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over-lamenting_a the_o death_n or_o misfortune_n of_o her_o dear_a friend_n she_o have_v no_o friend_n but_o such_o as_o be_v friend_n to_o god_n and_o virtue_n and_o who_o affliction_n will_v prove_v advantage_n for_o their_o future_a felicity_n and_o their_o departure_n hence_o a_o passage_n to_o present_a possession_n thereof_o 3._o wherefore_o be_v full_o ground_v and_o root_v in_o this_o so_o concern_v a_o persuasion_n she_o be_v free_v from_o all_o poor_a &_o abject_a thought_n and_o design_n and_o as_o little_a admire_v he_o that_o get_v the_o most_o of_o this_o world_n be_v it_o by_o industry_n fortune_n or_o policy_n as_o a_o discreet_a and_o serious_a man_n do_v the_o spoil_n of_o schoolboy_n it_o be_v very_o inconsiderable_a to_o he_o who_o get_v the_o victory_n at_o cock_n or_o cob-nut_n or_o who_o bag_n return_v home_o the_o full_a stuff_v with_o counter_n or_o cherry-stone_n 4._o she_o have_v therefore_o no_o emulation_n unless_o it_o be_v of_o do_v good_a and_o of_o 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fancy_n of_o cornelius_n agrippa_n de_fw-fr occult._n philosoph_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 41._o then_o be_v laugh_v at_o myself_o for_o venture_v to_o descend_v to_o such_o particularity_n among_o other_o thing_n he_o name_v their_o incarceration_n or_o confinement_n to_o most_o vile_a and_o squalid_a habitation_n his_o own_o word_n be_v very_o significant_a accedunt_fw-la etiam_fw-la vilissimorum_fw-la ac_fw-la teterrimorum_fw-la locorum_fw-la habitacula_fw-la ubi_fw-la aetnaei_fw-la ignes_fw-la aquarum_fw-la ingluvies_fw-la fulgurum_fw-la &_o tonitruorum_fw-la concussus_fw-la terrarum_fw-la voragines_fw-la ubi_fw-la regio_fw-la lucis_fw-la inops_fw-la nec_fw-la radiorum_fw-la solis_fw-la capax_fw-la ignaráque_fw-la splendoris_fw-la syderum_fw-la perpetuis_fw-la tenebris_fw-la &_o noctis_fw-la specie_fw-la caligat_fw-la whence_o he_o will_v make_v we_o believe_v that_o the_o subterraneous_a cavern_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v make_v use_n of_o for_o dungeon_n for_o the_o wicked_a daemon_n 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themselves_o in_o the_o other_o world_n by_o their_o zealous_a mistake_n in_o this_o
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as_o this_o which_o may_v a_o little_a ease_n the_o anxious_a importunity_n of_o their_o mind_n when_o it_o too_o eager_o will_v comprehend_v the_o manner_n how_o this_o spirit_n we_o speak_v of_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v indiscerpible_a for_o think_v of_o any_o ray_n of_o this_o orb_n of_o light_n it_o do_v sufficient_o set_v out_o to_o the_o imagination_n how_o extension_n and_o indiscerpibility_n may_v consist_v together_o see_v further_o in_o my_o antidote_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o as_o also_o the_o appendix_n cap._n 3._o and_o 10._o 3._o but_o if_o any_o object_n that_o the_o lucid_a centre_n of_o this_o orb_n or_o the_o primary_n substance_n as_o i_o call_v it_o in_o the_o forecited_a place_n be_v either_o divisible_a or_o absolute_o indivisible_a and_o if_o it_o be_v divisible_a that_o as_o concern_v that_o inmost_a of_o a_o spirit_n this_o representation_n be_v not_o at_o all_o serviceable_a to_o set_v off_o the_o nature_n thereof_o by_o show_v how_o the_o part_n there_o 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by_o axiom_n 7._o right_o conclude_v that_o indiscerpibility_n have_v nothing_o in_o the_o notion_n thereof_o but_o what_o may_v well_o consist_v with_o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o subject_a whereunto_o it_o belong_v chap._n vi_o 1._o axiom_n that_o tend_v to_o the_o demonstrate_v how_o the_o centre_n or_o first_o point_n of_o the_o primary_n substance_n of_o a_o spirit_n may_v be_v indiscerpible_a 2._o several_a other_o that_o demonstrate_v how_o the_o secondary_a substance_n of_o a_o spirit_n may_v be_v indiscerpible_a 3._o a_o application_n of_o these_o principle_n 4._o of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o secondary_a substance_n consider_v transvers_o 5._o that_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n have_v less_o difficulty_n then_o that_o of_o matter_n 6._o a_o answer_n to_o a_o objection_n from_o the_o rational_a faculty_n 7._o answer_n to_o objection_n suggest_v from_o fancy_n 8._o a_o more_o compendious_a satisfaction_n concern_v the_o
notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n 1._o and_o thus_o we_o have_v fair_o well_o gratify_v the_o fancy_n of_o the_o curious_a concern_v the_o extension_n and_o indiscerpibility_n of_o a_o spirit_n but_o we_o shall_v advance_v yet_o high_o and_o demonstrate_v the_o possibility_n of_o this_o notion_n to_o the_o severe_a reason_n out_o of_o these_o follow_a principle_n axiom_n xi_o a_o globe_n touch_v a_o plain_a in_o something_o though_o in_o the_o least_o that_o be_v conceivable_a to_o be_v real_a  _fw-fr axiom_n xii_o the_o least_o that_o be_v conceivable_a be_v so_o little_a that_o it_o can_v be_v conceive_v to_o be_v discerpible_a into_o less_o  _fw-fr axiom_n xiii_o as_o little_a as_o this_o be_v the_o repetition_n of_o it_o will_v amount_v to_o considerable_a magnitude_n as_o for_o example_n if_o this_o globe_n be_v draw_v upon_o a_o plain_a it_o constitute_v a_o line_n and_o a_o cylinder_n draw_v upon_o a_o plain_a or_o this_o same_o line_n describe_v by_o the_o globe_n multiply_v into_o itself_o constitute_v a_o superficies_n etc._n etc._n this_o a_o man_n can_v deny_v but_o the_o more_o he_o think_v of_o it_o the_o more_o certain_o true_a he_o will_v find_v it_o axiom_n fourteen_o magnitude_n can_v arise_v out_o of_o mere_a non-magnitudes_a for_o multiply_v nothing_o ten_o thousand_o million_o of_o time_n into_o nothing_o the_o product_n will_v be_v still_o nothing_o beside_o if_o that_o wherein_o the_o globe_n touch_v a_o plain_n be_v more_o than_o indiscerpible_a that_o be_v pure_o indivisible_a it_o be_v manifest_a that_o a_o line_n will_v consist_v of_o point_n mathematical_o so_o call_v that_o be_v pure_o indivisible_a which_o be_v the_o grande_v absurdity_n that_o can_v be_v admit_v in_o philosophy_n and_o the_o most_o contradiction_n thing_n imaginable_a axiom_n xv._n the_o same_o thing_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o extreme_a littleness_n may_v be_v utter_o indiscerpible_a though_o intellectual_o divisible_a this_o plain_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o forego_n 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emanative_a effect_n be_v coexistent_a with_o the_o very_a substance_n of_o that_o which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o this_o must_v needs_o be_v true_a because_o that_o very_a substance_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n be_v the_o adequate_a &_o immediate_a cause_n and_o want_v nothing_o to_o be_v adjoin_v to_o its_o bare_a essence_n for_o the_o production_n of_o the_o effect_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n the_o effect_n be_v at_o any_o time_n it_o must_v be_v at_o all_o time_n or_o so_o long_a as_o that_o substance_n do_v exist_v axiom_n xviii_o no_o emanative_a effect_n that_o exceed_v not_o the_o virtue_n and_o power_n of_o a_o cause_n can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v produce_v by_o it_o this_o be_v so_o plain_a that_o nothing_o need_v be_v add_v for_o either_o explanation_n or_o proof_n axiom_n xix_o there_o may_v be_v a_o substance_n of_o that_o high_a virtue_n and_o excellency_n that_o it_o may_v produce_v another_o substance_n by_o emanative_a causality_n provide_v that_o substance_n produce_v be_v in_o due_a gradual_a proportion_n inferior_a to_o that_o which_o cause_v it_o this_o be_v plain_a out_o of_o the_o forego_n principle_n for_o there_o be_v no_o contradiction_n nor_o impossibility_n of_o a_o cause_n produce_v a_o effect_n less_o noble_a than_o itself_o for_o thereby_o we_o be_v the_o better_o assure_v that_o it_o do_v not_o exceed_v the_o capacity_n of_o its_o own_o power_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o incongruity_n that_o one_o substance_n shall_v cause_v something_o else_o which_o we_o may_v in_o some_o sense_n call_v substance_n though_o but_o secondary_a or_o emanatory_a acknowledge_v the_o primary_n substance_n to_o be_v the_o more_o adequate_a object_n of_o divine_a