be_v not_o active_a of_o itself_o because_o it_o be_v reducible_a to_o rest_n which_o be_v a_o argument_n not_o only_o that_o self-activity_n belong_v to_o a_o spirit_n but_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o spirit_n in_o the_o world_n from_o which_o activity_n be_v communicate_v to_o matter_n and_o indeed_o if_o matter_n as_o matter_n have_v motion_n nothing_o will_v hold_v together_o but_o flint_n adamant_n brass_n iron_n yea_o this_o whole_a earth_n will_v sudden_o melt_v into_o a_o thin_a substance_n than_o the_o subtle_a air_n or_o rather_o it_o never_o have_v be_v condensated_a together_o to_o this_o consistency_n we_o find_v it_o but_o this_o be_v to_o anticipate_v my_o future_a purpose_n of_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v spirit_n exist_v in_o the_o world_n it_o have_v be_v sufficient_a here_o to_o have_v assert_v that_o self-motion_n or_o self-activity_n be_v as_o conceivable_a to_o appertain_v to_o spirit_n as_o body_n which_o be_v plain_a at_o first_o sight_n to_o any_o man_n that_o appeal_v to_o his_o own_o faculty_n nor_o be_v it_o at_o all_o to_o be_v scruple_v at_o that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v allow_v to_o move_v itself_o because_o our_o adversary_n that_o say_v there_o be_v nothing_o but_o matter_n in_o the_o world_n must_v of_o necessity_n as_o i_o have_v intimate_v already_o confess_v that_o this_o matter_n move_v itself_o though_o it_o be_v very_o incongruous_a so_o to_o affirm_v 2._o the_o congruity_n and_o possibility_n of_o self-penetration_a in_o a_o create_a spirit_n be_v to_o be_v conceive_v partly_o from_o the_o limitableness_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o partly_o from_o the_o forego_n attribute_n of_o indiscerpibility_n and_o self-motion_n for_o self-penetration_a can_v belong_v to_o god_n because_o it_o be_v impossible_a any_o thing_n shall_v belong_v to_o he_o that_o imply_v imperfection_n and_o self-penetration_a can_v be_v without_o the_o lessen_v of_o the_o presence_n of_o that_o which_o do_v penetrate_v itself_o or_o the_o implication_n that_o some_o part_n of_o that_o essence_n be_v not_o so_o well_o as_o they_o may_v be_v which_o be_v a_o contradiction_n in_o a_o be_v which_o be_v absolute_o perfect_a from_o the_o attribute_n of_o indiscerpibility_n and_o self-motion_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v penetrability_n from_o the_o general_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o such_o a_o spirit_n as_o we_o define_v have_v the_o power_n of_o motion_n upon_o the_o whole_a extent_n of_o its_o essence_n may_v also_o determine_v this_o motion_n according_a to_o the_o property_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n and_o therefore_o if_o it_o determine_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o exterior_a part_n inward_a they_o will_v return_v inward_a towards_o the_o centre_n of_o essential_a power_n which_o they_o may_v easy_o do_v without_o resistance_n the_o whole_a subject_n be_v penetrable_a and_o without_o damage_n it_o be_v also_o indiscerpible_a 3._o from_o this_o self-penetration_a we_o do_v not_o only_o easy_o but_o necessary_o understand_v self-contraction_n and_o dilatation_n to_o arise_v for_o this_o self-moving_a substance_n which_o we_o call_v a_o spirit_n can_v penetrate_v itself_o but_o it_o must_v needs_o therewith_o contract_v itself_o nor_o restore_v itself_o again_o to_o its_o former_a state_n but_o it_o do_v thereby_o dilate_v itself_o so_o that_o we_o need_v not_o at_o all_o insist_v upon_o these_o term_n 4._o that_o power_n which_o a_o spirit_n have_v to_o penetrate_v matter_n we_o may_v easy_o understand_v if_o we_o consider_v a_o spirit_n only_o as_o a_o substance_n who_o immediate_a property_n be_v activity_n for_o than_o it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o imagine_v this_o active_a substance_n to_o pervade_v this_o or_o the_o other_o part_n of_o matter_n than_o it_o be_v to_o conceive_v the_o pervade_n or_o disspread_v of_o motion_n itself_o therein_o 6._o the_o last_o term_n i_o put_v in_o the_o definition_n of_o a_o spirit_n be_v the_o power_n of_o alter_v the_o matter_n which_o will_v necessary_o follow_v from_o its_o power_n of_o move_v it_o or_o direct_v its_o motion_n for_o alteration_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o vary_a of_o either_o the_o figure_n or_o posture_n or_o the_o degree_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o particle_n all_o which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o result_v of_o local_a motion_n thus_o have_v we_o clear_v the_o intelligibility_n and_o possibility_n of_o all_o the_o term_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o create_a spirit_n in_o general_a at_o