Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	able_a	according_a	act_n	65	3	5.2692	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76312	The grounds and foundation of natural religion, discover'd, in the principal branches of it in opposition to the prevailing notions of the modern scepticks and latitudinarians. With an introduction concerning the necessity of revealed religion. By Tho. Beconsall, B.D. and fellow of Brasenose Colledge, in Oxford.	Becconsall, Thomas, d. 1709.	1698 (1698)	Wing B1657aA; ESTC R223530	119,538	326

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despicable_a for_o want_v of_o honesty_n as_o sense_n this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o heaven_n god_n be_v able_a as_o well_o as_o faithful_a to_o accomplish_v it_o in_o his_o own_o good_a time_n if_o the_o follow_a paper_n fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o man_n of_o these_o sentiment_n i_o can_v assure_v they_o they_o will_v find_v nothing_o of_o the_o imaginary_a art_n or_o mystery_n of_o priestcraft_n nothing_o of_o any_o design_v leader_n nothing_o peculiar_a to_o the_o wary_a guardian_n of_o creed_n and_o profitable_a invention_n so_o often_o hint_v by_o the_o late_a author_n of_o the_o reasonableness_n of_o christianity_n but_o if_o any_o thing_n offer_v itself_o that_o can_v well_o be_v digest_v i_o shall_v free_o embrace_v a_o fair_a and_o pertinent_a answer_n and_o endeavour_v to_o make_v such_o return_v as_o i_o hope_v may_v at_o last_o beget_v full_a convicton_n on_o both_o side_n the_o content_n of_o the_o introduction_n of_o the_o state_n of_o man_n before_o the_o fall_n §_o 1._o of_o original_a corruption_n the_o nature_n rise_v and_o propagation_n of_o it_o §_o 2._o the_o necessity_n of_o revelation_n assert_v with_o respect_n to_o our_o attainment_n in_o knowledge_n §_o 3_o 4._o from_o the_o defect_n of_o natural_a religion_n §_o 5._o in_o reference_n to_o practice_n §_o 6._o from_o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o mediator_n §_o 7._o the_o deist_n objection_n answer_v §_o 8._o the_o content_n of_o the_o book_n a_o law_n of_o nature_n antecedent_n to_o revelation_n chap._n 1._o prove_v from_o scripture_n §_o 1._o that_o man_n naturaly_a think_v and_o reason_n §_o 2._o that_o man_n think_v and_o reason_n in_o a_o fix_a determinate_a way_n §_o 3._o the_o subject-matter_n of_o law_n of_o nature_n discoverable_a by_o natural_a reason_n §_o 4._o the_o divine_a authority_n of_o law_n of_o nature_n discoverable_a by_o natural_a reason_n §_o 5._o prove_v from_o the_o divine_a attribute_n and_o perfection_n §_o 5._o from_o the_o end_n and_o design_n of_o create_a being_n §_o 6._o from_o those_o natural_a reward_n and_o punishment_n that_o flow_v from_o they_o §_o 7._o from_o scripture_n §_o 8._o objection_n answer_v chap._n 2._o of_o the_o true_a origin_n of_o error_n §_o 1_o 2._o of_o the_o argument_n of_o universal_a consent_n the_o nature_n validity_n and_o extent_n of_o it_o chap._n 3._o reflection_n on_o what_o mr._n lock_n have_v offer_v against_o it_o §_o 1._o reflection_n on_o some_o passage_n in_o the_o conference_n with_o a_o theist_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o distinction_n of_o law_n of_o nature_n from_o positive_a or_o write_a law_n chap._n 5._o where_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o be_v more_o full_o represent_v §_o 1._o reflection_n on_o mr._n lock_v his_o argument_n against_o innate_a idea_n or_o practical_a principle_n and_o the_o controversy_n determine_v chap._n 6._o of_o the_o different_a degree_n of_o the_o evidence_n of_o law_n of_o nature_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o