such_o as_o it_o may_v be_v carry_v with_o in_o one_o moment_n into_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o so_o be_v present_a to_o they_o which_o when_o it_o be_v so_o hard_a to_o conceive_v in_o this_o scant_a compage_n of_o a_o humane_a body_n and_o in_o the_o soul_n occupy_v in_o one_o moment_n every_o part_n thereof_o what_o a_o outrageous_a thing_n be_v it_o and_o utter_o impossible_a to_o apprehend_v touch_v that_o spirit_n which_o perpetual_o exhibit_v his_o essential_a presence_n to_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o whatever_o be_v beyond_o the_o world_n to_o which_o last_o you_o may_v add_v that_o this_o hypothesis_n of_o the_o holenmerians_n do_v necessary_o make_v all_o spirit_n the_o most_o minute_n thing_n that_o can_v be_v conceive_v for_o if_o the_o whole_a spirit_n be_v in_o every_o physical_a point_n it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o essential_a amplitude_n itself_o of_o the_o spirit_n which_o the_o two_o former_a objection_n suppose_v be_v not_o big_a than_o that_o 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the_o whole_a essence_n of_o a_o spirit_n into_o the_o small_a point_n the_o divine_a essence_n itself_o be_v not_o big_a than_o any_o physical_a monad_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v apparent_a the_o three_o objection_n which_o we_o bring_v in_o the_o beginning_n do_v again_o recur_v here_o and_o utter_o overwhelm_v the_o first_o reason_n of_o the_o holenmerians_n so_o that_o the_o remedy_n be_v far_o more_o intolerable_a than_o the_o disease_n sect_n fourteen_o a_o confutation_n of_o the_o second_o reason_n of_o the_o holenmerians_n fig._n 2._o and_o from_o hence_o the_o falsity_n of_o that_o common_a say_n be_v detect_v that_o if_o the_o eye_n be_v in_o the_o foot_n the_o soul_n will_v see_v in_o the_o foot_n whenas_o it_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o see_v in_o those_o eye_n which_o it_o already_o have_v but_o somewhere_o within_o the_o brain_n nor_o will_v the_o soul_n by_o a_o eye_n in_o the_o foot_n see_v unless_o by_o fit_v nerve_n not_o unlike_o the_o optic_a one_o continue_v 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with_o some_o stay_n upon_o that_o which_o perceive_v nor_o if_o it_o can_v be_v perceive_v by_o this_o metaphysical_a monad_n thus_o swist_o move_v and_o vibrate_v towards_o all_o part_n at_o once_o will_v it_o be_v see_v in_o one_o place_n but_o in_o many_o place_n at_o once_o and_o those_o as_o it_o may_v happen_v very_o distant_a sect_n xv._n the_o egregious_a falsity_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o holenmerians_n and_o nullibist_n as_o also_o their_o uselessness_n for_o any_o philosophical_a end_n but_o very_o i_o be_o ashamed_a to_o waste_v so_o much_o time_n in_o refute_v such_o mere_a trifle_n and_o dotage_n which_o indeed_o be_v such_o that_o i_o mean_v of_o the_o nullibist_n as_o well_o as_o this_o other_o of_o the_o holenmerians_n that_o we_o may_v very_o well_o wonder_v how_o such_o distort_a and_o strain_a conceit_n can_v ever_o enter_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n or_o
answer_n to_o the_o first_o of_o the_o four_o objection_n i._n but_o against_o as_o well_o the_o nullibist_n as_o the_o hobbian_o who_o both_o of_o they_o contend_v that_o extension_n and_o matter_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n we_o will_v prove_v that_o the_o notion_n or_o idea_n of_o a_o spirit_n which_o we_o have_v produce_v be_v a_o notion_n of_o a_o thing_n possible_a and_o as_o for_o the_o nullibist_n who_o think_v we_o so_o much_o indulge_v to_o corporeal_a imagination_n in_o this_o our_o opinion_n of_o the_o extension_n of_o spirit_n i_o hope_v on_o the_o contrary_a that_o i_o shall_v show_v that_o it_o be_v only_o from_o hence_o that_o the_o hobbian_o and_o nullibist_n have_v take_v all_o amplitude_n from_o spirit_n because_o their_o imagination_n be_v not_o sufficient_o defecate_v and_o depurate_v from_o the_o filth_n and_o unclean_a tincture_n