creation_n but_o the_o secondary_a to_o be_v referrible_a also_o to_o the_o primary_n or_o centrall_a substance_n by_o way_n of_o causal_n relation_n for_o suppose_v god_n create_v the_o matter_n with_o a_o immediate_a power_n of_o move_v itself_o god_n indeed_o be_v the_o prime_a cause_n as_o well_o of_o the_o motion_n as_o of_o the_o matter_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o the_o matter_n be_v right_o say_v to_o move_v itself_o final_o this_o secondary_a or_o emanatory_a substance_n may_v be_v right_o call_v substance_n because_o it_o be_v a_o subject_a endue_v with_o certain_a power_n and_o activity_n and_o that_o it_o do_v not_o inhaere_fw-la as_o a_o accident_n in_o any_o other_o substance_n or_o matter_n but_o can_v maintain_v its_o place_n though_o all_o matter_n or_o what_o other_o substance_n soever_o be_v remove_v out_o of_o that_o space_n it_o be_v extend_v through_o provide_v its_o primary_n substance_n be_v but_o safe_a 3._o from_o these_o four_o principle_n i_o have_v here_o add_v we_o may_v have_v not_o a_o imaginative_a but_o rational_a apprehension_n of_o that_o part_n of_o a_o spirit_n which_o we_o call_v the_o secondary_a substance_n thereof_o who_o be_v extension_n arise_v by_o gradual_a emanation_n from_o the_o first_o and_o prime_a essence_n which_o we_o call_v the_o centre_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v no_o impossible_a supposition_n by_o the_o 16._o 18._o and_o 19_o axiom_n we_o be_v lead_v from_o hence_o to_o a_o necessary_a acknowledgement_n of_o perfect_a indiscerpibility_n of_o part_n though_o not_o intellectual_a indivisibility_n by_o axiom_n 17._o for_o it_o imply_v a_o contradiction_n that_o a_o emanative_a effect_n shall_v be_v disjoin_v from_o its_o original_n 4._o thus_o have_v i_o demonstrate_v how_o a_o spirit_n consider_v the_o lineament_n of_o it_o as_o i_o may_v so_o call_v they_o from_o the_o centre_n to_o the_o circumference_n be_v utter_o indiscerpible_a but_o now_o if_o any_o be_v so_o curious_a as_o to_o ask_v how_o the_o part_n thereof_o hold_v together_o in_o a_o line_n draw_v cross_n to_o these_o from_o the_o centre_n for_o imagination_n it_o may_v be_v will_v suggest_v they_o lie_v all_o loose_a i_o answer_v that_o the_o conjecture_n of_o imagination_n be_v here_o partly_o true_a and_o partly_o false_a or_o be_v true_a or_o false_a as_o she_o shall_v be_v interpret_v for_o if_o she_o mean_v by_o loose_a actual_o disunite_v it_o be_v false_a and_o ridiculous_a but_o if_o only_o so_o discerpible_a that_o one_o part_n may_v be_v disunite_v from_o another_o that_o be_v not_o only_o true_a but_o necessary_a otherwise_o a_o spirit_n can_v not_o contract_v one_o part_n and_o extend_v another_o which_o be_v yet_o a_o hypothesis_n necessary_a to_o be_v admit_v wherefore_o this_o objection_n be_v so_o far_o from_o weaken_v the_o possibility_n of_o this_o notion_n that_o it_o give_v occasion_n more_o full_o to_o declare_v the_o exact_a concinnity_n thereof_o to_o be_v brief_a therefore_o a_o spirit_n from_o the_o centre_n to_o the_o circumference_n be_v utter_o indiscerpible_a but_o in_o line_n cross_v to_o this_o it_o be_v close_o coherent_a but_o not_o indiscerpible_o which_o cohaesion_n may_v consist_v in_o a_o immediate_a union_n of_o
have_v now_o firm_o make_v good_a that_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n imply_v no_o contradiction_n nor_o incompossibility_n in_o it_o but_o be_v the_o notion_n or_o idea_n of_o a_o thing_n that_o may_v possible_o be_v which_o i_o have_v do_v so_o punctual_o and_o particular_o that_o i_o have_v clear_v every_o species_n of_o substance_n incorporeal_a from_o the_o imputation_n of_o either_o obscurity_n or_o inconsistency_n and_o that_o i_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o take_v advantage_n in_o plead_v their_o cause_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o adverse_a party_n i_o have_v bring_v in_o the_o most_o able_a advocate_n and_o the_o most_o assure_v that_o i_o have_v hitherto_o ever_o meet_v withal_o and_o dare_v now_o appeal_v to_o any_o indifferent_a judge_n whether_o i_o have_v not_o demonstrate_v all_o his_o allegation_n to_o be_v weak_a and_o inconclusive_a wherefore_o have_v so_o clear_o evince_v the_o possibility_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o spirit_n we_o shall_v now_o make_v a_o step_n further_o and_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o thing_n possible_a but_o that_o it_o be_v real_o and_o actual_o in_o nature_n chap._n xi_o 1._o three_o ground_n to_o prove_v the_o existence_n of_o a_o immaterial_a substance_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v fetch_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n 2._o the_o second_o from_o the_o phaenomenon_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o world_n 3._o that_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o self-moveable_a 4._o a_o objection_n that_o the_o matter_n may_v be_v part_n self-moved_n part_v not_o 5._o the_o first_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n 6._o the_o second_o answer_n 7._o other_o evasion_n answer_v 8._o the_o conclusion_n that_o no_o matter_n be_v self-moved_n but_o that_o a_o certain_a quantity_n of_o motion_n be_v impress_v upon_o it_o at_o its_o first_o creation_n by_o god_n 1._o there_o be_v three_o main_a ground_n from_o whence_o a_o man_n may_v be_v assure_v of_o the_o existence_n of_o spiritual_a or_o immaterial_a substance_n the_o one_o 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the_o proper_a modification_n of_o sense_n and_o there_o be_v no_o body_n but_o what_o be_v passable_a it_o be_v evident_a that_o these_o vehicles_n of_o air_n be_v subject_a to_o pain_n as_o well_o as_o pleasure_n in_o this_o region_n where_o ill_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v meet_v with_o as_o well_o as_o good_a axiom_n xxxi_o the_o soul_n can_v neither_o impart_v to_o nor_o take_v away_o from_o the_o matter_n of_o her_o vehicle_n of_o air_n any_o considerable_a degree_n of_o motion_n but_o yet_o can_v direct_v the_o particle_n move_v which_o way_n she_o please_v by_o the_o imperium_fw-la of_o her_o will._n 7._o the_o reasonableness_n of_o this_o axiom_n may_v be_v evince_v partly_o out_o of_o the_o former_a for_o consider_v the_o brushiness_fw-mi and_o angulosity_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o air_n a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a motion_n or_o compressive_a rest_n may_v very_o well_o prove_v painful_a to_o the_o soul_n and_o dis-harmonious_a to_o her_o touch_n and_o partly_o from_o what_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o our_o own_o spirit_n in_o this_o body_n which_o we_o can_v only_o direct_v not_o give_v motion_n to_o nor_o diminish_v their_o motion_n by_o our_o imagination_n or_o will_n for_o no_o man_n can_v imagine_v himself_o into_o heat_n or_o cold_a the_o sure_a consequence_n of_o extraordinary_a motion_n and_o rest_n by_o willing_a his_o spirit_n to_o move_v fast_o or_o slow_a but_o he_o may_v direct_v they_o into_o the_o organ_n of_o spontaneous_a motion_n and_o so_o by_o move_v the_o grosser_n part_n of_o the_o body_n by_o this_o direction_n he_o may_v spend_v they_o and_o heat_v these_o part_n in_o the_o expense_n of_o they_o and_o this_o be_v all_o we_o can_v do_v and_o partly_o from_o that_o divine_a providence_n that_o make_v all_o thing_n and_o measure_n out_o the_o power_n and_o faculty_n of_o his_o creature_n according_a to_o his_o own_o wisdom_n and_o counsel_n and_o therefore_o have_v bind_v that_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o straight_a condition_n that_o be_v compatible_a to_o the_o bad_a as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o good_a axiom_n xxxii_o though_o the_o soul_n can_v neither_o confer_v nor_o take_v away_o any_o considerable_a degree_n of_o motion_n from_o the_o matter_n of_o her_o airy_a vehicle_n yet_o nothing_o hinder_v but_o that_o she_o may_v do_v both_o in_o her_o aethereal_a 8._o the_o reason_n hereof_o be_v because_o the_o particle_n of_o her_o aethereal_a vehicle_n consist_v partly_o of_o smooth_a spherical_a figure_n and_o partly_o of_o tenuious_a matter_n so_o exceed_v liquid_a that_o it_o will_v without_o any_o violence_n comply_v to_o any_o thing_n whenas_o the_o air_n as_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o winde-gun_n have_v part_n so_o