foundation_n of_o god_n right_a of_o dominion_n and_o our_o duty_n of_o allegiance_n as_o a_o lawgiver_n chap._n 8._o a_o right_n of_o oblige_v distinguish_v from_o a_o power_n of_o oblige_v §_o 1._o a_o right_n of_o oblige_v do_v not_o consist_v in_o a_o power_n of_o contribute_v to_o our_o happiness_n or_o misery_n §_o 2._o all_o right_a of_o dominion_n derive_v from_o god_n §_o 3._o god_n right_a of_o dominion_n primary_o found_v in_o his_o creative_a and_o preserve_a power_n §_o 4._o objection_n answer_v §_o 5._o the_o certainty_n of_o reward_n and_o punishment_n chap._n 9_o that_o god_n have_v a_o right_a to_o reward_v and_o punish_v §_o 1._o the_o certainty_n prove_v from_o the_o general_a end_n and_o intention_n of_o all_o lawgiver_n §_o 2._o from_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n law_n and_o man_n to_o who_o they_o be_v give_v §_o 3._o and_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n that_o give_v they_o §_o 4._o of_o the_o original_a of_o a_o parental_a duty_n love_n and_o affection_n and_o filial_a reverence_n and_o duty_n chap._n 10._o the_o affection_n of_o brute_n towards_o their_o own_o offspring_n not_o the_o work_n of_o reason_n but_o of_o certain_a animal_n sensation_n §_o 1._o the_o spring_n of_o paternal_a affection_n ib._n filial_a reverence_n and_o duty_n found_v in_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n as_o well_o as_o preserve_v power_n §_o 2._o found_v in_o the_o same_o principle_n with_o paternal_a affection_n §_o 3._o a_o paternal_a power_n original_o include_v a_o kingly_a power_n §_o 4._o reflection_n on_o some_o passage_n in_o mr._n lock_n be_v essay_n of_o humane_a understanding_n and_o a_o treatise_n of_o government_n in_o 2_o part_n chap._n 11._o the_o power_n of_o a_o mother_n no_o objection_n against_o the_o civil_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o paternal_a power_n §_o 2._o the_o command_a power_n of_o the_o parent_n not_o temporary_a §_o 3._o maturity_n do_v not_o place_v the_o son_n of_o adam_n in_o a_o unlimited_a state_n of_o freedom_n §_o 4._o natural_a freedom_n not_o inconsistent_a with_o civil_a government_n ib._n the_o absurdity_n against_o this_o author_n hypothesis_n represent_v §_o 5_o 6._o natural_a allegiance_n assert_v §_o 6._o no_o body_n of_o man_n since_o the_o creation_n regular_o and_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la in_o a_o state_n of_o nature_n such_o as_o this_o author_n suppose_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o moral_a good_a and_o evil_a chap._n 12._o the_o subject-matter_n and_o formal_a reason_n of_o moral_a good_a §_o 1_o 2._o of_o the_o true_a measure_n of_o moral_a goodness_n chap._n 13._o pleasure_n whether_o of_o body_n or_o mind_n not_o the_o measure_n of_o moral_a goodness_n §_o 1._o the_o conformity_n of_o action_n to_o the_o end_n of_o society_n not_o the_o measure_n of_o moral_a goodness_n §_o 3._o conformity_n of_o action_n to_o a_o law_n abstract_v from_o the_o intrinsic_a rectitude_n of_o it_o not_o the_o measure_n of_o moral_a goodness_n §_o 3._o the_o original_a frame_n end_n and_o interest_n of_o our_o being_n the_o true_a measure_n of_o moral_a goodness_n §_o 4._o of_o the_o eternal_a and_o unalterable_a distinction_n of_o moral_a goodness_n chap._n 14._o reflection_n on_o mr._n lock_n be_v law_n of_o fashion_n chap._n 15._o his_o design_n not_o bare_o to_o enumerate_v moral_a idea_n §_o 1._o no_o necessity_n for_o assign_v a_o law_n of_o fashion_n §_o 2._o the_o true_a notion_n of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n by_o he_o misrepresent_v §_o 