of_o corporeity_n or_o rather_o that_o they_o have_v their_o mind_n overmuch_o addict_v and_o enslave_v to_o material_a 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extension_n into_o the_o extension_n material_a but_o like_o a_o stupid_a beast_n stand_v low_v without_o as_o if_o the_o mind_n itself_o be_v become_v whole_o corporeal_a and_o if_o any_o thing_n enter_v they_o believe_v it_o perish_v rather_o and_o be_v annihilate_v than_o that_o two_o thing_n can_v at_o the_o same_o time_n coexi_v together_o in_o the_o same_o ubi_fw-la which_o be_v symptom_n of_o a_o mind_n desperate_o sick_a of_o this_o corporeal_a malady_n of_o imagination_n and_o not_o sufficient_o accustom_v or_o exercise_v in_o the_o free_a operation_n of_o the_o intellectual_a power_n and_o that_o also_o proceed_v from_o the_o same_o source_n that_o suppose_v two_o extension_n penetrate_v one_o another_o and_o adequate_o occupy_v the_o same_o ubi_fw-la they_o thus_o conjoin_v be_v conceive_v not_o to_o be_v great_a than_o either_o one_o of_o they_o take_v by_o itself_o for_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o mistake_n be_v that_o the_o mind_n incrassated_a and_o sway_v down_o by_o the_o imagination_n can_v together_o with_o the_o spiritual_a extension_n penetrate_v into_o the_o material_a and_o follow_v it_o throughout_o but_o only_a place_n itself_o hard_a by_o and_o stand_v without_o like_o a_o gross_a stupid_a thing_n and_o altogether_o corporeal_a for_o if_o she_o can_v but_o with_o the_o spiritual_a extension_n insinuate_v herself_o into_o the_o material_a and_o so_o conceive_v they_o both_o together_o as_o two_o real_o distinct_a extension_n it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o she_o shall_v therewith_o conceive_v they_o so_o conjoin_v into_o one_o ubi_fw-la to_o be_v notwithstanding_o not_o a_o jot_n less_o than_o when_o they_o be_v separate_v and_o occupy_v a_o ubi_fw-la as_o big_a again_o for_o the_o extension_n in_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v diminish_v but_o their_o situation_n only_o change_v as_o it_o also_o sometime_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o extension_n of_o some_o particular_a spirit_n which_o can_v dilate_v and_o 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mutual_o one_o another_o so_o that_o wherever_o there_o be_v more_o essence_n than_o one_o or_o more_o of_o the_o same_o essence_n in_o the_o same_o ubi_fw-la than_o be_v adequate_a to_o the_o amplitude_n thereof_o there_o this_o four_o dimension_n be_v to_o be_v acknowledge_v which_o we_o call_v essential_a spissitude_n which_o assure_o involve_v no_o great_a repugnancy_n than_o what_o may_v seem_v at_o first_o view_n to_o he_o that_o consider_v the_o thing_n less_o attentive_o to_o be_v in_o the_o other_o three_o dimension_n namely_o unless_o one_o will_v conceive_v that_o a_o piece_n of_o wax_n stretch_v out_o suppose_v to_o the_o length_n of_o a_o eln_n and_o afterward_o roll_v together_o into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o globe_n lose_v something_o of_o its_o former_a extension_n by_o this_o its_o conglobation_n he_o must_v confess_v that_o a_o spirit_n neither_o by_o the_o contraction_n of_o itself_o into_o a_o less_o space_n have_v lose_v any_o thing_n of_o its_o extension_n or_o essence_n but_o as_o in_o the_o abovesaid_a wax_n the_o diminution_n of_o its_o longitude_n be_v compensated_a with_o the_o augmentation_n of_o its_o latitude_n and_o profundity_n so_o in_o a_o spirit_n contract_n itself_o that_o in_o like_a manner_n its_o longitude_n latitude_n and_o profundity_n be_v lessen_v be_v compensated_a by_o essential_a spissitude_n which_o the_o spirit_n acquire_v by_o this_o contraction_n of_o itself_o and_o in_o both_o case_n we_o be_v to_o remember_v that_o the_o site_n be_v only_o change_v but_o that_o the_o essence_n and_o extension_n be_v not_o at_o all_o impair_v very_o these_o thing_n by_o i_o be_v so_o perfect_o every_o way_n perceive_v so_o certain_a and_o try_v that_o i_o dare_v