stubborn_a and_o so_o stiff_a that_o after_o they_o have_v be_v compress_v to_o such_o a_o certain_a degree_n that_o the_o barrel_n of_o the_o piece_n grow_v hot_a again_o they_o have_v not_o lose_v their_o shape_n nor_o virtue_n but_o like_o a_o spring_n of_o steel_n liberty_n be_v give_v they_o return_v to_o their_o natural_a posture_n with_o that_o violence_n that_o they_o discharge_v a_o bullet_n with_o equal_a force_n that_o gunpowder_n do_v beside_o that_o the_o goodness_n of_o that_o deity_n on_o who_o all_o being_n depend_v may_v be_v just_o think_v to_o have_v privilege_v the_o aethereal_a congruity_n of_o life_n which_o awake_v only_o in_o perfectly-obedient_a soul_n such_o as_o may_v be_v trust_v as_o thorough_o faithful_a to_o his_o empire_n with_o a_o large_a power_n than_o the_o other_o there_o be_v no_o incompetibleness_n in_o the_o subject_a for_o it_o be_v as_o easy_a a_o thing_n to_o conceive_v that_o god_n may_v endow_v a_o soul_n with_o a_o power_n of_o move_v or_o rest_v matter_n as_o of_o determine_v the_o motion_n thereof_o axiom_n xxxiii_o the_o pure_a the_o vehicle_n be_v the_o more_o quick_a and_o perfect_a be_v the_o perceptive_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n 9_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o we_o may_v in_o a_o manner_n experience_n in_o this_o life_n where_o we_o find_v that_o the_o quickness_n of_o hear_v see_v taste_v smell_a the_o nimbleness_n of_o reminiscency_n reason_n and_o all_o other_o perceptive_a faculty_n be_v advance_v or_o abate_v by_o the_o clearness_n or_o foulness_n and_o dulness_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o body_n and_o that_o oblivion_n and_o sottishness_n arise_v from_o their_o thickness_n and_o earthiness_n or_o waterishness_n or_o whatsoever_o other_o gross_a consistency_n of_o they_o which_o distemper_n remove_v and_o the_o body_n be_v replenish_v with_o good_a spirit_n in_o sufficient_a plenty_n and_o purity_n the_o mind_n recover_v her_o activity_n again_o remember_v what_o she_o have_v forget_v and_o understand_v what_o she_o be_v before_o uncapable_a of_o sees_z and_o hear_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n and_o so_o of_o the_o rest_n axiom_n xxxiv_o the_o soul_n have_v a_o marvellous_a power_n of_o not_o only_o change_v the_o temper_n of_o her_o airy_a vehicle_n but_o also_o of_o the_o external_a shape_n thereof_o 10._o the_o truth_n of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o axiom_n appear_v from_o daily_a experience_n for_o we_o may_v frequent_o observe_v how_o strange_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n will_v work_v upon_o our_o spirit_n in_o this_o state_n how_o wrath_n and_o grief_n and_o envy_n will_v alter_v the_o body_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o other_o affection_n and_o assure_o the_o fine_a the_o body_n be_v the_o more_o mutable_a it_o be_v upon_o this_o account_n so_o that_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n must_v needs_o have_v a_o very_a great_a influence_n upon_o the_o soul_n aereal_a vehicle_n which_o though_o they_o can_v change_v into_o any_o thing_n but_o air_n yet_o they_o may_v change_v this_o air_n into_o qualification_n as_o vast_o different_a as_o virtue_n be_v from_o vice_n sickness_n from_o health_n pain_n from_o pleasure_n light_n from_o darkness_n and_o the_o stink_n of_o a_o gaol_n from_o the_o aromatic_a odour_n of_o a_o flourish_a paradise_n 11._o the_o truth_n of_o the_o latter_a part_n be_v demonstrable_a from_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o 31._o axiom_n for_o suppose_v a_o power_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o direct_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o particle_n of_o her_o fluid_a vehicle_n it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o she_o will_v also_o have_v a_o power_n of_o shape_a it_o in_o some_o measure_n according_a to_o her_o own_o will_n and_o fancy_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v as_o no_o contemptible_a pledge_n of_o this_o truth_n what_o be_v do_v in_o that_o kind_n by_o our_o will_n and_o fancy_n in_o this_o life_n as_o only_o because_o i_o will_v and_o fancy_v the_o move_n of_o my_o mouth_n foot_n or_o finger_n i_o can_v move_v they_o provide_v i_o have_v but_o spirit_n to_o direct_v into_o this_o motion_n and_o the_o whole_a vehicle_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n nothing_o else_o but_o spirit_n the_o signature_n also_o of_o the_o foetus_fw-la in_o the_o womb_n by_o the_o desire_n and_o imagination_n of_o the_o mother_n be_v very_o serviceable_a for_o the_o evince_a of_o this_o truth_n but_o i_o shall_v speak_v of_o it_o more_o full_o in_o its_o place_n axiom_n xxxv_o it_o be_v rational_a to_o think_v that_o as_o some_o faculty_n be_v lay_v asleep_a in_o death_n or_o after_o death_n so_o other_o may_v awake_v that_o be_v more_o suitable_a for_o that_o state_n 12._o the_o truth_n of_o this_o axiom_n appear_v from_o hence_o that_o our_o soul_n come_v not_o by_o chance_n but_o be_v make_v by_o a_o alwise_a god_n who_o foresee_v all_o their_o state_n have_v fit_v the_o excitation_n or_o consopition_n of_o power_n and_o faculty_n suitable_o to_o the_o present_a condition_n they_o be_v to_o be_v in_o axiom_n xxxvi_o whether_o the_o vital_a congruity_n of_o the_o soul_n expire_v as_o who_o period_n be_v quite_o unwind_v or_o that_o of_o the_o matter_n be_v deface_v by_o any_o essential_a dis-harmony_n vital_a union_n immediate_o cease_v 13._o this_o last_o axiom_n be_v plain_a enough_o of_o itself_o at_o first_o sight_n and_o the_o usefulness_n thereof_o may_v be_v glance_v at_o in_o his_o due_a place_n these_o be_v the_o main_a truth_n i_o shall_v recurre_v to_o or_o at_o least_o suppose_v in_o my_o follow_a disquisition_n other_o will_v be_v more_o seasonable_o deliver_v in_o the_o continuation_n of_o our_o discourse_n chap._n ii_o 1._o of_o the_o dimension_n of_o the_o soul_n consider_v bare_o in_o herself_o 2._o of_o the_o figure_n of_o the_o soul_n dimension_n 3._o of_o the_o heterogeneity_n of_o her_o essence_n 4._o that_o there_o be_v a_o heterogeneity_n in_o her_o plastic_a part_n distinct_a from_o the_o perceptive_a 5._o of_o the_o act_n of_o this_o plastic_a part_n in_o her_o frame_n of_o the_o vehicle_n 6._o the_o excellency_n of_o des-cartes_n his_o philosophy_n 7._o that_o the_o vehicles_n of_o ghost_n have_v as_o much_o of_o solid_a corporeal_a substance_n in_o
they_o then_o to_o any_o terrestrial_a animal_n 13._o and_o yet_o they_o need_v not_o be_v so_o cautious_a to_o keep_v out_o of_o danger_n they_o have_v a_o power_n to_o grapple_v with_o the_o great_a of_o it_o which_o be_v their_o statick_a faculty_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o power_n of_o direct_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o particle_n of_o their_o vehicle_n for_o they_o have_v this_o power_n of_o direct_v the_o motion_n of_o these_o particle_n which_o way_n they_o please_v by_o axiom_n 31._o it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o they_o can_v determinate_a their_o course_n inward_o or_o towards_o the_o centre_n by_o which_o direction_n they_o will_v be_v all_o keep_v close_o together_o firm_a and_o tight_a which_o ability_n i_o call_v the_o statick_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o if_o it_o can_v direct_v the_o whole_a agitation_n of_o the_o particle_n of_o the_o vehicle_n as_o well_o those_o of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o element_n as_o those_o of_o the_o air_n and_o that_o partly_o towards_o the_o centre_n and_o partly_o in_o a_o countertendency_n against_o the_o storm_n this_o force_n and_o firmness_n will_v be_v far_o above_o the_o strong_a wind_n that_o she_o can_v possible_o meet_v with_o 14._o wherefore_o the_o soul_n vehicle_n be_v in_o no_o danger_n from_o the_o boisterousness_n of_o the_o wind_n and_o if_o it_o be_v yet_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o cessation_n of_o life_n for_o as_o the_o wind_n blow_v off_o one_o part_n of_o air_n it_o bring_v on_o another_o which_o may_v be_v immediate_o actuate_v by_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o soul_n though_o there_o be_v no_o need_n to_o take_v refuge_n in_o so_o large_a a_o hypothesis_n and_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a that_o she_o be_v more_o peculiar_o unite_v to_o one_o part_n