3._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o conscience_n in_o general_n chap._n 16._o reflection_n on_o mr._n lock_n be_v description_n of_o conscience_n chap._n 17._o of_o the_o foundation_n and_o authority_n of_o conscience_n in_o the_o original_a o_fw-fr economy_n of_o it_o chap._n 18._o the_o truth_n and_o certainty_n of_o natural_a conscience_n demonstrate_v against_o the_o latitudinarian_a and_o vnbeliever_n chap._n 19_o the_o vneasiness_n of_o mind_n under_o sickness_n or_o the_o approach_n of_o death_n resolve_v into_o the_o gripe_n and_o convulsion_n of_o conscience_n chap._n 20._o of_o the_o evidence_n of_o future_a reward_n and_o punishment_n from_o the_o presage_n of_o natural_a conscience_n chap._n 21._o how_o far_o conscience_n shall_v be_v a_o measure_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n in_o the_o distribution_n of_o future_a punishment_n chap._n 22._o some_o further_a remark_n on_o mr._n lock_n be_v notion_n on_o this_o argument_n §_o 2._o the_o conclusion_n the_o introduction_n concern_v the_o necessity_n of_o revelation_n it_o may_v perhaps_o seem_v a_o very_a improper_a entertainment_n to_o the_o christian_a world_n to_o establish_v a_o line_n of_o duty_n from_o the_o record_n of_o the_o book_n of_o nature_n when_o we_o enjoy_v a_o more_o sure_a word_n of_o prophecy_n or_o form_n of_o sound_a doctrine_n which_o be_v able_a to_o make_v we_o wise_a unto_o salvation_n or_o to_o delineate_v the_o feature_n of_o moral_a good_a and_o evil_a when_o life_n and_o immortality_n be_v bring_v to_o light_n through_o the_o gospel_n or_o in_o a_o word_n to_o dwell_v on_o the_o infant-principle_n of_o religion_n when_o 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such_o as_o we_o may_v read_v from_o other_o it_o be_v true_a god_n may_v reward_v or_o punish_v by_o secret_a step_n or_o motion_n and_o by_o a_o train_n of_o cause_n and_o event_n but_o yet_o these_o be_v method_n not_o so_o agreeable_a to_o the_o design_n of_o infinite_a wisdom_n in_o reward_v or_o punish_v in_o this_o world_n for_o when_o they_o be_v dispense_v at_o a_o distance_n and_o after_o a_o invisible_a manner_n they_o can_v influence_n the_o offender_n or_o the_o public_a because_o by_o this_o mean_n they_o can_v well_o be_v resolve_v into_o the_o direct_a and_o immediate_a cause_n of_o they_o and_o consequent_o the_o great_a design_n of_o such_o dispensation_n be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n lose_v or_o stifle_v but_o now_o since_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o the_o violation_n of_o law_n do_v not_o only_o infer_v a_o right_n of_o punishment_n but_o that_o punishment_n will_v infallible_o follow_v upon_o the_o violation_n of_o law_n we_o may_v from_o hence_o further_o 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natural_a conscience_n be_v only_o a_o kind_n of_o vicegerent_n or_o substitute_n that_o act_n for_o a_o time_n by_o way_n of_o restraint_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o encouragement_n on_o the_o other_o but_o at_o last_o she_o must_v give_v up_o all_o her_o report_n and_o resign_v to_o a_o supreme_a judicature_n she_o must_v as_o it_o be_v deliver_v up_o the_o kingdom_n unto_o god_n and_o appear_v as_o a_o witness_n rather_o than_o a_o judge_n these_o be_v the_o natural_a consequence_n and_o original_a design_n and_o use_v of_o such_o divine_a power_n for_o unless_o these_o be_v admit_v it_o be_v impossible_a we_o shall_v account_v for_o they_o as_o the_o ordinance_n of_o a_o infinite_o wise_a creator_n but_o further_a that_o which_o most_o powerful_o demonstrate_v a_o state_n of_o future_a reward_n and_o punishment_n