-la melius_fw-la dicit_fw-la &_o verius_fw-la sed_fw-la lapsus_fw-la hominis_fw-la ad_fw-la ipsa_fw-la fidei_fw-la pertinet_fw-la fundamenta_fw-la quisquis_fw-la in_o christiana_n fide_fw-la vult_fw-la labefactare_fw-la quod_fw-la scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la hominem_fw-la mors_fw-la &_o per_fw-la hominem_fw-la resurrectio_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la &_o sicut_fw-la in_o adam_n omnes_fw-la moriuntur_fw-la ita_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la omnes_fw-la vinificabuntur_fw-la totum_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la credimus_fw-la auferre_fw-la molitur_fw-la before_o i_o can_v 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before_o our_o eye_n that_o daystar_n which_o spring_v from_o a_o high_a have_v visit_v we_o christ_n jesus_n our_o only_a dear_a lord_n and_o saviour_n christ_n jesus_n who_o be_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n the_o way_n to_o direct_v we_o to_o the_o truth_n the_o truth_n to_o guide_v we_o to_o life_n the_o life_n to_o give_v we_o full_a contentment_n of_o happiness_n who_o be_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n in_o who_o we_o live_v we_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v by_o who_o for_o who_o and_o through_o who_o we_o hope_v and_o expect_v our_o salvation_n to_o who_o with_o the_o eternal_a father_n and_o the_o most_o holy_a spirit_n three_o person_n and_o one_o god_n be_v all_o honour_n and_o glory_n as_o before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n be_v lay_v so_o in_o the_o beginning_n be_v now_o and_o ever_o shall_v be_v world_n without_o end_n amen_o amen_n finis_fw-la the_o author_n to_o the_o reader_n good_a reader_n i_o must_v here_o let_v thou_o understand_v that_o the_o copy_n be_v not_o of_o my_o own_o writing_n whereby_o many_o thing_n be_v deface_v and_o omit_v and_o live_v not_o in_o town_n i_o can_v not_o be_v always_o present_a at_o the_o press_n so_o that_o i_o confess_v many_o fault_n have_v escape_v especial_o in_o the_o first_o sheet_n be_v begin_v in_o my_o absence_n point_v displace_v word_n mistake_v piece_n of_o sentence_n omit_v which_o do_v much_o obscure_v the_o sense_n as_o for_o example_n pag._n 69._o lin_v 6._o these_o word_n be_v omit_v viz._n for_o if_o the_o horse_n know_v his_o own_o strength_n then_o follow_v but_o god_n deal_v herein_o with_o other_o creature_n etc._n etc._n and_o many_o such_o like_a i_o be_v very_o sorry_a to_o see_v that_o which_o be_v so_o mean_a in_o itself_o shall_v be_v make_v worse_o but_o present_o i_o call_v to_o mind_n that_o the_o subject_n of_o my_o book_n be_v only_o to_o prove_v a_o general_a corruption_n which_o corruption_n i_o shall_v in_o effect_n seem_v to_o 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