of_o the_o air_n than_o another_o and_o that_o she_o dismiss_v her_o vehicle_n but_o by_o degree_n as_o our_o spirit_n leisurely_o pass_v away_o by_o insensible_a perspiration_n 15._o we_o see_v how_o little_a the_o soul_n vehicle_n can_v be_v incommodate_v by_o storm_n of_o wind_n and_o yet_o rain_n haile_o snow_n and_o thunder_n will_v incommodate_v she_o still_o less_o for_o they_o pass_v as_o they_o do_v through_o other_o part_n of_o the_o air_n which_o close_o again_o immediate_o and_o leave_v neither_o wound_n nor_o scar_n behind_o they_o wherefore_o all_o these_o meteor_n in_o their_o mediocrity_n may_v be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o she_o and_o refreshment_n and_o in_o their_o excess_n no_o long_a pain_n nor_o in_o their_o high_a rage_n any_o destruction_n of_o life_n at_o all_o from_o whence_o we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v that_o not_o only_o the_o upper_a region_n but_o this_o low_a also_o may_v be_v inhabit_v both_o by_o the_o decease_a soul_n of_o man_n and_o by_o daemon_n chap._n iu._n 1._o that_o the_o soul_n once_o have_v quit_v this_o earthly_a body_n become_v a_o daemon_n 2._o of_o the_o external_a sense_n of_o the_o soul_n separate_v their_o number_n and_o limit_n in_o the_o vehicle_n 3._o of_o sight_n in_o a_o vehicle_n organise_v and_o unorganize_v 4._o how_o daemon_n and_o separate_a soul_n hear_v and_o see_v at_o a_o vast_a distance_n and_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o though_o they_o may_v so_o easy_o hear_v or_o see_v we_o we_o may_v neither_o see_v nor_o hear_v they_o 5._o that_o they_o have_v hear_v as_o well_o as_o sight_n 6._o of_o the_o touch_n smell_v taste_n and_o nourishment_n of_o daemon_n 7._o the_o external_a employment_n that_o the_o genii_n and_o soul_n decease_v may_v have_v out_o of_o the_o body_n 8._o that_o the_o action_n of_o separate_a soul_n in_o reference_n to_o we_o be_v mostwhat_a conformable_a to_o their_o life_n here_o on_o earth_n 9_o what_o their_o entertainment_n be_v in_o reference_n to_o themselves_o 10._o the_o distinction_n of_o order_n of_o daemon_n from_o the_o place_n they_o most_o frequent_a 1._o the_o next_o thing_n we_o be_v to_o inquire_v into_o be_v the_o employment_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n how_o she_o can_v entertain_v herself_o and_o pass_v away_o the_o time_n and_o that_o either_o in_o solitude_n in_o company_n or_o as_o she_o be_v a_o political_a member_n of_o some_o kingdom_n or_o empire_n concern_v all_o which_o in_o the_o general_n we_o may_v conclude_v that_o it_o be_v with_o she_o as_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o aerial_a genii_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o soul_n have_v once_o put_v off_o this_o terrestrial_a body_n become_v a_o genius_n herself_o as_o maximus_n tyrius_n xenocrates_n philo_n and_o other_o express_o affirm_v but_o we_o shall_v consider_v these_o thing_n more_o particular_o 2._o as_o for_o those_o employment_n wherewith_o she_o may_v entertain_v herself_o in_o solitude_n they_o be_v either_o object_n of_o the_o external_n sense_n or_o of_o the_o inward_a mind_n concern_v the_o former_a whereof_o it_o be_v more_o easy_a to_o move_v question_n then_o satisfy_v they_o as_o whether_o she_o have_v the_o same_o number_n of_o sense_n she_o have_v in_o this_o life_n that_o she_o be_v endue_v with_o hear_v sight_n and_o touch_n i_o think_v there_o can_v be_v no_o scruple_n because_o these_o will_v fall_v to_o her_o share_n necessary_o whether_o her_o vehicle_n be_v organise_v or_o not_o and_o that_o of_o see_v and_o touch_n be_v the_o most_o uncontrovertible_a of_o all_o for_o the_o sense_n of_o visible_a object_n be_v discover_v to_o we_o by_o transmission_n of_o motion_n through_o those_o spherical_a particle_n that_o be_v continue_v along_o from_o the_o object_n through_o the_o air_n to_o our_o very_a organ_n of_o sight_n which_o see_v mere_o by_o reason_n of_o these_o particle_n vital_o unite_v with_o the_o soul_n the_o same_o particle_n pervade_v all_o the_o soul_n vehicle_n it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o she_o shall_v see_v but_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o she_o see_v in_o every_o part_n thereof_o to_o which_o i_o must_v answer_v no_o partly_o from_o what_o i_o have_v already_o declare_v concern_v the_o heterogeneity_n 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one_o sprig_n of_o grass_n much_o less_o any_o flower_n or_o tree_n shall_v grow_v nor_o bird_n nor_o beast_n be_v find_v once_o to_o set_v their_o foot_n thereon_o yet_o the_o spirit_n of_o we_o mortal_n be_v too_o pusillanimous_a to_o be_v able_a to_o grapple_v with_o such_o vast_a object_n we_o must_v resolve_v to_o rest_v either_o ignorant_a or_o sceptical_a in_o this_o matter_n 2._o and_o therefore_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o will_v more_o easy_o fall_v under_o our_o comprehension_n and_o that_o be_v the_o polity_n of_o the_o airy_a daemon_n concern_v which_o that_o in_o general_a there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n among_o they_o be_v the_o most_o assure_o true_a in_o itself_o and_o of_o the_o most_o use_n to_o we_o to_o be_v persuade_v of_o to_o know_v their_o particular_a order_n and_o custom_n be_v a_o more_o needless_a curiosity_n but_o that_o they_o do_v lie_v under_o the_o restraint_n of_o government_n be_v not_o only_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o pythagorean_n who_o have_v even_o to_o the_o nicety_n of_o grammatical_a criticism_n assign_v distinct_a name_n to_o the_o law_n that_o belong_v to_o these_o three_o distinct_a rank_n of_o being_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d call_v the_o law_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o second_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o be_v also_o the_o easy_a and_o obvious_a suggestion_n of_o ordinary_a reason_n that_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o and_o especial_o among_o the_o aerial_a genii_n in_o these_o low_a region_n they_o be_v a_o mix_a rabble_n of_o good_a and_o bad_a wise_a and_o foolish_a in_o such_o a_o sense_n as_o we_o may_v say_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v so_o and_o therefore_o they_o must_v natural_o fall_v under_o a_o government_n and_o submit_v to_o law_n as_o well_o &_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n as_o man_n do_v for_o otherwise_o they_o can_v tolerable_o 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12._o that_o though_o there_o be_v no_o memory_n after_o death_n yet_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o life_n here_o may_v sow_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o soul_n future_a happiness_n or_o misery_n 1._o for_o the_o better_a solution_n of_o this_o question_n there_o be_v another_o first_o in_o nature_n to_o be_v decide_v namely_o whether_o the_o soul_n remember_v any_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n after_o death_n for_o aristotle_n and_o cardan_n seem_v to_o deny_v it_o but_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v any_o reason_n in_o either_o that_o will_v make_v good_a their_o opinion_n but_o that_o the_o contrary_n be_v true_a appear_v from_o what_o we_o have_v already_o prove_v lib._n 2._o cap._n 11._o viz._n that_o the_o immediate_a seat_n of_o memory_n be_v the_o soul_n herself_o and_o that_o all_o representation_n with_o their_o circumstance_n be_v reserve_v in_o she_o not_o in_o the_o spirit_n a_o thing_n which_o vaninus_n himself_o can_v deny_v nor_o in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o that_o the_o spirit_n be_v only_o a_o necessary_a instrument_n whereby_o the_o soul_n work_v which_o while_o they_o be_v too_o cool_a and_o gross_a and_o waterish_a oblivion_n creep_v upon_o she_o in_o that_o measure_n that_o the_o spirit_n be_v thus_o distemper_v but_o the_o disease_n be_v chase_v away_o and_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o spirit_n rectify_v the_o soul_n forthwith_o recover_v the_o memory_n of_o what_o thing_n she_o can_v not_o well_o command_v before_o as_o be_v now_o in_o a_o better_a state_n of_o activity_n whence_o by_o the_o 33._o axiom_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o her_o memory_n will_v be_v rather_o more_o perfect_a after_o death_n and_o conscience_n more_o nimble_a to_o excuse_v or_o accuse_v