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be_v the_o author_n of_o a_o opinion_n without_o they_o be_v of_o a_o sect_n also_o this_o be_v the_o villainy_n of_o the_o first_o schism_n of_o lucifer_n who_o be_v not_o content_a to_o err_v alone_o but_o draw_v into_o his_o faction_n many_o legion_n and_o upon_o this_o experience_n he_o tempt_v only_a eve_n as_o well_o understand_v the_o communicable_a nature_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o to_o deceive_v but_o one_o be_v tacit_o and_o upon_o consequence_n to_o delude_v they_o both_o sect._n 8_o that_o heresy_n shall_v arise_v we_o have_v the_o prophecy_n of_o christ_n but_o that_o old_a one_o shall_v be_v abolish_v we_o hold_v no_o prediction_n that_o there_o must_v be_v heresy_n be_v true_a not_o only_o in_o our_o church_n but_o also_o in_o any_o other_o even_o in_o the_o doctrine_n heretical_a there_o will_v be_v super-heresy_n and_o arian_n not_o only_o divide_v from_o their_o church_n but_o also_o among_o themselves_o for_o head_n that_o be_v dispose_v unto_o schism_n and_o complexionable_o propense_a to_o innovation_n be_v natural_o dispose_v for_o a_o community_n nor_o will_v be_v ever_o confine_v unto_o the_o order_n or_o oeconomy_n of_o one_o body_n and_o therefore_o when_o they_o separate_v from_o other_o they_o knit_v but_o loose_o among_o themselves_o nor_o content_v with_o a_o general_a breach_n or_o dichotomy_n with_o their_o church_n do_v subdivide_v and_o mince_v themselves_o almost_o into_o atom_n it_o be_v true_a that_o man_n of_o singular_a part_n and_o humour_n have_v not_o be_v free_a from_o singular_a opinion_n and_o conceit_n in_o all_o age_n retain_v something_o not_o only_o beside_o the_o opinion_n of_o his_o own_o church_n or_o any_o other_o but_o also_o any_o i_o particular_a author_n which_o notwithstanding_o a_o sober_a judgement_n may_v do_v without_o offence_n or_o heresy_n for_o there_o be_v yet_o after_o all_o the_o decree_n of_o council_n and_o the_o nicety_n of_o school_n many_o thing_n untouched_a unimagined_a wherein_o the_o liberty_n of_o a_o honest_a reason_n may_v play_v and_o expatiate_v with_o security_n and_o far_o without_o the_o circle_n of_o a_o heresy_n sect._n 9_o as_o for_o those_o wingy_a mystery_n in_o divinity_n and_o airy_a subtlety_n in_o religion_n which_o have_v unhinged_a the_o brain_n of_o better_a head_n they_o never_o stretch_v the_o pia_fw-la mater_fw-la of_o i_o methinks_v there_o be_v not_o impossibility_n enough_o in_o religion_n for_o a_o active_a faith_n the_o deep_a mystery_n we_o contain_v have_v not_o only_o be_v illustrate_v but_o maintain_v by_o sylogism_n and_o the_o rule_n of_o reason_n i_o love_v to_o lose_v myself_o in_o a_o mystery_n to_o pursue_v my_o reason_n to_o a_o o_o altitudo_fw-la it_o be_v my_o solitary_a recreation_n to_o pose_v my_o apprehension_n with_o those_o involve_a aenigma_n and_o riddle_n of_o the_o trinity_n with_o incarnation_n and_o resurrection_n i_o can_v answer_v all_o the_o objection_n of_o satan_n and_o my_o rebellious_a reason_n with_o that_o odd_a resolution_n i_o learn_v of_o tertullian_n certum_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la impossible_a est_fw-la i_o desire_v to_o exercise_v my_o faith_n in_o the_o difficult_a point_n for_o to_o credit_v ordinary_a and_o visible_a object_n be_v not_o faith_n but_o persuasion_n some_o believe_v the_o better_a for_o see_v christ_n sepulchre_n and_o when_o they_o have_v see_v the_o red_a sea_n doubt_v not_o of_o the_o miracle_n now_o contrary_o i_o bless_v myself_o and_o be_o thankful_a that_o i_o live_v not_o in_o the_o day_n of_o miracle_n that_o i_o never_o see_v christ_n nor_o his_o disciple_n i_o will_v not_o have_v be_v one_o of_o those_o israelite_n that_o pass_v the_o red_a sea_n nor_o one_o of_o christ_n patient_n on_o who_o he_o wrought_v his_o wonder_n then_o have_v my_o faith_n be_v thrust_v upon_o i_o nor_o shall_v i_o enjoy_v that_o great_a blessing_n pronounce_v to_o all_o that_o believe_v and_o see_v not_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a and_o necessary_a belief_n to_o credit_v what_o our_o