be_v the_o effort_n of_o conscience_n towards_o the_o last_o period_n of_o life_n that_o the_o power_n of_o conscience_n shall_v awake_v and_o grow_v strong_a and_o vigorous_a when_o the_o animal_n power_n grow_v faint_a and_o languid_a that_o her_o apprehension_n shall_v be_v clear_a and_o pierce_v her_o resentment_n rigid_a and_o severe_a and_o her_o exultation_n full_a of_o joy_n and_o consolation_n when_o the_o power_n of_o animal_n nature_n be_v sink_v and_o waste_v and_o ready_a to_o expire_v be_v a_o infallible_a demonstration_n that_o we_o be_v act_v by_o a_o principle_n high_o distinct_a from_o matter_n from_o flesh_n and_o blood_n or_o animal_n spirit_n or_o in_o a_o word_n a_o principle_n that_o will_v live_v and_o act_n after_o this_o earthy_a tabernacle_n be_v dissolve_v indeed_o when_o we_o consider_v that_o the_o reflection_n of_o a_o well_o spend_v life_n discover_v themselves_o at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n when_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o animal_n part_n be_v sink_v and_o waste_v in_o the_o most_o grateful_a applause_n and_o substantial_a satisfaction_n so_o that_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o all_o its_o charm_n and_o beauty_n appear_v flat_a and_o empty_a before_o it_o what_o can_v a_o reason_a mind_n conclude_v but_o that_o it_o be_v a_o harbinger_n to_o some_o future_a reward_n it_o imply_v a_o deep_a presension_n of_o some_o future_a blessing_n that_o shall_v be_v confer_v upon_o we_o by_o a_o sovereign_a power_n as_o a_o recompense_n of_o that_o labour_n of_o love_n we_o have_v entertain_v for_o his_o name_n be_v sake_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n when_o we_o consider_v those_o insupportable_a gripe_n and_o convulsion_n more_o bitter_a than_o the_o pang_n of_o death_n that_o be_v the_o fatal_a conclusion_n of_o a_o dissolute_a impenitent_a life_n when_o we_o consider_v that_o the_o tempest_n arise_v and_o grow_v loud_a and_o clamorous_a in_o proportion_n to_o the_o decay_n of_o nature_n and_o though_o that_o crack_v and_o groan_n and_o sink_v yet_o this_o will_v not_o be_v appease_v we_o must_v conclude_v that_o there_o be_v conviction_n that_o will_v be_v carry_v into_o another_o state_n and_o not_o only_o torment_v but_o impeach_v every_o impenitent_a criminal_a before_o some_o other_o tribunal_n indeed_o be_v there_o no_o certainty_n of_o reward_n and_o punishment_n annex_v to_o the_o violation_n or_o observance_n of_o law_n or_o be_v there_o a_o exact_a distribution_n make_v in_o this_o world_n or_o in_o a_o word_n be_v there_o no_o real_a discovery_n of_o a_o divine_a oeconomy_n of_o conscience_n than_o we_o must_v think_v of_o some_o other_o method_n to_o dispel_v the_o vapour_n but_o since_o these_o be_v prove_v upon_o the_o high_a evidence_n and_o demonstration_n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o such_o black_a presage_n be_v the_o prologue_n to_o future_a misery_n to_o certain_a allotment_n that_o will_v be_v the_o award_n of_o some_o future_a reckon_a these_o be_v evidence_n so_o clear_a and_o undeniable_a that_o if_o the_o latitudinarian_a will_n still_o persist_v i_o be_o confident_a his_o only_a conviction_n will_v be_v a_o actual_a perception_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o dissolute_a life_n and_o his_o impregnable_a infidelity_n chap._n xxii_o how_o far_o conscience_n shall_v be_v a_o measure_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n in_o the_o distribution_n of_o future_a punishment_n now_o since_o it_o be_v abundant_o demonstrate_v that_o there_o be_v a_o divine_a oeconomy_n of_o conscience_n and_o that_o