she_o according_a to_o her_o deed_n here_o 2._o it_o be_v not_o altogether_o beside_o the_o purpose_n to_o take_v notice_n also_o that_o the_o natural_a and_o usual_a figure_n of_o the_o soul_n aerial_a vehicle_n bear_v a_o resemblance_n with_o the_o feature_n of_o the_o party_n in_o this_o life_n it_o be_v most_o obvious_a for_o the_o plastic_a part_n at_o the_o command_n of_o the_o will_v to_o put_v forth_o into_o personal_a shape_n to_o fall_v as_o near_o to_o that_o in_o this_o life_n as_o the_o new_a state_n will_v permit_v with_o which_o act_n the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n haply_o do_v concur_v as_o in_o the_o figuration_n of_o the_o foetus_fw-la but_o with_o such_o limit_n as_o become_v the_o aerial_a congruity_n of_o life_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v already_o as_o also_o how_o the_o proper_a idea_n or_o figure_n of_o every_o soul_n though_o it_o may_v deflect_v something_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o parent_n imagination_n in_o the_o act_n of_o conception_n or_o gestation_n yet_o may_v return_v more_o near_o to_o its_o peculiar_a semblance_n afterward_o and_o so_o be_v a_o unconcealable_a note_n of_o individuality_n 3._o we_o will_v add_v to_o all_o this_o the_o retainment_n of_o the_o same_o name_n which_o the_o decease_a have_v here_o unless_o there_o be_v some_o special_a reason_n to_o change_v it_o so_o that_o their_o person_n will_v be_v as_o punctual_o distinguish_v and_o circumscribe_v as_o any_o of_o we_o in_o this_o life_n all_o which_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v most_o probable_a in_o themselves_o that_o they_o will_v thus_o natural_o fall_v out_o so_o they_o be_v very_o convenient_a for_o administration_n of_o justice_n and_o keep_v of_o order_n in_o the_o other_o state_n 4._o these_o thing_n therefore_o premise_v it_o will_v not_o be_v hard_a to_o conceive_v how_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o this_o life_n depend_v on_o her_o moral_a deportment_n here_o for_o memory_n cease_v not_o conscience_n may_v very_o likely_a awake_v more_o furious_o than_o ever_o the_o mind_n become_v a_o more_o clear_a judge_n of_o evil_a action_n pass_v than_o she_o can_v be_v in_o the_o flesh_n be_v now_o strip_v of_o all_o those_o circumstance_n and_o concurrence_n of_o thing_n that_o keep_v she_o off_o from_o the_o opportunity_n of_o call_v herself_o to_o account_v or_o of_o perceive_v the_o ugliness_n of_o her_o own_o way_n beside_o there_o be_v that_o communication_n betwixt_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o air_n that_o at_o least_o the_o fame_n of_o thing_n will_v arrive_v to_o their_o cognoscence_n that_o have_v leave_v this_o life_n the_o after_o ill_a success_n of_o their_o wicked_a enterprise_n and_o unreasonable_a transaction_n may_v arm_v their_o torment_a conscience_n with_o new_a whip_n and_o sting_n when_o they_o shall_v either_o hear_v or_o see_v with_o their_o eye_n what_o they_o have_v unjust_o build_v up_o to_o run_v with_o shame_n to_o ruin_v and_o behold_v all_o their_o design_n come_v to_o nought_o and_o their_o fame_n blast_v upon_o earth_n 5._o this_o be_v the_o state_n of_o such_o soul_n as_o be_v capable_a of_o a_o sense_n of_o dislike_n of_o their_o past-action_n and_o a_o man_n will_v think_v they_o need_v no_o other_o punishment_n than_o this_o if_o he_o consider_v the_o mighty_a power_n of_o the_o mind_n over_o she_o own_o vehicle_n and_o how_o vulnerable_a it_o be_v from_o herself_o these_o passion_n therefore_o of_o the_o soul_n that_o follow_v a_o ill_a conscience_n must_v needs_o bring_v her_o airy_a body_n into_o intolerable_a distemper_n worse_o than_o death_n itself_o nor_o yet_o can_v she_o die_v if_o she_o will_v neither_o by_o fire_n nor_o sword_n nor_o any_o mean_n imaginable_a no_o not_o if_o she_o shall_v fling_v herself_o into_o the_o flame_n of_o smoke_a aetna_n for_o suppose_v she_o can_v keep_v herself_o so_o long_o there_o as_o to_o endure_v that_o hideous_a pain_n of_o destroy_v the_o vital_a congruity_n of_o her_o vehicle_n by_o that_o sulphureous_a fire_n she_o will_v be_v no_o soon_o release_v but_o she_o will_v catch_v life_n again_o in_o the_o air_n and_o all_o the_o former_a trouble_n and_o vexation_n will_v return_v beside_o the_o overplus_n of_o these_o pang_n of_o death_n for_o memory_n will_v return_v and_o a_o ill_a conscience_n will_v return_v and_o all_o those_o busy_a fury_n those_o disorder_a passion_n which_o follow_v it_o and_o thus_o it_o will_v be_v though_o the_o soul_n shall_v kill_v herself_o a_o thousand_o and_o a_o thousand_o time_n she_o can_v but_o pain_n and_o punish_v herself_o not_o destroy_v herself_o 6._o but_o if_o we_o can_v suppose_v some_o man_n conscience_n sear_v in_o the_o next_o state_n as_o well_o as_o this_o for_o certain_o there_o be_v that_o make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o obliterate_v all_o sense_n of_o difference_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a out_o of_o their_o mind_n &_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o high_a strain_n of_o wit_n though_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o piece_n of_o bestial_a stupidity_n to_o think_v there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o vice_n and_o virtue_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o principal_a part_n of_o perfection_n to_o be_v so_o degenerate_a as_o to_o act_v according_a to_o this_o principle_n without_o any_o remorse_n at_o all_o these_o man_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v a_o excellent_a privilege_n in_o the_o other_o world_n they_o be_v thus_o armour-proof_n against_o all_o the_o fiery_a dart_n of_o that_o domestic_a devil_n as_o if_o the_o great_a security_n in_o the_o other_o life_n be_v to_o have_v be_v complete_o wicked_a in_o this_o but_o it_o be_v not_o out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o mere_a reason_n and_o philosophy_n to_o discover_v that_o such_o bold_a and_o impudent_a wretch_n as_o have_v lose_v all_o inward_a sense_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a may_v there_o against_o their_o will_n feel_v a_o lash_n in_o the_o outward_a for_o the_o divine_a nemesis_n be_v exclude_v out_o of_o no_o part_n of_o the_o universe_n and_o goodness_n and_o justice_n which_o they_o contemn_v here_o will_v be_v acquaint_v with_o they_o in_o that_o other_o state_n whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o i_o speak_v of_o such_o course_n spirit_n that_o can_v swallow_v down_o murder_n perjury_n extortion_n adultery_n buggery_n and_o the_o like_a gross_a crime_n without_o the_o least_o disgust_n and_o think_v they_o have_v a_o right_a to_o satisfy_v their_o own_o lust_n though_o it_o be_v by_o never_o so_o great_a injury_n against_o their_o neighbour_n if_o these_o man_n shall_v carry_v it_o with_o impunity_n there_o be_v real_o no_o providence_n and_o themselves_o be_v the_o true_a prophet_n and_o faithful_a instructer_n of_o mankind_n divulge_v the_o choice_a arcanum_n they_o have_v to_o impart_v to_o they_o namely_o that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n but_o the_o case_n stand_v quite_o otherwise_o for_o whether_o it_o be_v by_o the_o importunity_n of_o they_o they_o injure_v in_o this_o life_n who_o may_v meet_v with_o they_o afterward_o as_o cardan_n by_o way_n of_o objection_n suggest_v in_o his_o treatise_n of_o this_o subject_a or_o whether_o by_o a_o general_a desertion_n by_o all_o of_o the_o other_o world_n that_o be_v able_a