appeal_n to_o the_o mind_n of_o any_o one_o which_o be_v free_a from_o the_o morbid_v prejudices_fw-la of_o imagination_n and_o challenge_v he_o to_o try_v the_o strength_n of_o his_o intellectual_n whether_o he_o do_v not_o clear_o perceive_v the_o thing_n to_o be_v so_o as_o i_o have_v define_v and_o that_o two_o equal_a extension_n adequate_o occupy_v the_o very_a same_o ubi_fw-la be_v not_o twice_o as_o great_a as_o either_o of_o they_o alone_o and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o close_v with_o the_o same_o term_n as_o the_o imagination_n false_o suggest_v but_o only_o with_o equal_a nor_o be_v there_o any_o need_n to_o heap_v up_o more_o word_n for_o the_o solving_a this_o first_o difficulty_n whenas_o what_o have_v be_v brief_o say_v already_o abundant_o suffice_v for_o the_o penetrate_a their_o understanding_n who_o be_v prepossess_v with_o no_o prejudice_n but_o for_o the_o pierce_a of_o they_o who_o be_v blind_v with_o prejudices_fw-la infinite_a will_v not_o suffice_v sect_n xxiii_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o second_o objection_n where_o the_o fundamental_a error_n of_o the_o nullibist_n viz._n that_o whatsoever_o be_v extend_v be_v the_o object_n of_o imagination_n be_v take_v notice_n of_o ii_o let_v we_o try_v now_o if_o we_o can_v dispatch_v the_o second_o difficulty_n with_o like_a success_n and_o see_v if_o it_o
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to_o no_o more_o than_o so_o be_v the_o task_n we_o undertake_v in_o this_o chapter_n but_o assure_v yourself_o if_o you_o peruse_v his_o book_n careful_o you_o shall_v plain_o find_v that_o the_o main_a drist_n thereof_o be_v to_o prove_v as_o i_o above_o note_v that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o witch_n as_o with_o who_o the_o devil_n have_v any_o thing_n more_o to_o do_v than_o with_o any_o other_o sinner_n which_o notwithstanding_o this_o conclusion_n of_o his_o a_o little_a before_o recite_v come_v infinite_o short_a of_o and_o therefore_o this_o six_o chapter_n consist_v of_o about_o thirty_o page_n in_o folio_n be_v a_o mere_a piece_n of_o impertinency_n and_o there_o will_v be_v witch_n for_o all_o this_o whether_o these_o particularity_n be_v note_v in_o they_o or_o no_o for_o it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o moses_n to_o name_v those_o ill_a sound_a term_n in_o general_a which_o imply_v a_o witch_n according_a to_o that_o general_a notion_n i_o have_v above_o deliver_v which_o if_o 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megnonen_n that_o the_o former_a use_n prestigious_a transformation_n to_o some_o great_a mischief_n as_o where_o olaus_n magnus_n tell_v of_o those_o that_o have_v transform_v themselves_o into_o wolf_n to_o man_n think_v and_o have_v present_o fall_v upon_o worry_v of_o sheep_n other_o transform_v in_o their_o astral_a spirit_n into_o various_a shape_n get_v into_o house_n and_o do_v mischief_n to_o man_n and_o child_n as_o i_o remember_v remigius_n report_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v less_o wonder_n that_o that_o sharp_a law_n of_o moses_n be_v against_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mecassephah_n such_o a_o witch_n as_o this_o be_v thou_o shall_v not_o suffer_v a_o witch_n to_o live_v this_o may_v be_v a_o more_o peculiar_a signification_n of_o that_o word_n and_o now_o for_o make_v a_o compact_n with_o the_o devil_n how_o natural_o do_v that_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chobher_v chebher_n signify_v that_o feat_n also_o but_o for_o suck_v and_o copulation_n though_o right_o state_v it_o may_v be_v true_a yet_o i_o confess_v there_o be_v nothing_o hint_v towards_o that_o so_o far_o as_o i_o see_v as_o indeed_o it_o be_v neither_o necessary_a that_o the_o other_o shall_v be_v but_o these_o be_v the_o very_a dregs_o the_o foex_n magorum_n &_o sagarum_fw-la that_o sink_n into_o those_o abomination_n against_o which_o a_o sufficient_a bar_n be_v put_v already_o by_o this_o prohibition_n of_o