it_o rest_v on_o the_o unalterable_a measure_n of_o moral_a goodness_n or_o the_o original_a nature_n of_o thing_n themselves_o we_o may_v with_o force_n of_o reason_n conclude_v that_o our_o past_a action_n shall_v be_v chief_o try_v by_o this_o original_a standard_n it_o may_v indeed_o be_v object_v that_o no_o other_o conscience_n can_v be_v the_o measure_n of_o any_o man_n condemnation_n but_o his_o own_o nor_o upon_o any_o action_n than_o those_o he_o be_v conscious_a of_o when_o commit_v the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o objection_n be_v certain_o a_o uncontroverted_a truth_n for_o when_o god_n put_v any_o man_n on_o his_o trial_n upon_o the_o evidence_n of_o conscience_n it_o must_v certain_o be_v his_o own_o and_o not_o another_o conscience_n but_o yet_o it_o be_v high_o probable_a our_o conscience_n will_v not_o be_v such_o as_o they_o be_v when_o enslave_v by_o vicious_a habit_n and_o disposition_n but_o reform_v according_a to_o the_o divine_a occonomy_n of_o conscience_n and_o consequent_o the_o original_a standard_n of_o conscience_n will_v become_v our_o own_o and_o appear_v as_o evidence_n against_o we_o it_o be_v high_o evident_a from_o what_o have_v already_o be_v suggest_v that_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n in_o another_o world_n will_v be_v fix_v on_o a_o new_a bottom_n it_o be_v high_o probable_a that_o all_o the_o minute_n of_o every_o action_n together_o with_o the_o nature_n and_o reason_n of_o the_o line_n of_o duty_n will_v be_v display_v and_o present_v to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o mind_n so_o that_o there_o will_v not_o be_v only_o a_o new_a discovery_n of_o lose_a idea_n thought_n and_o action_n but_o of_o

a_o instrument_n of_o future_a condemnation_n as_o well_o as_o misery_n we_o must_v conclude_v that_o it_o will_v be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o conscience_n act_v by_o the_o same_o measure_n and_o principle_n and_o of_o the_o same_o extent_n and_o latitude_n and_o consequent_o a_o conscience_n clear_v from_o all_o error_n and_o mistake_v partiality_n or_o connivance_n and_o in_o a_o word_n a_o conscience_n establish_v according_a to_o the_o divine_a oeconomy_n of_o it_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o eternal_a measure_n of_o moral_a goodness_n and_o duty_n this_o be_v that_o candle_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o wiseman_n express_v it_o that_o will_v display_v its_o light_n into_o the_o deep_a recess_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o search_v into_o the_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n prov._n 20.27_o in_o a_o word_n it_o will_v be_v the_o inward_a voice_n or_o word_n of_o god_n quick_a and_o powerful_a and_o sharp_a than_o any_o two_o edge_v sword_n pierce_v even_o to_o the_o divide_v asunder_o of_o soul_n and_o spirit_n and_o of_o the_o joint_n and_o marrow_n and_o be_v a_o discerner_n of_o the_o thought_n and_o intent_n of_o the_o heart_n heb._n 4.12_o §_o 2._o from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v it_o may_v not_o be_v improper_a to_o make_v some_o further_a remark_n upon_o mr._n lock_n be_v notion_n of_o conscience_n it_o be_v observable_a mr._n lock_n make_v consciousness_n and_o conscience_n the_o same_o and_o conscience_n to_o consist_v in_o nothing_o else_o but_o our_o own_o opinion_n of_o our_o own_o action_n and_o pursuant_n to_o this_o he_o affirm_v that_o in_o personal_a identity_n which_o he_o make_v to_o consist_v in_o consciousness_n be_v found_v all_o the_o right_n and_o justice_n of_o favour_n reward_n and_o punishment_n book_n 2._o c._n 