confine_v only_o to_o our_o furtherance_n of_o what_o be_v of_o the_o high_a and_o most_o indispensable_a consideration_n here_o but_o in_o proportion_n touch_v all_o transaction_n that_o proceed_v from_o a_o virtuous_a and_o good_a principle_n whereof_o there_o be_v several_a degree_n among_o which_o those_o may_v not_o be_v esteem_v the_o mean_a that_o refer_v to_o a_o national_a good_a and_o therefore_o those_o that_o out_o of_o a_o natural_a generosity_n of_o spirit_n and_o successful_a fortitude_n in_o war_n have_v deliver_v their_o country_n from_o bondage_n or_o have_v be_v so_o wise_a and_o understanding_n in_o politic_n as_o to_o have_v contrive_v wholesome_a law_n for_o the_o great_a happiness_n and_o comfort_n of_o the_o people_n while_o such_o a_o nation_n prosper_v and_o be_v in_o be_v it_o can_v but_o be_v a_o accrument_n of_o happiness_n to_o these_o so_o considerable_a benefactor_n unless_o we_o shall_v imagine_v they_o less_o generous_a and_o good_a in_o the_o other_o world_n where_o they_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o be_v better_a and_o what_o i_o have_v say_v in_o this_o more_o notable_a instance_n be_v in_o a_o degree_n true_a in_o thing_n of_o small_a concernment_n which_o will_v be_v infinite_a to_o rehearse_v but_o whole_a nation_n with_o their_o law_n and_o order_n of_o man_n and_o family_n may_v fail_v and_o therefore_o these_o accession_n be_v cut_v off_o but_o he_o that_o lay_v out_o his_o pain_n in_o this_o life_n for_o the_o carry_v on_o such_o design_n as_o will_v take_v place_n so_o long_o as_o the_o world_n endure_v and_o must_v have_v a_o complete_a triumph_n at_o last_o such_o a_o one_o lay_v a_o train_n for_o a_o everlasting_a advantage_n in_o the_o other_o world_n which_o in_o despite_n of_o all_o the_o tumbling_n and_o turn_n of_o unsettle_a fortune_n will_v be_v sure_a to_o take_v effect_n 11._o but_o this_o matter_n require_v judgement_n as_o well_o as_o heat_n and_o forwardness_n for_o pragmatical_a ignorance_n though_o accompany_v with_o some_o measure_n of_o sincerity_n and_o well-meaning_a may_v set_v afoot_n such_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n or_o set_v upon_o record_n such_o either_o false_a or_o impertinent_a and_o unseasonable_a principle_n as_o be_v make_v ill_o use_v of_o may_v very_o much_o prejudice_v the_o cause_n one_o desire_n to_o promote_v which_o will_v be_v a_o sad_a spectacle_n for_o they_o in_o the_o other_o state_n for_o though_o their_o simplicity_n may_v be_v pardonable_a yet_o they_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o find_v the_o ill_a effect_n of_o their_o mistake_n upon_o themselves_o as_o he_o that_o kill_v a_o friend_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o enemy_n though_o he_o may_v satisfy_v his_o conscience_n that_o right_o plead_v his_o innocency_n yet_o he_o can_v avoid_v the_o sense_n of_o shame_n and_o sorrow_n that_o natural_o follow_v so_o mischievous_a a_o error_n 12._o such_o accruency_n as_o these_o there_o may_v be_v to_o our_o enjoyment_n in_o the_o other_o world_n from_o the_o 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nature_n be_v 2._o experiment_n that_o argue_v its_o real_a existence_n such_o as_o that_o of_o two_o string_n tune_v unison_n 3._o sympathetick_a cure_n and_o torture_n 4._o the_o sympathy_n betwixt_o the_o earthly_a and_o astral_a body_n 5._o monstrous_a birth_n 6._o the_o attraction_n of_o the_o loadstone_n and_o roundness_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n 1._o we_o have_v now_o quite_o finish_v our_o discourse_n do_v i_o not_o think_v it_o convenient_a to_o answer_v a_o double_a expectation_n of_o the_o reader_n the_o one_o be_v touch_v the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n the_o other_o the_o produce_v of_o objection_n that_o may_v be_v make_v against_o our_o conclude_a ascension_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n for_o as_o for_o the_o former_a i_o can_v easy_o imagine_v he_o may_v well_o desire_v a_o more_o punctual_a account_n of_o that_o principle_n i_o have_v have_v so_o often_o recourse_n to_o than_o i_o have_v hitherto_o give_v and_o will_v think_v it_o fit_a that_o i_o shall_v 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extinction_n will_v be_v very_o hideous_a and_o intolerable_a to_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o
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will_v be_v lose_v and_o in_o vain_a in_o a_o manner_n if_o they_o be_v not_o frequent_v by_o aethereal_a inhabitant_n which_o in_o all_o reason_n and_o likelihood_n be_v of_o the_o noble_a kind_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o element_n and_o therefore_o all_o the_o aethereal_a people_n may_v retire_v thither_o upon_o such_o a_o exigency_n as_o this_o and_o there_o rest_v secure_a in_o joy_n and_o happiness_n in_o these_o true_a intermundia_fw-la deorum_fw-la which_o epicurus_n dream_v of_o 5._o which_o we_o may_v easy_o admit_v if_o we_o consider_v the_o grand_a privilege_n of_o the_o aethereal_a vehicle_n wherein_o so_o great_a a_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v awaken_v that_o she_o can_v moderate_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o particle_n thereof_o as_o she_o please_v by_o add_v or_o diminish_v the_o degree_n of_o agitation_n axiom_n 32._o whereby_o she_o be_v also_o able_a to_o temper_v the_o solidity_n thereof_o and_o according_a to_o this_o contemperation_n of_o her_o vehicle_n to_o ascend_v or_o descend_v in_o the_o vortex_n as_o she_o list_v herself_o and_o that_o with_o a_o great_a variety_n of_o swiftness_n according_a to_o her_o own_o pleasure_n by_o the_o improvement_n of_o which_o privilege_n she_o may_v also_o if_o she_o please_v pass_v from_o one_o vortex_n into_o another_o and_o receive_v the_o warmth_n of_o a_o new_a vesta_n so_o that_o no_o fate_n imaginable_a shall_v be_v ever_o able_a to_o lay_v hold_n upon_o she_o 6._o nor_o will_v this_o be_v any_o more_o labour_n to_o she_o then_o sail_v down_o the_o stream_n for_o she_o have_v once_o fit_v the_o agitation_n and_o solidity_n of_o her_o vehicle_n for_o her_o celestial_a voyage_n will_v be_v as_o natural_o carry_v whither_o she_o be_v bind_v as_o a_o stone_n go_v downward_o or_o the_o fire_n upward_o so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o any_o lassitude_n no_o more_o then_o by_o be_v row_v in_o a_o boat_n or_o carry_v in_o a_o sedan_n for_o the_o celestial_a matter_n that_o environ_n her_o vehicle_n work_v she_o upward_o or_o downward_o towards_o the_o centre_n or_o from_o the_o centre_n of_o a_o vortex_n at_o its_o own_o proper_a pain_n and_o charge_n last_o such_o be_v the_o tenuity_n and_o subtlety_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o aethereal_a inhabitant_n that_o their_o prevision_n and_o sagacity_n must_v be_v beyond_o all_o conceit_n above_o that_o of_o we_o beside_o that_o there_o will_v be_v warning_n and_o premonition_n of_o this_o future_a disaster_n both_o many_o and_o those_o very_a visible_a and_o continue_a before_o the_o sun_n shall_v fail_v so_o far_o as_o that_o they_o shall_v at_o all_o be_v concern_v in_o his_o decay_n so_o that_o the_o least_o blast_n of_o misfortune_n shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o blow_v upon_o they_o nor_o the_o least_o evil_n imaginable_a overtake_v they_o 7._o this_o be_v a_o small_a glance_n at_o
by_o those_o of_o their_o own_o tribe_n 6._o other_o reason_n of_o the_o security_n we_o find_v ourselves_o in_o from_o the_o gross_a infestation_n of_o evil_a spirit_n 7._o what_o kind_n of_o punishment_n the_o aerial_a officer_n inflict_v upon_o their_o malefactor_n 427_o chap._n 11._o 1._o three_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v before_o we_o come_v to_o the_o moral_a condition_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o death_n namely_o her_o memory_n of_o transaction_n in_o this_o life_n 2._o the_o peculiar_a feature_n and_o individual_a character_n of_o her_o aerial_a vehicle_n 3._o the_o retainment_n of_o the_o same_o name_n 4._o how_o her_o ill_a deportment_n here_o lay_v the_o train_n of_o her_o misery_n hereafter_o 5._o the_o unspeakable_a torment_n of_o conscience_n worse_o than_o death_n and_o not_o to_o be_v avoid_v by_o die_v 6._o of_o the_o hideous_a torture_n of_o external_a sense_n on_o they_o who_o searedness_n of_o conscience_n may_v seem_v to_o make_v they_o uncapable_a of_o her_o lash_n 7._o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o more_o innocent_a and_o conscientious_a pagan_n 8._o of_o the_o natural_a accrument_n of_o after-happiness_n to_o the_o moral_o good_a in_o this_o life_n 9_o how_o the_o soul_n enjoy_v her_o act_n or_o suffering_n in_o this_o life_n for_o a_o indispensable_a cause_n when_o she_o have_v pass_v to_o the_o other_o 10._o that_o the_o reason_n be_v proportionable_o the_o same_o in_o thing_n of_o less_o consequence_n 11._o what_o mischief_n man_n may_v create_v to_o themselves_o in_o the_o other_o world_n by_o their_o zealous_a mistake_n in_o this_o 12._o that_o though_o there_o be_v no_o memory_n after_o death_n yet_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o life_n here_o may_v sow_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o soul_n future_a