least_o of_o such_o as_o may_v be_v rational_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o any_o visible_a phaenomena_n in_o the_o world_n we_o will_v now_o descend_v to_o the_o define_n of_o the_o chief_a species_n thereof_o chap._n viii_o 1._o four_o main_a species_n of_o spirit_n 2._o how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v define_v 3._o the_o definition_n of_o a_o seminal_a form_n 4._o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o brute_n 5._o of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man._n 6._o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o angel_n and_o a_o humane_a soul_n 7._o the_o definition_n of_o a_o angelical_a soul_n 8._o of_o the_o platonical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o that_o des_n cartes_n his_o demonstration_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n do_v at_o least_o conclude_v the_o possibility_n of_o a_o spirit_n 1._o we_o have_v enumerate_v four_o kind_n of_o spirit_n viz._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o seminal_a form_n the_o soul_n of_o brute_n the_o humane_a soul_n and_o that_o soul_n or_o spirit_n which_o actuate_v or_o inform_v the_o vehicle_n of_o angel_n for_o i_o look_v upon_o angel_n to_o be_v as_o true_o a_o compound_n be_v consist_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o that_o of_o man_n and_o brute_n their_o existence_n we_o shall_v not_o now_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v for_o that_o belong_v to_o another_o place_n my_o present_a design_n be_v only_o to_o expound_v or_o define_v the_o notion_n of_o these_o thing_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o be_v needful_a for_o the_o evince_a that_o they_o be_v the_o idea_n or_o notion_n of_o thing_n which_o imply_v no_o contradiction_n or_o impossibility_n in_o their_o conception_n which_o will_v be_v very_o easy_a for_o we_o to_o perform_v the_o chief_a difficulty_n lie_v in_o that_o more_o general_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n which_o we_o have_v so_o full_o explain_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n 2._o now_o this_o general_a notion_n can_v be_v contract_v into_o kind_n by_o no_o other_o difference_n than_o such_o as_o may_v be_v call_v peculiar_a power_n or_o property_n belong_v to_o one_o spirit_n and_o exclude_v from_o another_o by_o the_o 8._o axiom_n from_o whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o if_o we_o describe_v these_o several_a kind_n of_o spirit_n by_o immediate_a and_o intrinsical_a property_n we_o have_v give_v as_o good_a definition_n of_o they_o as_o any_o one_o can_v give_v of_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n 3._o we_o will_v begin_v with_o what_o be_v most_o simple_a the_o seminal_a form_n of_o thing_n which_o for_o the_o present_a decide_v nothing_o of_o their_o existence_n according_a to_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d possibilis_fw-la we_o define_v thus_o a_o seminal_a form_n be_v a_o create_a spirit_n organize_a due_o prepare_v matter_n into_o life_n and_o vegetation_n proper_a to_o this_o or_o the_o other_o kind_n of_o plant_n it_o be_v beyond_o my_o imagination_n what_o can_v be_v except_v against_o this_o description_n it_o contain_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v very_o coherent_a and_o intelligible_a for_o in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o spirit_n it_o can_v move_v matter_n intrinsical_o or_o at_o least_o direct_v the_o motion_n thereof_o but_o in_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o omnipotent_a spirit_n but_o finite_a and_o create_v it_o be_v power_n may_v well_o be_v restrain_v to_o due_o prepare_a matter_n both_o for_o vital_a union_n and_o motion_n he_o that_o have_v make_v these_o particular_a spirit_n vary_v their_o faculty_n of_o vital_a union_n according_a to_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o preparation_n of_o matter_n and_o so_o limit_v the_o whole_a comprehension_n of_o they_o all_o that_o none_o of_o they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o be_v vital_o join_v with_o any_o matter_n whatever_o and_o the_o same_o first_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n that_o give_v they_o a_o power_n of_o unite_n with_o and_o move_a of_o matter_n due_o prepare_v may_v also_o set_v such_o law_n to_o this_o motion_n that_o when_o it_o light_v on_o matter_n fit_a for_o it_o it_o will_v produce_v such_o and_o such_o a_o plant_n that_o be_v to_o say_v it_o will_v shape_v the_o matter_n into_o such_o figure_n colour_n and_o other_o property_n as_o we_o discover_v in_o they_o by_o our_o sense_n 4._o this_o be_v the_o first_o degree_n of_o particular_a life_n in_o the_o world_n if_o there_o be_v any_o pure_o of_o this_o degree_n