27._o §_o 18._o but_o certain_o the_o conscience_n that_o will_v prevail_v in_o the_o great_a day_n will_v not_o be_v any_o opinion_n we_o have_v entertain_v of_o action_n when_o commit_v thou_o take_v up_o at_o large_a no_o we_o shall_v then_o be_v act_v by_o no_o other_o opinion_n but_o those_o of_o a_o regulate_v conscience_n and_o they_o shall_v sit_v as_o judge_n even_o over_o former_a opinion_n that_o be_v engender_v by_o neglect_n or_o carelessness_n and_o nothing_o but_o invincible_a ignorance_n or_o sincere_a repentance_n can_v deliver_v we_o from_o its_o dominion_n this_o be_v indisputable_o evident_a from_o the_o regulation_n of_o conscience_n that_o shall_v be_v make_v according_a to_o the_o divine_a oeconomy_n of_o it_o whereby_o our_o opinion_n of_o past_a action_n shall_v not_o be_v measure_v by_o former_a conviction_n but_o by_o the_o conformity_n of_o our_o action_n to_o the_o true_a line_n of_o duty_n or_o mean_n of_o information_n again_o that_o consciousness_n which_o some_o man_n may_v be_v under_o when_o enormity_n be_v commit_v can_v be_v the_o foundation_n of_o future_a punishment_n but_o that_o consciousness_n of_o past_a action_n which_o will_v arise_v from_o a_o regulate_v conscience_n for_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o we_o may_v become_v conscious_a of_o enormity_n commit_v of_o which_o we_o be_v not_o conscious_a when_o commit_v and_o conscious_a of_o other_o by_o wrong_a measure_n and_o conviction_n but_o it_o will_v be_v that_o consciousness_n and_o those_o conviction_n we_o be_v under_o at_o the_o great_a tribunal_n and_o result_v from_o a_o regulate_v conscience_n that_o will_v be_v the_o measure_n of_o a_o final_a absolution_n or_o condemnation_n and_o certain_o if_o mr._n lock_n will_v not_o suffer_v his_o notion_n to_o be_v guard_v by_o these_o limitation_n he_o must_v pardon_v i_o if_o i_o can_v comply_v with_o they_o or_o can_v but_o esteem_v they_o dangerous_a and_o false_a on_o this_o account_n i_o can_v suffer_v a_o instance_n that_o seem_v to_o interfere_v with_o what_o be_v assert_v pass_v off_o without_o a_o few_o remark_n mr._n lock_v in_o order_n to_o the_o establish_v his_o notion_n of_o personal_a identity_n bring_v in_o enormity_n commit_v in_o dunkenness_n of_o which_o a_o man_n be_v not_o conscious_a and_o place_n they_o upon_o a_o level_n with_o those_o commit_v by_o a_o man_n in_o his_o sleep_n make_v he_o no_o more_o answerable_a for_o the_o one_o than_o the_o other_o he_o indeed_o make_v the_o drunkard_n in_o this_o case_n obnoxious_a to_o the_o civil_a law_n for_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o because_o in_o these_o case_n they_o can_v distinguish_v what_o be_v real_a from_o what_o be_v counterfeit_n and_o so_o the_o ignorance_n in_o drunkenness_n or_o sleep_n be_v not_o admit_v as_o a_o plea_n but_o in_o the_o great_a day_n wherein_o the_o secret_n of_o all_o heart_n shall_v be_v lay_v open_a it_o may_v be_v reasonable_a to_o think_v no_o one_o shall_v be_v make_v to_o answer_v for_o what_o he_o know_v nothing_o of_o but_o shall_v receive_v his_o doom_n his_o own_o conscience_n accuse_v or_o excuse_v he_o see_v sect._n 22._o book_n 2._o chap._n 27._o here_o be_v a_o great_a many_o passage_n that_o look_v with_o a_o very_a evil_a aspect_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v say_v something_o to_o each_o in_o their_o order_n and_o first_o i_o think_v this_o author_n have_v draw_v a_o very_a unjust_a parallel_n between_o crime_n commit_v in_o sleep_n and_o dunkenness_n it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o sleep_n be_v a_o thing_n entail_v on_o we_o as_o a_o law_n