happiness_n or_o misery_n 435_o chap._n 12._o 1._o what_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n be_v 2._o experiment_n that_o argue_v its_o real_a existence_n such_o as_o that_o of_o two_o string_n tune_v unison_n 3._o sympathetick_a cure_n and_o torture_n 4._o the_o sympathy_n betwixt_o the_o earthly_a and_o astral_a body_n 5._o monstrous_a birth_n 6._o the_o attraction_n of_o the_o loadstone_n and_o roundness_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n 449_o chap._n 13._o 1._o that_o the_o descent_n of_o heavy_a body_n argue_v the_o existence_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n because_o else_o they_o will_v either_o hang_v in_o the_o air_n as_o they_o be_v place_v 2._o or_o will_v be_v divert_v from_o a_o perpendicular_a as_o they_o fall_v near_o a_o plate_n of_o metal_n set_v sloop_v 3._o that_o the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o aether_n or_o air_n from_o the_o centre_n to_o the_o circumference_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o gravity_n against_o mr._n hobbs_n 4._o a_o full_a confutation_n of_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o opinion_n 5._o a_o ocular_a demonstration_n of_o the_o absurd_a consequence_n thereof_o 6._o a_o absolute_a demonstration_n that_o gravity_n can_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o mere_a mechanical_a power_n 7._o the_o latitude_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n how_o large_a and_o where_o bound_v 8._o the_o reason_n of_o its_o name_n 9_o it_o be_v grand_a office_n of_o transmit_v soul_n into_o right_o prepare_v matter_n 458_o chap._n 14._o 1._o objection_n against_o the_o soul_n immortality_n from_o her_o condition_n in_o infancy_n old_a age_n sleep_v and_o sickness_n 2._o other_o objection_n take_v from_o experiment_n that_o seem_v to_o prove_v her_o discerpibility_n 3._o as_o also_o from_o the_o seldom_o appear_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a 4._o and_o from_o our_o natural_a fear_n of_o death_n 5._o a_o subterfuge_n of_o the_o adverse_a party_n in_o suppose_v but_o one_o soul_n common_a to_o all_o creature_n 6._o a_o answer_n concern_v the_o littleness_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o infancy_n 7._o as_o also_o concern_v the_o weakness_n of_o her_o intellectual_n then_o and_o in_o old_a age_n 8._o that_o sleep_n do_v not_o at_o all_o argue_v the_o soul_n mortality_n but_o rather_o illustrate_v her_o immortality_n 9_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n from_o apoplexy_n and_o catalepsy_n 10._o as_o also_o to_o that_o from_o madness_n 11._o that_o the_o various_a depravation_n of_o her_o intellectual_a faculty_n do_v no_o more_o argue_v her_o mortality_n than_o the_o worse_a modification_n of_o matter_n its_o natural_a annihilability_n and_o why_o god_n create_v soul_n sympathize_v with_o matter_n 471_o chap._n 15._o 1._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o experiment_n of_o the_o scolopendra_n cut_v into_o piece_n 2._o and_o to_o the_o fly_v of_o a_o headless_a eagle_n over_o a_o barn_n as_o also_o to_o that_o of_o the_o malefactor_n head_n bite_v a_o dog_n by_o the_o ear_n 3._o a_o superaddition_n of_o a_o difficulty_n concern_v monster_n bear_v with_o two_o or_o more_o head_n and_o but_o one_o body_n and_o heart_n 4._o a_o solution_n of_o the_o difficulty_n 5._o a_o answer_n touch_v the_o seldom_o appear_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a 6._o as_o also_o concern_v the_o fear_n of_o death_n 7._o and_o a_o down-bearing_a sense_n that_o sometime_o so_o forcible_o obtrude_v upon_o we_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o soul_n mortality_n 8._o of_o the_o tragical_a pomp_n and_o dreadful_a praelude_v of_o death_n with_o some_o corroborative_n consideration_n against_o such_o sad_a spectacle_n 9_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o real_o sad_a and_o miserable_a in_o the_o universe_n unless_o to_o the_o wicked_a and_o impious_a 481_o chap._n 16._o 1._o that_o that_o which_o we_o proper_o be_v be_v both_o sensitive_a and_o intellectual_a 2._o what_o be_v the_o true_a notion_n of_o a_o soul_n be_v one._n 3._o that_o if_o there_o be_v but_o one_o soul_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v both_o rational_a and_o sensitive_a 4._o the_o most_o favourable_a representation_n of_o their_o opinion_n that_o hold_v but_o one._n 5._o a_o confutation_n of_o the_o forego_n representation_n 6._o a_o reply_n to_o the_o confutation_n 7._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o reply_n 8._o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v not_o proper_o any_o ray_n either_o of_o god_n or_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n 9_o and_o yet_o if_o she_o be_v so_o it_o will_v be_v no_o prejudice_n to_o her_o immortality_n whence_o the_o folly_n of_o pomponatius_n be_v note_v 10._o a_o further_a animadversion_n upon_o pomponatius_n his_o folly_n in_o admit_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o remote_a intelligency_n and_o deny_v particular_a immaterial_a substance_n in_o man_n and_o brute_n 491_o chap._n 17._o 1._o that_o the_o author_n have_v safe_o conduct_v the_o soul_n into_o her_o aerial_a condition_n through_o the_o danger_n of_o death_n may_v well_o be_v excuse_v from_o attend_v she_o any_o further_a 2._o what_o reason_n urge_v he_o to_o consider_v what_o fate_n may_v befall_v she_o afterward_o 3._o three_o hazard_n the_o soul_n run_v after_o this_o life_n whereby_o she_o may_v again_o become_v obnoxious_a to_o death_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o 4._o that_o the_o aerial_a genii_n be_v mortal_a confirm_v by_o three_o testimony_n 5._o the_o one_o from_o the_o vision_n of_o facius_n cardanus_n in_o which_o the_o spirit_n that_o appear_v to_o he_o profess_v themselves_o mortal_a 6._o the_o time_n they_o stay_v with_o he_o and_o the_o matter_n they_o dispute_v of_o 7._o what_o credit_n hieronymus_n cardanus_n give_v to_o his_o father_n vision_n 8._o the_o other_o testimony_n out_o of_o plutarch_n concern_v the_o death_n of_o the_o great_a god_n pan._n 9_o the_o three_o and_o last_o of_o hesiod_n who_o opinion_n plutarch_n have_v polish_a and_o refine_a 10._o a_o enumeration_n of_o the_o several_a paradox_n contain_v in_o facius_n cardanus_n his_o vision_n 11._o what_o must_v be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o three_o paradox_n if_o those_o aerial_a speculator_n speak_v as_o they_o think_v 12._o another_o hypothesis_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n 13._o the_o craft_n of_o these_o daemon_n in_o shuffle_n in_o poisonous_a error_n among_o solid_a truth_n 14._o what_o make_v the_o story_n of_o the_o death_n of_o pan_n less_o to_o the_o present_a matter_n with_o a_o addition_n of_o demetrius_n his_o observation_n touch_v the_o sacred_a island_n near_o britain_n 15._o that_o hesiod_n his_o opinion_n be_v the_o most_o unexceptionable_a and_o that_o the_o harshness_n therein_o be_v but_o seem_v not_o real_a 16._o that_o the_o aethereal_a vehicle_n instate_v the_o soul_n in_o a_o condition_n of_o perfect_a immortality_n 17._o that_o there_o be_v no_o internal_a impediment_n to_o those_o that_o be_v heroical_o good_a but_o that_o they_o may_v attain_v a_o everlasting_a happiness_n after_o death_n 503_o chap._n 18._o 1._o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n a_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n 2._o two_o way_n of_o destroy_v the_o world_n the_o ancient_n have_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o especial_o that_o by_o fire_n 3._o that_o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n so_o far_o as_o it_o respect_v we_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o earth_n 4._o that_o the_o end_n of_o the_o stoic_n conflagration_n be_v compatible_a only_o to_o the_o earth_n burn_v 5._o a_o acknowledgement_n that_o the_o earth_n may_v be_v burn_v though_o the_o proof_n thereof_o be_v impertinent_a to_o this_o place_n 6._o that_o the_o conflagration_n thereof_o will_v prove_v very_o fatal_a to_o the_o soul_n of_o wicked_a man_n and_o daemon_n 7._o five_o several_a opinion_n concern_v their_o state_n after_o the_o conflagration_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v that_o they_o be_v quite_o destroy_v by_o fire_n 8._o the_o second_o that_o they_o be_v annihilate_v by_o a_o special_a