must_v needs_o break_v off_o as_o not_o be_v able_a alone_o to_o reach_v the_o effect_n which_o necessary_o lead_v they_o to_o a_o more_o confirm_a discovery_n of_o the_o principle_n we_o contend_v for_o namely_o the_o spirit_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v the_o vicarious_a power_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o matter_n and_o the_o first_o step_n to_o the_o abstruse_a mystery_n in_o natural_a theology_n which_o must_v needs_o high_o gratify_v they_o in_o point_n of_o religion_n 15._o and_o true_o for_o this_o very_a cause_n i_o think_v it_o be_v the_o most_o sober_a and_o faithful_a advice_n that_o can_v be_v offer_v to_o the_o christian_a world_n that_o they_o will_v encourage_v the_o read_n of_o des-cartes_n '_o in_o all_o public_a school_n or_o university_n that_o the_o student_n of_o philosophy_n may_v be_v thorough_o exercise_v in_o the_o just_a extent_n of_o the_o mechanical_a power_n of_o matter_n how_o far_o they_o will_v reach_v and_o where_o they_o fall_v short_a which_o will_v be_v the_o best_a assistance_n to_o religion_n that_o reason_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o nature_n can_v afford_v for_o by_o this_o mean_v such_o as_o be_v intend_v to_o serve_v the_o church_n will_v be_v arm_v betimes_o with_o sufficient_a strength_n to_o grapple_v with_o their_o proud_a derider_n or_o opposer_n whenas_o for_o want_n of_o this_o we_o see_v how_o liable_a they_o be_v to_o be_v contemn_v and_o bear_v down_o by_o every_o bold_a though_o weak_a pretender_n to_o the_o mechanic_n philosophy_n 16._o these_o be_v the_o main_a passage_n i_o can_v any_o way_n conceive_v may_v be_v except_v against_o in_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n which_o yet_o be_v so_o innocent_a and_o firm_a in_o themselves_o and_o so_o advantageous_o circumstantiate_v in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v find_v that_o i_o fear_v the_o reader_n may_v suspect_v my_o judgement_n and_o discretion_n in_o put_v myself_o to_o the_o trouble_n of_o writing_n and_o he_o of_o read_v so_o long_o and_o needless_a a_o preface_n which_o oversight_n though_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o no_o great_a wit_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v of_o much_o humanity_n and_o of_o a_o earnest_a desire_n of_o do_v a_o public_a good_a without_o the_o least_o offence_n or_o dis-satisfaction_n to_o any_o that_o be_v but_o tolerable_a retainer_n to_o reason_n and_o ingenuity_n but_o for_o those_o that_o have_v bid_v adieu_o to_o both_o and_o measure_v all_o truth_n by_o their_o own_o humoursome_a fancy_n make_v every_o thing_n ridiculous_a that_o be_v not_o suitable_a to_o their_o own_o ignorant_a conception_n i_o think_v no_o serious_a man_n will_v hold_v himself_o bind_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o their_o perverse_a construction_n and_o misrepresentation_n of_o thing_n more_o than_o a_o religious_a eremite_n or_o devout_a pilgrim_n to_o heed_n the_o ugly_a mow_n and_o grimace_n of_o ape_n and_o monkey_n he_o may_v haply_o meet_v with_o in_o his_o passage_n through_o the_o wilderness_n the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n chap._n i._n 1._o the_o usefulness_n of_o the_o present_a speculation_n for_o the_o understanding_n of_o providence_n and_o the_o management_n of_o our_o life_n for_o our_o great_a happiness_n 2._o for_o the_o moderate_a bear_v the_o death_n and_o disaster_n of_o our_o friend_n 3._o for_o the_o beget_n true_a magnanimity_n in_o we_o 4._o and_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n 5._o that_o so_o weighty_a a_o theory_n be_v not_o to_o be_v handle_v perfunctory_o 1._o of_o all_o the_o speculation_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n can_v entertain_v herself_o withal_o there_o be_v none_o of_o great_a moment_n or_o of_o close_a concernment_n to_o she_o than_o this_o of_o her_o own_o immortality_n and_o independence_n on_o this_o terrestrial_a body_n for_o hereby_o not_o only_o the_o intricacy_n and_o perplexity_n of_o providence_n be_v make_v more_o easy_a and_o smooth_a to_o she_o and_o she_o become_v able_a by_o unravel_v this_o clue_n from_o end_n to_o end_n to_o pass_v and_o repass_v safe_a through_o this_o labyrinth_n wherein_o many_o both_o anxious_a and_o careless_a spirit_n have_v lose_v themselves_o but_o also_o which_o touch_v she_o own_o interest_n more_o particular_o be_v once_o raise_v into_o the_o knowledge_n and_o belief_n of_o so_o weighty_a a_o conclusion_n she_o may_v view_v from_o this_o prospect_n the_o most_o certain_a and_o most_o compendious_a way_n to_o her_o own_o happiness_n which_o be_v the_o bearing_z a_o very_a moderate_a affection_n