eye_n and_o sense_n have_v examine_v i_o believe_v he_o be_v dead_a and_o bury_v and_o rise_v again_o and_o desire_v to_o see_v he_o in_o his_o glory_n rather_o than_o to_o contemplate_v he_o in_o his_o cenotaphe_n or_o sepulchre_n nor_o be_v this_o much_o to_o believe_v as_o we_o have_v reason_n we_o owe_v this_o faith_n unto_o history_n they_o only_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o a_o bold_a and_o noble_a faith_n who_o live_v before_o his_o come_n who_o upon_o obscure_a prophecy_n and_o mystical_a type_n can_v raise_v a_o belief_n and_o expect_v apparent_a impossibility_n sect._n 10_o it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v a_o edge_n in_o all_o sirm_a belief_n and_o with_o a_o easy_a metaphor_n we_o may_v say_v the_o sword_n of_o faith_n but_o in_o these_o obscurity_n i_o rather_o use_v it_o in_o the_o adjunct_n the_o apostle_n give_v it_o a_o buckler_n under_o which_o i_o conceive_v a_o wary_a combatant_n may_v lie_v invulnerable_a since_o i_o be_v of_o understanding_n to_o know_v we_o know_v nothing_o my_o reason_n have_v be_v more_o pliable_a to_o the_o will_n of_o faith_n i_o be_o now_o content_a to_o understand_v a_o mystery_n without_o a_o rigid_a definition_n in_o a_o easy_a and_o platonic_a description_n that_o circumferentianullibi_fw-la allegorical_a description_n of_o hermes_n please_v i_o beyond_o all_o the_o metaphysical_a definition_n of_o divine_n where_o i_o can_v satisfy_v my_o reason_n i_o love_v to_o humour_v my_o fancy_n i_o have_v as_o live_v you_o tell_v i_o that_o anima_fw-la est_fw-la angelus_fw-la hominis_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la dei_fw-la as_o entelechia_fw-la lux_fw-la est_fw-la umbra_fw-la dei_fw-la as_o actus_fw-la perspicui_fw-la where_o there_o be_v a_o obscurity_n too_o deep_a for_o our_o reason_n it_o be_v good_a to_o sit_v down_o with_o a_o description_n periphrasis_n or_o adumbration_n for_o by_o acquaint_v our_o reason_n how_o unable_a it_o be_v to_o display_v the_o visible_a and_o obvious_a effect_n
i_o choose_v for_o my_o devotion_n but_o *_o our_o grosser_n memory_n have_v then_o so_o little_a hold_n of_o our_o abstract_a understanding_n that_o they_o forget_v the_o story_n and_o can_v only_o relate_v to_o our_o awake_v soul_n a_o confuse_a and_o break_a tale_n of_o that_o that_o have_v pass_v aristotle_n who_o have_v write_v a_o singular_a tract_n of_o sleep_n have_v not_o methinks_v thorough_o define_v it_o nor_o yet_o galen_n though_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v correct_v it_o for_o those_o noctambuloes_n and_o nightwalker_n though_o in_o their_o sleep_n do_v yet_o enjoy_v the_o action_n of_o their_o sense_n we_o must_v therefore_o say_v that_o there_o be_v something_o in_o we_o that_o be_v not_o in_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o morpheus_n and_o that_o those_o abstract_a and_o ecstatick_a soul_n do_v walk_v about_o in_o their_o own_o corpse_n as_o spirit_n with_o the_o body_n they_o assume_v wherein_o they_o seem_v to_o hear_v and_o feel_v though_o indeed_o the_o organ_n be_v destitute_a of_o sense_n and_o their_o nature_n of_o those_o faculty_n that_o shall_v inform_v they_o thus_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o man_n sometime_o upon_o the_o hour_n of_o their_o departure_n do_v speak_v and_o reason_n above_o themselves_o for_o then_o the_o soul_n beginning_n to_o be_v free_v from_o the_o ligament_n of_o the_o body_n begin_v to_o reason_n like_o herself_o and_o to_o discourse_v in_o a_o strain_n above_o mortality_n sect._n 12_o we_o term_v sleep_v a_o death_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v wake_v that_o kill_v we_o and_o destroy_v those_o spirit_n that_o be_v the_o house_n of_o life_n it_o be_v indeed_o a_o part_n of_o life_n that_o best_o express_v death_n for_o every_o man_n true_o live_v so_o long_o as_o he_o act_v his_o nature_n or_o some_o way_n make_v good_a the_o faculty_n of_o himself_o themistocles_n therefore_o that_o slay_v his_o soldier_n in_o his_o sleep_n be_v a_o merciful_a executioner_n it_o be_v a_o kind_a of_o punishment_n the_o mildness_n of_o