witchcraft_n in_o general_n by_o so_o many_o name_n and_o the_o other_o be_v so_o silthy_a base_a and_o nasty_a that_o the_o mention_n thereof_o be_v neither_o fit_n for_o the_o sacred_a style_n of_o moses_n his_o law_n nor_o for_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o people_n in_o my_o pass_v to_o the_o eight_o chapter_n i_o will_v only_o take_v notice_n by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o shameless_a impudence_n of_o j._n webster_n who_o in_o favour_n to_o his_o belove_a hag_n that_o they_o may_v never_o be_v think_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o devil_n make_v the_o victory_n of_o moses_n with_o who_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n be_v or_o of_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o angel_n that_o appear_v first_o to_o moses_n in_o the_o bush_n and_o conduct_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o the_o promise_a land_n to_o be_v the_o victory_n only_o over_o so_o many_o hocus-pocusses_a so_o many_o juggler_n that_o be_v as_o it_o seem_v old_a excellent_a at_o the_o trick_n of_o legerdemain_n which_o be_v the_o base_a derogation_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o that_o victory_n and_o the_o vile_a reproach_n against_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n and_o the_o person_n of_o moses_n that_o either_o the_o malicious_a wit_n of_o any_o devil_n can_v invent_v or_o the_o dulness_n of_o any_o sink_a soul_n can_v stumble_v upon_o assure_o there_o be_v a_o real_a conflict_n here_o betwixt_o the_o kingdom_n of_o light_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n and_o the_o evil_a spirit_n thereof_o which_o assist_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hartummim_v the_o magician_n of_o egypt_n who_o before_o that_o name_n be_v name_v that_o no_o man_n may_v mistake_v be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mecassephim_n such_o kind_n of_o magician_n as_o can_v exhibit_v to_o the_o sight_n manifold_a prestigious_a transformation_n through_o diabolical_a assistance_n and_o be_v render_v malesici_fw-la by_o good_a interpreter_n as_o i_o note_v above_o that_o be_v they_o be_v wizzard_n or_o he-witche_n the_o self_n same_o word_n be_v use_v in_o that_o severe_a law_n of_o moses_n thou_o shall_v not_o suffer_v a_o witch_n to_o live_v be_v not_o these_o magician_n than_o example_n plain_a enough_o that_o there_o be_v witch_n that_o be_v to_o say_v such_o wretcâ—…d_a wight_n as_o do_v strange_a miraculous_a thing_n by_o the_o assistance_n or_o consociation_n of_o evil_a spirit_n o_o no_o say_v mr._n webster_n these_o be_v only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chacamim_v wise_n man_n and_o great_a naturalist_n who_o all_o what_o they_o 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essence_n penetrate_v and_o pervade_v the_o whole_a body_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o where_o the_o body_n be_v but_o nowhere_o in_o the_o universe_n with_o what_o manifest_a repugnancy_n therefore_o to_o their_o other_o assertion_n the_o nullibist_n hold_v this_o ridiculous_a conclusion_n we_o have_v sufficient_o see_v and_o how_o weak_a their_o chief_a prop_n be_v that_o whatever_o be_v extend_v be_v material_a which_o be_v not_o only_o confute_v by_o irresragable_a argument_n chap._n 6_o 7_o and_o 8._o enchirid._n metaphys_n but_o we_o have_v here_o also_o by_o so_o clear_o prove_v that_o all_o spirit_n be_v somewhere_o utter_o subvert_v it_o even_o from_o that_o very_a concession_n or_o opinion_n of_o the_o nullibist_n themselves_o who_o concede_fw-la or_o aver_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v somewhere_o be_v extend_v which_o spirit_n be_v and_o yet_o be_v not_o material_a sect_n vii_o the_o more_o light_a reason_n of_o the_o nullibist_n whereby_o they_o will_v confirm_v their_o opinion_n the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v that_o the_o soul_n think_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v nowhere_o but_o we_o