to_o what_o ever_o tempt_v she_o during_o the_o time_n of_o this_o her_o pilgrimage_n and_o a_o careful_a prepare_v of_o herself_o for_o her_o future_a condition_n by_o such_o noble_a action_n and_o heroical_a qualification_n of_o mind_n as_o shall_v render_v she_o most_o welcome_a to_o her_o own_o country_n 2._o which_o belief_n and_o purpose_n of_o she_o will_v put_v she_o in_o a_o utter_a incapacity_n of_o either_o envy_v the_o life_n or_o success_n of_o her_o most_o embitter_v enemy_n or_o of_o 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 outstrip_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o noble_a example_n of_o either_o the_o present_a or_o past_a age_n nor_o any_o contest_v unless_o it_o be_v with_o herself_o that_o she_o have_v make_v no_o great_a proficiency_n towards_o the_o scope_n she_o aim_v at_o and_o aim_v at_o nothing_o but_o what_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n to_o confer_v upon_o she_o with_o courage_n she_o set_v upon_o the_o main_a work_n and_o be_v still_o more_o faithful_a to_o herself_o and_o to_o that_o light_n that_o assist_v she_o at_o last_o taste_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o her_o future_a harvest_n and_o do_v more_o than_o presage_v that_o great_a happiness_n that_o be_v accrue_v to_o she_o and_o so_o quit_v from_o the_o trouble_n and_o anxiety_n of_o this_o present_a world_n stay_v in_o it_o with_o tranquillity_n and_o content_a and_o at_o last_o leave_v it_o with_o joy_n 5._o the_o knowledge_n therefore_o and_o belief_n of_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v of_o so_o grand_a importance_n we_o be_v engage_v more_o careful_o and_o punctual_o to_o handle_v this_o so_o weighty_a a_o theory_n which_o will_v not_o be_v perform_v by_o multiply_v of_o word_n but_o by_o a_o more_o frugal_a use_n of_o they_o let_v nothing_o fall_v from_o our_o pen_n but_o what_o make_v close_o to_o the_o matter_n nor_o omit_v any_o thing_n material_a for_o the_o evince_a the_o truth_n thereof_o chap._n ii_o 1._o that_o the_o soul_n immortality_n be_v demonstrable_a by_o the_o author_n method_n to_o all_o but_o meeâ—_n sceptic_n 2._o a_o illustration_n of_o his_o firsâ—_o axiom_n 3._o a_o confirmation_n and_o example_n oâ—_n the_o second_o 4._o a_o explication_n of_o the_o three_o 5._o a_o explication_n and_o proof_n of_o the_o four_o 6._o a_o proof_n of_o the_o five_o 7._o of_o the_o six_o 8._o a_o example_n of_o the_o seven_o 9_o a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o eight_o 10._o a_o demonstration_n and_o example_n of_o the_o nine_o 11._o penetrability_n the_o immediate_a properâ—â—_n of_o incorporeal_a substance_n 12._o as_o also_o indiscerpibility_n 13._o a_o proof_n and_o illustration_n of_o the_o ten_o axiom_n 1._o and_o to_o stop_v all_o creep-hole_n and_o leave_v no_o place_n for_o the_o subterfuge_n and_o evasion_n of_o confuse_a and_o cavil_v spirit_n i_o shall_v prefix_v some_o few_o axiom_n of_o thaâ—_n plainness_n and_o evidence_n that_o no_o man_n in_o his_o wit_n but_o will_v be_v ashamed_a to_o deny_v they_o if_o he_o will_v admit_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o to_o be_v true_a but_o as_o for_o perfect_a scepticism_n it_o be_v a_o disease_n incurable_a and_o a_o thing_n rather_o to_o be_v pity_v or_o laugh_v at_o then_o serious_o oppose_v for_o when_o a_o man_n be_v so_o fugitive_a and_o unsettle_a that_o he_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o the_o verdict_n of_o his_o own_o faculty_n one_o can_v no_o more_o fasten_v any_o thing_n upon_o he_o than_o he_o can_v write_v
particular_a but_o now_o as_o aristotle_n have_v somewhere_o note_v the_o essence_n of_o thing_n be_v like_o number_n who_o species_n be_v change_v by_o add_v or_o take_v away_o a_o unite_n add_v therefore_o another_o intrinsical_a power_n to_o this_o of_o vegetation_n viz._n sensation_n and_o it_o become_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o beast_n for_o in_o truth_n the_o bare_a substance_n itself_o be_v not_o to_o be_v compute_v in_o explicit_a knowledge_n it_o be_v utter_o in_o itself_o unconceivable_a and_o therefore_o we_o will_v only_o reckon_v upon_o the_o power_n a_o subject_a therefore_o from_o whence_o be_v both_o vegetation_n and_o sensation_n be_v the_o general_a notion_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o brute_n which_o be_v distribute_v into_o a_o number_n of_o kind_n the_o effect_n of_o every_o intrinsecal_n power_n be_v discernible_a in_o the_o constant_a shape_n and_o property_n of_o every_o distinct_a kind_n of_o brute_n creature_n 5._o if_o we_o add_v to_o vegetation_n and_o sensation_n reason_n proper_o so_o call_v we_o have_v then_o a_o settle_a notion_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n