even_o a_o law_n establish_v in_o the_o frame_n of_o our_o being_n and_o commence_v upon_o the_o necessity_n of_o corruptible_a nature_n and_o therefore_o if_o mischief_n accident_o follow_v it_o can_v well_o be_v impute_v because_o it_o be_v found_v in_o a_o cause_n or_o principle_n that_o be_v inseparable_a from_o humane_a nature_n or_o rather_o be_v a_o appendage_n of_o the_o most_o necessary_a power_n of_o it_o that_o set_v we_o on_o a_o level_n with_o brute_n and_o consequent_o the_o action_n that_o flow_v from_o it_o can_v be_v impute_v but_o i_o hope_v this_o author_n can_v plead_v a_o necessity_n of_o nature_n for_o drunkenness_n a_o quantity_n of_o generous_a liquor_n may_v sometime_o be_v require_v for_o the_o actuate_a the_o spirit_n but_o never_o to_o intoxicate_a unman_v or_o drown_v the_o reason_n in_o a_o word_n drunkenness_n argue_v a_o wilful_a neglect_n in_o humane_a conduct_n and_o as_o such_o be_v a_o act_n of_o a_o free_a agent_n and_o consequent_o the_o action_n that_o flow_v from_o it_o though_o destitute_a of_o choice_n or_o deliberation_n be_v just_o impute_v for_o in_o order_n to_o the_o impute_v or_o charge_v a_o action_n upon_o we_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o it_o shall_v proceed_v from_o the_o free_a exercise_n of_o reason_n or_o previous_a deliberation_n at_o the_o very_a moment_n when_o commit_v it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o it_o be_v owe_v to_o a_o cause_n that_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v true_o deliberate_a and_o wilful_a if_o this_o be_v not_o so_o it_o be_v impossible_a any_o sin_n of_o ignorance_n can_v be_v culpable_a a_o position_n so_o wide_o from_o the_o line_n of_o christian_a duty_n that_o every_o heathen_a moralist_n will_v teach_v this_o author_n the_o absurdity_n of_o it_o i_o shall_v for_o once_o refer_v he_o to_o aristotle_n because_o he_o have_v cull_v out_o the_o case_n of_o drunkenness_n to_o confirm_v the_o doctrine_n he_o assure_v we_o ignorance_n be_v punishable_a whenever_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o can_v be_v charge_v upon_o we_o and_o for_o this_o reason_n pronounce_v crime_n commit_v in_o drunkenness_n liable_a to_o double_a punishment_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ethic._n ad_fw-la nichom_n lib._n 3._o chap_n 7._o but_o to_o proceed_v as_o for_o the_o practice_n of_o civil_a government_n in_o punish_v crime_n commit_v when_o disguise_v by_o drink_n he_o have_v shameful_o misrepresent_v it_o when_o he_o suggest_v that_o the_o only_a reason_n be_v because_o they_o can_v distinguish_v what_o be_v real_a from_o what_o be_v counterfeit_n and_o so_o the_o ignorance_n in_o drunkenness_n or_o sleep_n be_v not_o admit_v as_o a_o plea_n it_o be_v a_o know_a truth_n that_o civil_a judicature_n take_v cognizance_n of_o nothing_o but_o the_o outward_a act_n and_o when_o this_o appear_v they_o constant_o ascribe_v the_o internal_a principle_n of_o the_o action_n knowledge_n and_o freedom_n where_o the_o criminal_a be_v under_o no_o natural_a disability_n so_o that_o the_o reason_n that_o induce_v they_o to_o proceed_v to_o censure_n in_o case_n of_o this_o nature_n can_v be_v no_o other_o but_o those_o which_o this_o excellent_a moralist_n have_v assign_v for_o every_o such_o criminal_a have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o he_o be_v not_o master_n of_o himself_o when_o the_o fact_n be_v commit_v yet_o he_o be_v act_v by_o a_o principle_n that_o make_v he_o master_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o and_o consequent_o the_o government_n may_v exercise_v a_o right_n of_o punishment_n again_o