act_n of_o omnipotency_n 9_o the_o three_o that_o they_o lie_v senseless_a in_o a_o eternal_a death_n 10._o the_o four_o that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o perpetual_a furious_a and_o painful_a dream_n 11._o the_o five_o and_o last_o that_o they_o will_v revive_v again_o and_o that_o the_o earth_n and_o aire_n will_v be_v inhabit_v by_o they_o 12._o that_o this_o last_o seem_v to_o be_v frame_v from_o the_o fictitious_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o stoic_n who_o be_v very_o sorry_a metaphysician_n and_o as_o ill_a naturalist_n 13._o a_o animadversion_n upon_o a_o self-contradicting_a sentence_n of_o seneca_n 14._o the_o unintelligibleness_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o wicked_a after_o the_o conflagration_n 15._o that_o the_o aethereal_a inhabitant_n will_v be_v safe_a and_o what_o will_v then_o become_v of_o good_a man_n and_o daemon_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o the_o air_n and_o how_o they_o can_v be_v deliver_v but_o by_o a_o supernatural_a power_n 524_o chap._n 19_o 1._o that_o the_o extinction_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v no_o panic_n fear_v but_o may_v be_v rational_o suspect_v from_o the_o record_n of_o history_n and_o ground_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n 2._o the_o sad_a influence_n of_o this_o extinction_n upon_o man_n and_o beast_n and_o all_o the_o aerial_a daemon_n imprison_v within_o their_o several_a atmosphere_n in_o our_o vortex_n 3._o that_o it_o will_v do_v little_a or_o no_o damage_n to_o the_o aethereal_a inhabitant_n in_o reference_n to_o heat_n or_o warmth_n 4._o nor_o will_v they_o find_v much_o want_n of_o his_o light_n 5._o and_o if_o they_o do_v they_o may_v pass_v out_o of_o one_o vortex_n into_o another_o by_o the_o privilege_n of_o their_o aethereal_a vehicles_n 6._o and_o that_o without_o any_o labour_n or_o toil_n and_o as_o mature_o as_o they_o please_v 7._o the_o vast_a incomprehensibleness_n of_o the_o tract_n and_o compass_n of_o the_o way_n of_o providence_n 8._o a_o short_a recapitulation_n of_o the_o whole_a discourse_n 9_o a_o explication_n of_o the_o persian_n two_o principle_n of_o light_n and_o darkness_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o when_o and_o where_o the_o principle_n of_o light_n get_v the_o full_a victory_n 10._o that_o philosophy_n or_o something_o more_o sacred_a than_o philosophy_n be_v the_o only_a guide_n to_o a_o true_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 538_o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag._n 222._o l._n 5._o for_o gamaitus_fw-la read_v gamaieu_n 2â—4_n l._n 10._o for_o tyc_n r._n tye._n 327._o l._n 2._o for_o immortality_n r._n immorality_n 458._o l._n 22._o for_o stoop_v r._n sloop_v 462._o l._n 13._o for_o e_o f_o h_n r._n angle_v e_o f_o h._n 488._o l._n 9_o for_o inclogged_a r._n in_o clog_v 521._o l._n 16._o for_o lightning_n r._n light_v 528._o l._n ult_n deal_n those_o
as_o in_o such_o body_n which_o be_v exceed_o hard_a where_o no_o man_n can_v fancy_v what_o hold_v the_o part_n together_o so_o strong_o and_o there_o be_v no_o great_a difficulty_n here_o then_o that_o a_o man_n can_v imagine_v what_o hold_v the_o part_n of_o a_o spirit_n together_o it_o will_v follow_v by_o axiom_n 7._o that_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v not_o to_o be_v except_v against_o as_o a_o incongruous_a notion_n but_o be_v to_o be_v admit_v for_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o thing_n that_o may_v real_o exist_v 3._o it_o may_v be_v doubt_v whether_o there_o may_v not_o be_v essence_n of_o a_o middle_a condition_n betwixt_o these_o corporeal_a and_o incorporeal_a substance_n we_o have_v describe_v and_o that_o of_o two_o sort_n the_o one_o impenetrable_a and_o indiscerpible_a the_o other_o penetrable_a and_o discerpible_a but_o concern_v the_o first_o if_o impenetrability_n be_v understand_v in_o reference_n to_o matter_n it_o be_v plain_a there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o essence_n in_o the_o world_n and_o if_o in_o reference_n to_o its_o own_o part_n though_o it_o may_v then_o look_v like_o a_o possible_a idea_n in_o itself_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o footstep_n of_o the_o existence_n thereof_o in_o nature_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o daemon_n imply_v contraction_n and_o dilatation_n in_o they_o as_o for_o the_o latter_a it_o have_v no_o privilege_n for_o any_o thing_n more_o than_o matter_n itself_o have_v or_o some_o mode_n of_o matter_n for_o it_o be_v discerpible_a it_o be_v plain_a its_o union_n be_v by_o juxtaposition_n of_o part_n and_o the_o more_o penetrable_a the_o less_o likely_a to_o convey_v sense_n and_o motion_n to_o any_o distance_n beside_o the_o ridiculous_a sequel_n of_o this_o supposition_n that_o will_v fill_v the_o universe_n with_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o shred_n and_o rag_n of_o soul_n and_o spirit_n never_o to_o be_v reduce_v again_o to_o any_o use_n or_o order_n and_o last_o the_o proper_a notion_n of_o a_o substance_n incorporeal_a full_o counter-distinct_a to_o a_o corporeal_a substance_n necessary_o include_v in_o it_o so_o strong_a and_o indissoluble_a union_n of_o part_n that_o it_o be_v utter_o indiscerpible_a whenas_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o in_o this_o general_a notion_n thereof_o neither_o sense_n nor_o cogitation_n be_v employ_v it_o be_v most_o rational_a to_o conceive_v that_o that_o substance_n wherein_o they_o be_v must_v assure_o be_v incorporeal_a in_o the_o strict_a signification_n the_o nature_n of_o cogitation_n and_o communion_n of_o sense_n argue_v a_o more_o perfect_a degree_n of_o union_n than_o be_v in_o mere_a indiscerpibility_n of_o part_n but_o all_o this_o scrupulositie_n may_v have_v be_v save_v for_o i_o confident_o promise_v myself_o that_o there_o be_v none_o so_o perverse_o give_v to_o tergiversation_n and_o subterfuge_n but_o that_o they_o will_v acknowledge_v wherever_o i_o can_v prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o substance_n distinct_a from_o body_n or_o matter_n that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o most_o full_a and_o proper_a sense_n incorporeal_a chap._n iu._n 1._o that_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o immaterial_a being_n have_v no_o inconsistencie_n nor_o incongruitie_n in_o they_o 2._o that_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n be_v as_o intelligible_a as_o the_o nature_n of_o any_o be_v whatsoever_o 3._o the_o true_a notion_n of_o his_o ubiquity_n and_o how_o intelligible_a it_o be_v 4._o of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n 5._o of_o his_o power_n of_o creation_n 1._o we_o have_v show_v that_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n in_o general_n be_v not_o at_o all_o incongruous_a nor_o impossible_a and_o it_o be_v as_o congruous_a consistent_a and_o intelligible_a in_o the_o sundry_a kind_n thereof_o as_o for_o example_n that_o of_o god_n of_o angel_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n and_o brute_n and_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o seminal_a form_n of_o thing_n 2._o the_o notion_n of_o god_n though_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o be_v much_o prejudice_v by_o the_o confoundedness_n and_o stupidity_n of_o either_o superstitious_a or_o profane_a man_n that_o please_v themselves_o in_o their_o large_a rhetorication_n concern_v the_o unconceiveableness_n and_o utter_a incomprehensibleness_n of_o the_o deity_n the_o one_o by_o way_n of_o a_o devotional_a exaltation_n of_o the_o transcendency_n of_o his_o nature_n the_o other_o to_o make_v the_o belief_n of_o his_o exsistence_n ridiculous_a and_o crafty_o and_o perverse_o to_o intimate_v that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n at_o all_o the_o very_a conception_n of_o he_o be_v make_v to_o appear_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o bundle_n of_o inconsistency_n and_o impossibility_n nevertheless_o i_o shall_v not_o at_o all_o stick_n to_o affirm_v that_o his_o idea_n or_o notion_n be_v as_o easy_a as_o any_o notion_n else_o whatsoever_o and_o that_o we_o may_v know_v as_o much_o of_o he_o as_o of_o any_o thing_n else_o in_o the_o world_n for_o the_o very_a essence_n or_o 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