which_o we_o may_v more_o complete_o describe_v thus_o a_o create_a spirit_n endue_v with_o sense_n and_o reason_n and_o a_o power_n of_o organize_a terrestrial_a matter_n into_o humane_a shape_n by_o vital_a union_n therewith_o 6._o and_o herein_o alone_o i_o conceive_v do_v the_o spirit_n or_o soul_n of_o a_o angel_n for_o i_o take_v the_o boldness_n to_o call_v that_o soul_n what_o ever_o it_o be_v that_o have_v a_o power_n of_o vital_o actuate_a the_o matter_n differ_v from_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n in_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o angel_n may_v vital_o actuate_v a_o aëreal_a or_o aethereal_a body_n but_o can_v be_v bear_v into_o this_o world_n in_o a_o terrestrial_a one_o 7._o to_o make_v a_o end_n therefore_o of_o our_o definition_n a_o angelical_a soul_n be_v very_o intelligible_o describe_v thus_o a_o create_a spirit_n endue_v with_o reason_n sensation_n and_o a_o power_n of_o be_v vital_o unite_v with_o and_o actuate_a of_o a_o body_n of_o air_n or_o aether_n only_o which_o power_n over_o a_o aëreal_a or_o aethereal_a body_n be_v very_o easy_o to_o be_v understand_v out_o of_o that_o general_a notion_n of_o a_o spirit_n in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n for_o it_o be_v there_o make_v good_a that_o union_n with_o matter_n be_v not_o incompetible_a to_o a_o spirit_n and_o consequent_o nor_o move_v of_o it_o nor_o that_o kind_n of_o motion_n in_o a_o spirit_n which_o we_o call_v contraction_n and_o dilatation_n these_o power_n if_o careful_o consider_v will_v necessary_o infer_v the_o possibility_n of_o the_o actuation_n and_o union_n of_o a_o angelical_a soul_n with_o a_o aethereal_a or_o airy_a body_n 8._o the_o platonist_n write_v of_o other_o order_n of_o spirit_n or_o immaterial_a substance_n as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o there_o be_v more_o subtlety_n than_o either_o usefulness_n or_o assurance_n in_o such_o like_a speculation_n i_o shall_v pass_v they_o over_o at_o this_o time_n have_v already_o i_o think_v irrefutable_o make_v good_a that_o there_o be_v no_o incongruity_n nor_o incompossibility_n comprise_v in_o the_o notion_n of_o spirit_n or_o incorporeal_a substance_n 9_o but_o there_o be_v yet_o another_o way_n of_o infer_v the_o same_o and_o it_o be_v the_o argument_n of_o des-cartes_n whereby_o he_o will_v conclude_v that_o there_o be_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la a_o substance_n in_o we_o distinct_a from_o matter_n viz._n our_o own_o mind_n for_o every_o real_a affection_n or_o property_n be_v the_o mode_n of_o some_o substance_n or_o other_o and_o real_a modes_n be_v unconceivable_a without_o their_o subject_n he_o infer_v that_o see_v we_o can_v doubt_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o body_n in_o the_o world_n by_o which_o doubt_v we_o seclude_v cogitation_n from_o body_n there_o must_v be_v some_o other_o substance_n distinct_a from_o the_o body_n to_o which_o cogitation_n belong_v but_o i_o must_v confess_v this_o argument_n will_v not_o reach_v home_o to_o des-cartes_n his_o purpose_n who_o will_v prove_v in_o man_n a_o substance_n distinct_a from_o his_o body_n for_o be_v there_o may_v be_v mode_n common_a to_o more_o subject_n than_o one_o and_o this_o of_o cogitation_n may_v be_v pretend_v to_o be_v such_o as_o be_v compatible_a as_o well_o to_o substance_n corporeal_a as_o incorporeal_a it_o may_v be_v conceive_v apart_o from_o either_o though_o not_o from_o both_o and_o therefore_o his_o argument_n do_v not_o prove_v that_o that_o in_o we_o which_o do_v think_v or_o perceive_v be_v a_o substance_n distinct_a from_o our_o body_n but_o only_o that_o there_o may_v be_v such_o a_o substance_n which_o have_v the_o power_n of_o think_v or_o perceive_v which_o yet_o be_v not_o a_o body_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o real_a mode_n which_o be_v in_o no_o subject_n and_o we_o clear_o conceive_v cogitation_n independent_a for_o existence_n on_o corporeal_a substance_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o there_o may_v be_v some_o other_o substance_n on_o which_o it_o may_v depend_v which_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o substance_n incorporeal_a chap._n ix_o 1._o that_o it_o be_v of_o no_o small_a consequence_n to_o have_v prove_v the_o possibility_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o spirit_n 2._o the_o necessity_n of_o examine_v of_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o reason_n to_o the_o contrary_n 3._o the_o first_o excerption_n out_o of_o mr._n hobbs_n 4._o the_o second_o excerption_n 5._o the_o three_o 6._o the_o four_o 7._o the_o five_o 8._o the_o six_o 9_o the_o seven_o 10._o the_o eight_o and_o last_o excerption_n 