will_v not_o pass_v by_o their_o more_o slight_a reason_n in_o so_o great_a a_o matter_n or_o rather_o so_o monstrous_a of_o which_o the_o first_o be_v that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n think_v of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v nowhere_o nor_o have_v any_o relation_n to_o place_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o logical_a place_n or_o ubi_fw-la of_o which_o sort_n be_v many_o truth_n as_o well_o moral_a as_o theological_n and_o logical_a which_o be_v of_o such_o a_o nature_n that_o they_o be_v nowhere_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n which_o conceive_v they_o be_v necessary_o nowhere_o also_o but_o how_o crazy_o and_o inconsequent_o they_o collect_v that_o the_o humane_a soul_n be_v nowhere_o for_o that_o it_o think_v of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v nowhere_o may_v be_v apparent_a to_o any_o one_o srom_n hence_o and_o especial_o to_o the_o nullibist_n themselves_o because_o from_o the_o same_o reason_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v somewhere_o because_o sometime_o if_o not_o always_o in_o a_o manner_n it_o think_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v somewhere_o as_o all_o material_a thing_n be_v which_o yet_o they_o dare_v not_o grant_v because_o it_o will_v plain_o follow_v from_o thence_o according_a to_o their_o doctrine_n that_o the_o mind_n or_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v extend_v and_o so_o will_v become_v corporeal_a and_o devoid_a of_o all_o cogitation_n but_o beside_o these_o thing_n which_o they_o say_v be_v nowhere_o namely_o certain_a moral_a logical_a and_o theological_a truth_n be_v real_o somewhere_o viz._n in_o the_o soul_n itself_o which_o conceive_v they_o but_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n as_o we_o prove_v above_o whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o soul_n and_o those_o truth_n which_o she_o conceive_v be_v as_o well_o somewhere_o as_o the_o body_n itself_o i_o grant_v that_o some_o truth_n as_o they_o be_v representation_n neither_o respect_n time_n nor_o place_n in_o whatever_o sense_n but_o as_o they_o be_v operation_n and_o therefore_o modes_n of_o some_o subject_a or_o substance_n they_o can_v be_v otherwise_o conceive_v than_o in_o some_o substance_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v no_o substance_n which_o have_v not_o some_o amplitude_n they_o be_v in_o a_o substance_n which_o be_v in_o some_o soâ—…t_n extend_v and_o so_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o subject_n they_o be_v necessary_o conceive_v to_o be_v somewhere_o because_o a_o mode_n be_v inseparable_a from_o a_o subject_a nor_o be_o i_o at_o all_o move_v with_o that_o giddy_a and_o rash_a tergiversation_n which_o some_o betake_v themselves_o to_o here_o who_o say_v we_o do_v not_o well_o in_o distinguish_v betwixt_o cogitation_n such_o as_o be_v all_o conceive_a verity_n and_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n cogitate_v for_o cogitation_n itself_o be_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o extension_n be_v of_o matter_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o soul_n be_v as_o well_o nowhere_o as_o any_o cogitation_n which_o respect_v neither_o time_n nor_o place_n will_v be_v if_o it_o be_v find_v in_o no_o subject_n but_o here_o the_o nullibist_n who_o will_v thus_o escape_v do_v not_o observe_v that_o while_o they_o acknowledge_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o be_v cogitation_n they_o therewithal_o acknowledge_v the_o soul_n to_o have_v a_o substance_n whence_o it_o be_v necessary_a it_o have_v some_o amplitude_n and_o beside_o this_o assertion_n whereby_o they_o assert_v cogitation_n to_o be_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v manifest_o false_a for_o many_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v as_o they_o speak_v specifical_o different_a which_o therefore_o succeed_v one_o after_o another_o will_v be_v so_o many_o