no_o law_n have_v invent_v *_o i_o wonder_n the_o fancy_n of_o lucan_n and_o seneca_n do_v not_o discover_v it_o it_o be_v that_o death_n by_o which_o we_o may_v be_v literal_o say_v to_o die_v daily_o a_o death_n which_o adam_n die_v before_o his_o mortality_n a_o death_n whereby_o we_o live_v a_o middle_n and_o moderate_a point_n between_o life_n and_o death_n in_o fine_a so_o like_o death_n i_o dare_v not_o trust_v it_o without_o my_o prayer_n and_o a_o half_a adieu_n unto_o the_o world_n and_o take_v my_o farewell_n in_o a_o colloquy_n with_o god_n the_o night_n be_v come_v like_v to_o the_o day_n depart_v not_o thou_o great_a god_n away_o let_v not_o my_o sin_n black_a as_o the_o night_n eclipse_v the_o lustre_n of_o thy_o light_n keep_v still_o in_o my_o horizon_n for_o to_o i_o the_o sun_n make_v not_o the_o day_n but_o thou_o thou_o who_o nature_n can_v sleep_v on_o my_o temple_n sentry_n keep_v guard_v i_o '_o against_o those_o watchful_a foe_n who_o eye_n be_v open_a while_n my_o close_a let_v no_o dream_n my_o head_n infest_v but_o such_o as_o jacob_n temple_n blessed_v while_o i_o do_v rest_n my_o soul_n advance_v make_v my_o sleep_n a_o holy_a trance_n that_o i_o may_v my_o rest_n be_v wrought_v awake_v into_o some_o holy_a thought_n and_o with_o as_o active_a vigour_n run_v my_o course_n as_o do_v the_o nimble_a sun_n sleep_n be_v a_o death_n o_o make_v i_o try_v by_o sleep_v what_o it_o be_v to_o die_v and_o as_o gentle_o lay_v my_o head_n on_o my_o grave_n as_o now_o my_o bed_n however_o i_o rest_v great_a god_n let_v i_o awake_v again_o at_o least_o with_o thou_o and_o thus_o assure_v behold_v i_o lie_v secure_o or_o to_o awake_v or_o die_v these_o be_v my_o drowsy_a day_n in_o vain_a i_o do_v now_o wake_v to_o sleep_v again_o o_o come_v that_o hour_n when_o i_o shall_v never_o sleep_v again_o but_o wake_v for_o ever_o this_o be_v the_o dormative_a i_o take_v to_o bedward_o i_o need_v no_o other_o laudanum_n than_o this_o to_o make_v i_o sleep_v after_o which_o i_o close_o my_o eye_n in_o security_n content_a to_o take_v my_o leave_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o sleep_v unto_o the_o resurrection_n sect._n 13_o the_o method_n i_o shall_v use_v in_o distributive_a justice_n i_o often_o observe_v in_o commutative_a and_o keep_v a_o geometrical_a proportion_n in_o both_o whereby_o become_v equable_v to_o other_o i_o become_v unjust_a to_o myself_o and_o supererogate_v in_o that_o common_a principle_n do_v unto_o other_o as_o then_o will_v he_o do_v unto_o thyself_o i_o be_v not_o bear_v unto_o riches_n neither_o be_v it_o i_o think_v my_o star_n to_o be_v wealthy_a or_o if_o it_o be_v the_o freedom_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o frankness_n of_o my_o disposition_n be_v able_a to_o contradict_v and_o cross_v my_o fate_n for_o to_o i_o avarice_n seem_v not_o so_o much_o a_o vice_n as_o a_o deplorable_a piece_n of_o madness_n *_o to_o conceive_v ourselves_o urinal_n or_o be_v persuade_v that_o we_o be_v dead_a be_v not_o so_o ridiculous_a nor_o so_o many_o degree_n beyond_o the_o power_n of_o hellebore_n as_o this_o the_o opinion_n of_o theory_n and_o position_n of_o man_n be_v not_o so_o void_a of_o reason_n as_o their_o practise_a conclusion_n some_o have_v hold_v that_o snow_n be_v black_a that_o the_o earth_n move_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v air_n fire_n water_n but_o all_o this_o be_v philosophy_n and_o there_o be_v no_o delirium_fw-la if_o we_o do_v but_o speculate_v the_o folly_n and_o indisputable_a dotage_n of_o avarice_n to_o that_o subterraneous_a idol_n and_o god_n of_o the_o earth_n i_o do_v confess_v i_o be_o a_o atheist_n i_o can_v persuade_v myself_o to_o honour_n that_o the_o world_n adore_v whatsoever_o virtue_n its_o prepare_a substance_n may_v have_v within_o my_o body_n it_o have_v no_o influence_n nor_o operation_n without_o i_o will_v not_o entertain_v a_o base_a design_n or_o a_o action_n that_o shall_v call_v i_o villain_n for_o the_o indies_n and_o for_o this_o only_o do_v i_o love_v and_o honour_v my_o 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