1._o i_o have_v be_v i_o believe_v to_o admiration_n curious_a and_o solicitous_a to_o make_v good_a that_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o spirit_n or_o incorporeal_a substance_n be_v possible_a but_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n any_o one_o shall_v wonder_v that_o i_o have_v spend_v 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freedom_n of_o will_n nor_o consequent_o any_o rational_a remorse_n of_o conscience_n in_o any_o be_v whatsoever_o but_o that_o all_o that_o be_v be_v nothing_o but_o matter_n and_o corporeal_a motion_n and_o that_o therefore_o every_o trace_n of_o man_n life_n be_v as_o necessary_a as_o the_o tract_n of_o lightning_n and_o the_o fall_n of_o thunder_n the_o blind_a impetus_fw-la of_o the_o matter_n break_v through_o or_o be_v stop_v every_o where_o with_o as_o certain_a and_o determinate_a necessity_n as_o the_o course_n of_o a_o torrent_n after_o mighty_a storm_n and_o shower_n of_o rain_n 2._o and_o very_o consider_v of_o what_o exceed_v great_a consequence_n it_o be_v to_o root_v out_o this_o sullen_a conceit_n that_o some_o have_v take_v up_o concern_v incorporeal_a substance_n as_o if_o it_o bear_v a_o contradiction_n in_o the_o very_a term_n i_o think_v i_o shall_v be_v want_v to_o so_o weighty_a a_o cause_n if_o i_o shall_v content_v myself_o with_o a_o bare_a recitation_n of_o the_o reason_n whereby_o i_o prove_v it_o possible_a and_o not_o produce_v their_o argument_n that_o seem_v most_o able_a to_o maintain_v the_o contrary_n and_o true_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o i_o ever_o meet_v with_o any_o one_o yet_o that_o may_v just_o be_v suspect_v to_o be_v more_o able_a to_o make_v good_a this_o province_n then_o our_o countryman_n mr._n hobbs_n who_o inexuperable_a confidence_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o conclusion_n may_v well_o assure_v any_o man_n that_o due_o consider_v the_o excellency_n of_o his_o natural_a wit_n and_o part_n that_o he_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o the_o most_o demonstrative_a argument_n that_o humane_a invention_n can_v search_v out_o for_o the_o eviction_n thereof_o 3._o and_o that_o i_o may_v not_o incur_v the_o suspicion_n of_o mistake_v his_o assertion_n or_o of_o misrepresent_v the_o force_n of_o his_o reason_n i_o shall_v here_o punctual_o set_v they_o down_o in_o
or_o little_a finger_n beside_o that_o it_o seem_v whole_o employ_v in_o the_o performance_n of_o its_o systole_n and_o diastole_n which_o cause_v such_o a_o great_a difference_n of_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o heart_n by_o turn_n that_o if_o it_o be_v that_o seat_n in_o which_o the_o sense_n of_o all_o object_n centre_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o see_v thing_n steady_o rest_v in_o the_o same_o place_n 5._o how_o uncapable_a the_o brain_n be_v of_o be_v so_o active_a a_o principle_n of_o motion_n as_o we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o the_o viscidity_n thereof_o do_v plain_o indicate_v beside_o that_o physician_n have_v discover_v by_o experience_n that_o the_o brain_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v the_o common_a seat_n of_o all_o sense_n that_o it_o have_v in_o it_o none_o at_o all_o and_o the_o arabian_n that_o say_v it_o have_v have_v distinguish_v it_o into_o such_o several_a office_n of_o imagination_n memory_n common_a sense_n etc._n etc._n that_o we_o be_v still_o at_o a_o loss_n for_o some_o one_o part_n of_o matter_n that_o be_v to_o be_v the_o common_a percipient_a of_o all_o these_o but_o i_o have_v so_o clear_o demonstrate_v the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o brain_n be_v able_a to_o perform_v those_o function_n that_o appertain_v true_o to_o what_o ordinary_o man_n call_v the_o soul_n in_o my_o antidote_n against_o atheism_n that_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o refer_v the_o reader_n thither_o 6._o as_o for_o the_o membrane_n whether_o we_o will_v fancy_v they_o all_o the_o seat_n of_o common_a sense_n or_o some_o one_o membrane_n or_o part_v there_o of_o the_o like_a difficulty_n will_v accur_v as_o have_v be_v mention_v already_o for_o if_o all_o the_o membrane_n the_o difference_n and_o situation_n of_o they_o will_v vary_v the_o aspect_n and_o sight_n of_o the_o object_n so_o that_o the_o same_o thing_n will_v appear_v to_o we_o in_o several_a hue_n and_o several_a place_n at_o once_o as_o be_v easy_o demonstrate_v from_o axiom_n 22._o if_o some_o 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iron_n and_o steel_n shall_v it_o can_v be_v the_o spring_n of_o motion_n for_o how_o shall_v so_o small_a at_o atom_n move_v the_o whole_a body_n but_o by_o move_v itself_o but_o