substance_n specifical_o different_a and_o so_o the_o soul_n of_o socrates_n will_v not_o always_o be_v the_o same_o specifical_a soul_n and_o much_o less_o the_o same_o numerical_a than_o which_o what_o can_v be_v imagine_v more_o delirant_fw-la and_o more_o remote_a from_o common_a sense_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v a_o permanent_a be_v but_o her_o cogitation_n in_o a_o flux_n or_o succession_n how_o then_o can_v the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v its_o successive_a operation_n and_o when_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v so_o perpetual_o cease_v or_o perish_v what_o i_o beseech_v you_o will_v become_v of_o memory_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v manifest_o evident_a that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a permanent_a substance_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o much_o distinct_a or_o different_a from_o her_o succeed_a cogitation_n as_o the_o matter_n itself_o be_v from_o its_o successive_a figure_n and_o motion_n sect_n viii_o the_o second_o reason_n of_o the_o nullibist_n viz._n that_o cogitation_n be_v easy_o conceive_v without_o extension_n the_o second_o reason_n be_v somewhat_o coincident_a with_o some_o of_o those_o we_o have_v already_o examine_v but_o it_o be_v brief_o propose_v by_o they_o thus_o there_o can_v be_v no_o conception_n no_o not_o of_o a_o logical_a place_n or_o ubi_fw-la without_o extension_n but_o cogitation_n be_v easy_o conceive_v without_o conceive_v any_o extension_n wherefore_o the_o mind_n cogitate_v exempt_a from_o all_o extension_n be_v exempt_a also_o from_o all_o locality_n whether_o physical_a or_o logical_a and_o be_v so_o loosen_a from_o it_o that_o it_o have_v no_o relation_n nor_o applicability_n thereto_o as_o if_o those_o thing_n have_v no_o relation_n nor_o applicability_n to_o other_o certain_a thing_n without_o which_o they_o may_v be_v conceive_v the_o weakness_n of_o this_o argumentation_n be_v easy_o deprehend_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o intenseness_n of_o heat_n or_o motion_n be_v consider_v without_o any_o respect_n to_o its_o extension_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v refer_v to_o a_o extend_a subject_n viz._n to_o a_o bullet_n shoot_v or_o red_a hot_a iron_n and_o though_o in_o intent_n and_o defixed_a thought_n upon_o some_o either_o difficult_a or_o please_a object_n we_o do_v not_o at_o all_o observe_v how_o the_o time_n pass_v nor_o take_v the_o slight_a notice_n of_o it_o nothing_o hinder_v notwithstanding_o but_o those_o cogitation_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o time_n and_o it_o be_v right_o say_v that_o about_o six_o a_o clock_n suppose_v in_o the_o morning_n they_o begin_v and_o continue_v till_o eleven_o and_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o place_n may_v be_v define_v where_o they_o be_v conceive_v viz._n within_o the_o wall_n of_o such_o a_o one_o study_n although_o perhaps_o all_o that_o time_n this_o so_o fix_a contemplator_n do_v not_o take_v notice_n whether_o he_o be_v in_o his_o study_n or_o in_o the_o field_n and_o to_o speak_v out_o the_o matter_n at_o once_o from_o the_o precision_n of_o our_o thought_n to_o infer_v the_o real_a precision_n or_o separation_n of_o the_o thing_n themselves_o be_v a_o very_a putid_v and_o
be_v discerp_v or_o more_o subtle_a than_o what_o do_v not_o only_o penetrate_v matter_n but_o itself_o or_o at_o least_o other_o substance_n of_o its_o own_o kind_n for_o a_o spirit_n can_v penetrate_v a_o spirit_n though_o matter_n can_v penetrate_v matter_n there_o be_v therefore_o in_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o a_o spirit_n although_o it_o be_v metaphysical_o extend_v no_o obscure_a reason_n why_o all_o the_o sympathy_n and_o synenergy_n why_o all_o perception_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o cogitation_n shall_v be_v refer_v rather_o to_o it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o unity_n and_o subtlety_n