it_o be_v more_o subtle_a than_o the_o point_n of_o any_o needle_n when_o it_o put_v itself_o upon_o motion_n especial_o such_o strong_a thrusting_n as_o we_o sometime_o use_v it_o must_v needs_o pass_v through_o the_o body_n and_o leave_v it_o 9_o the_o most_o pure_a mechanical_a invention_n be_v that_o of_o the_o use_n of_o the_o conarion_n propose_v by_o des-cartes_n which_o consider_v with_o some_o other_o organization_n of_o the_o body_n bid_v the_o fair_a of_o any_o thing_n i_o have_v meet_v withal_o or_o ever_o hope_v to_o meet_v withal_o for_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o passion_n and_o property_n of_o live_a creature_n into_o mere_a corporeal_a motion_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v requisite_a to_o insist_v a_o little_a upon_o the_o explication_n thereof_o that_o we_o may_v the_o more_o punctual_o 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thereof_o from_o whence_o be_v clear_o evince_v that_o brute_n have_v soul_n 7._o that_o memory_n can_v be_v salve_v the_o way_n above_o describe_v 8._o nor_o imagination_n 9_o a_o distribution_n out_o of_o des-cartes_n of_o the_o function_n in_o we_o some_o appertain_v to_o the_o body_n and_o other_o to_o the_o soul_n 10._o the_o author_n observation_n there_o upon_o 1_o the_o sum_n of_o this_o abuse_n must_v in_o brief_a be_v this_o that_o the_o glandula_n pinealis_fw-la be_v the_o common_a sentient_n or_o percipient_a of_o all_o object_n and_o without_o a_o soul_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o organization_n of_o the_o body_n may_v do_v all_o those_o feat_n that_o we_o ordinary_o conceive_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o soul_n and_o body_n join_v together_o for_o it_o be_v one_o whenas_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o organ_n of_o sense_n be_v double_a and_o so_o handsome_o seat_v as_o to_o communicate_v with_o the_o spirit_n as_o well_o of_o the_o posteriour_a as_o anteriour_a 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poet_n and_o then_o when_o we_o have_v peruse_v what_o the_o height_n and_o elegancy_n of_o their_o fancy_n have_v pen_v down_o to_o write_v under_o it_o a_o obscure_a subindication_n of_o the_o transcendent_a pulcritude_n of_o the_o aerial_a genii_n whether_o nymph_n or_o hero_n for_o though_o there_o be_v neither_o lust_n nor_o difference_n of_o sex_n among_o they_o whence_o the_o kind_a commotion_n of_o mind_n will_v never_o be_v any_o thing_n else_o but_o a_o exercise_n of_o intellectual_a love_n who_o object_n be_v virtue_n and_o beauty_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o improbable_a but_o that_o there_o be_v some_o general_a stricture_n of_o discrimination_n of_o this_o beauty_n into_o masculine_a and_o feminine_a partly_o because_o the_o temper_n of_o their_o vehicles_n may_v incline_v to_o this_o kind_n of_o pulcritude_n rather_o than_o that_o and_o partly_o because_o several_a of_o these_o aerial_a spirit_n have_v sustain_v the_o difference_n of_o sex_n in_o this_o life_n some_o of_o 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fancy_n of_o his_o mother_n disturb_v and_o fright_v either_o in_o sleep_n or_o awake_v with_o some_o such_o ugly_a appearance_n as_o that_o monster_n resemble_v chap._n ix_o 1._o a_o general_a account_n of_o the_o mutual_a entertain_v of_o the_o genii_fw-la in_o the_o other_o world_n 2._o of_o their_o philosophical_a and_o political_a conference_n 3._o of_o their_o religious_a exercise_n 4._o of_o the_o innocent_a pastime_n and_o recreation_n of_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o they_o 5._o a_o confirmation_n thereof_o from_o the_o conventicle_n of_o witch_n 6._o whether_o the_o pure_a daemon_n have_v their_o time_n of_o repast_n or_o no._n 7._o whence_o the_o bad_a genii_n have_v their_o food_n 8._o of_o the_o food_n and_o feast_n of_o the_o better_a sort_n of_o genii_n 1._o we_o have_v now_o accurate_o enough_o define_v in_o what_o form_n or_o garb_n the_o aerial_a genii_n converse_v with_o one_o another_o it_o remain_v we_o consider_v how_o they_o mutual_o entertain_v one_o another_o 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when_o he_o come_v into_o the_o other_o world_n convince_a and_o confound_v the_o idle_a and_o vainglorious_a sophist_n wherever_o he_o go_v and_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n platonist_n aristotelian_o stoic_n epicurean_o and_o whatever_o other_o sect_n and_o humour_n be_v on_o the_o earth_n may_v in_o likelihood_n be_v meet_v with_o there_o so_o far_o as_o that_o estate_n will_v permit_v though_o they_o can_v doubt_v of_o all_o thing_n we_o doubt_v of_o here_o for_o these_o aerial_a spirit_n know_v that_o themselves_o be_v and_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n subsist_v and_o act_v after_o death_n unless_o such_o as_o be_v too_o deep_o tincture_v with_o avenroism_n but_o they_o may_v doubt_v whether_o they_o will_v hold_v out_o for_o ever_o or_o whether_o they_o will_v perish_v at_o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o stoic_n will_v have_v they_o it_o may_v be_v also_o a_o great_a controversy_n among_o they_o whether_o pythagoras_n or_o ptolemy_n hypothesis_n be_v true_a 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these_o part_n and_o transverse_a penetration_n and_o transcursion_n of_o secondary_a substance_n through_o this_o whole_a sphere_n of_o life_n which_o we_o call_v a_o spirit_n nor_o need_v we_o wonder_v that_o so_o full_a a_o orb_n shall_v swell_v out_o from_o so_o subtle_a and_o small_a a_o point_n as_o the_o centre_n of_o this_o spirit_n be_v suppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o aristotle_n somewhere_o say_v of_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o beside_o it_o be_v but_o what_o be_v see_v in_o some_o sort_n to_o the_o very_a eye_n in_o light_n how_o large_a a_o sphere_n of_o air_n a_o little_a spark_n will_v illuminate_v 5._o this_o be_v the_o pure_a idea_n of_o a_o create_a spirit_n in_o general_n concern_v which_o if_o there_o be_v yet_o any_o cavil_n to_o be_v make_v it_o can_v be_v none_o other_o than_o what_o be_v perfect_o common_a to_o it_o and_o to_o matter_n that_o be_v the_o unimaginableness_n of_o point_n and_o small_a particle_n and_o how_o what_o be_v discerpible_a can_v at_o all_o hang_v together_o but_o this_o not_o hinder_v matter_n from_o actual_a existence_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n that_o it_o shall_v any_o way_n pretend_v to_o the_o infer_v of_o the_o impossibility_n of_o the_o existence_n of_o a_o spirit_n by_o axiom_n 7._o but_o the_o most_o lubricous_a supposition_n that_o we_o go_v upon_o here_o be_v not_o altogether_o so_o intricate_a as_o those_o difficulty_n in_o matter_n for_o if_o that_o be_v but_o grant_v in_o which_o i_o find_v no_o absurdity_n that_o a_o particle_n of_o matter_n may_v be_v so_o little_a that_o it_o be_v utter_o uncapable_a of_o be_v make_v less_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n though_o intellectual_o divisible_a may_v yet_o be_v real_o indiscerpible_a and_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o only_o possible_a but_o it_o seem_v necessary_a that_o this_o shall_v be_v true_a for_o though_o we_o shall_v acknowledge_v that_o matter_n be_v discerpible_a in_o 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axiom_n 5._o that_o the_o conclusion_n be_v true_a 6._o what_o some_o will_v object_v from_o reason_n that_o these_o perfect_a parvitude_n be_v acknowledge_v still_o intellectual_o divisible_a must_v still_o have_v part_n into_o which_o they_o be_v divisible_a and_o therefore_o be_v still_o discerpible_a to_o this_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o division_n into_o part_n do_v not_o imply_v any_o discerpibility_n because_o the_o part_n conceive_v in_o one_o of_o these_o minima_fw-la corporalia_fw-la as_o i_o may_v so_o call_v they_o be_v rather_o essential_a or_o formal_a part_n then_o integrall_a and_o can_v no_o more_o actual_o be_v dissever_v than_o sense_n and_o reason_n from_o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n for_o it_o be_v of_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o matter_n to_o be_v divisible_a but_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o include_v in_o the_o essence_n thereof_o to_o be_v discerpible_a and_o therefore_o where_o discerpibility_n fail_v there_o be_v no_o necessity_n that_o divisibility_n shall_v fail_v also_o see_v the_o preface_n sect._n 3_o 7._o as_o for_o the_o trouble_n of_o spurious_a suggestion_n or_o representation_n from_o the_o fancy_n as_o if_o these_o perfect_a parvitude_n be_v round_a body_n and_o that_o therefore_o there_o will_v be_v triangular_a interval_n betwixt_o void_a of_o matter_n they_o be_v of_o no_o moment_n in_o this_o case_n she_o always_o represent_v a_o discerpible_a magnitude_n instead_o of_o a_o indiscerpible_a one_o wherefore_o she_o bring_v in_o a_o false_a evidence_n her_o testimony_n be_v to_o be_v reject_v nay_o if_o she_o can_v perplex_v the_o cause_n far_o worse_o she_o be_v not_o to_o be_v hear_v by_o axiom_n the_o 4._o wherefore_o fancy_n be_v unable_a to_o exhibit_v the_o object_n we_o consider_v in_o its_o due_a advantage_n for_o aught_o we_o know_v these_o perfect_a parvitude_n may_v lie_v so_o close_o together_o that_o they_o have_v no_o interval_n betwixt_o nay_o it_o seem_v necessary_a to_o be_v so_o for_o if_o there_o be_v any_o 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