of_o its_o nature_n than_o to_o matter_n which_o be_v so_o crass_a that_o it_o be_v impenetrable_a and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o unity_n of_o essence_n that_o it_o consist_v of_o juxtaposit_v part_n but_o i_o hope_v by_o this_o i_o have_v abundant_o satisfy_v this_o three_o difficulty_n sect_n xxxii_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o four_o objection_n as_o much_o as_o respect_v the_o holenmerians_n and_o nullibist_n and_o all_o those_o that_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o matter_n be_v create_v of_o god_n iv._o let_v we_o go_v on_o therefore_o to_o the_o four_o and_o last_o which_o from_o the_o penetrability_n of_o a_o spirit_n conclude_v its_o unsitness_n for_o move_v of_o matter_n for_o it_o can_v move_v matter_n but_o by_o impel_v it_o nor_o can_v it_o impel_v it_o because_o it_o do_v so_o easy_o without_o all_o resistance_n penetrate_v it_o here_o therefore_o again_o imagination_n play_v her_o trick_n and_o measure_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o spirit_n by_o the_o law_n of_o matter_n fancy_v a_o spirit_n like_o some_o body_n pass_v through_o a_o over-large_a or_o wide_a hole_n where_o it_o can_v stick_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o laxness_n of_o the_o passage_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o neither_o the_o holenmerians_n nor_o nullibists_n can_v of_o right_a object_n this_o difficulty_n to_o we_o whenas_o it_o be_v much_o more_o incredible_a that_o either_o a_o metaphysical_a monad_n or_o any_o essence_n that_o be_v nowhere_o shall_v be_v more_o fit_a for_o the_o move_a matter_n than_o that_o which_o have_v some_o amplitude_n and_o be_v present_a also_o to_o the_o matter_n that_o be_v to_o be_v move_v wherefore_o we_o have_v now_o only_o to_o do_v with_o such_o philosopher_n as_o contend_v that_o the_o whole_a universe_n consist_v of_o body_n only_o for_o as_o for_o those_o that_o acknowledge_v there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o that_o matter_n be_v create_v by_o he_o it_o be_v not_o hard_o for_o they_o to_o conceive_v that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o certain_a faculty_n in_o the_o soul_n which_o in_o some_o manner_n though_o very_o shadowish_o answer_v to_o that_o power_n in_o god_n of_o create_a matter_n namely_o that_o as_o god_n though_o the_o most_o pure_a of_o all_o spirit_n yet_o create_v matter_n the_o most_o gross_a of_o all_o thing_n so_o create_v spirit_n themselves_o may_v emit_v a_o certain_a material_a virtue_n either_o spontaneous_o or_o natural_o by_o which_o they_o may_v intimate_o inhere_o in_o the_o subject_a matter_n and_o be_v sufficient_o close_o unite_v therewith_o which_o faculty_n of_o spirit_n in_o the_o appendix_n to_o the_o antidote_n against_o atheism_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hylopathy_n of_o spirit_n or_o a_o power_n of_o affect_v or_o be_v affect_v by_o the_o matter_n but_o i_o confess_v that_o answer_n be_v less_o fit_o use_v when_o we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o those_o who_o deny_v the_o creation_n of_o matter_n and_o much_o more_o when_o with_o those_o that_o deny_v there_o be_v a_o god_n sect_n xxxiii_o a_o answer_n to_o those_o that_o think_v there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o universe_n but_o matter_n or_o body_n wherefore_o whenas_o we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o such_o infense_n adversary_n and_o so_o much_o estrange_v from_o all_o knowledge_n and_o acknowledgement_n of_o incorporeal_a thing_n very_o we_o ought_v to_o behave_v ourselves_o very_o cautious_o and_o circumspect_o and_o something_o more_o precise_o to_o consider_v the_o title_n of_o the_o question_n which_o be_v not_o whether_o we_o can_v accurate_o discern_v and_o declare_v the_o mode_n or_o way_n that_o a_o spirit_n move_v matter_n but_o whether_o its_o penetrability_n be_v repugnant_a with_o this_o faculty_n of_o move_a matter_n but_o now_o it_o be_v manifest_a if_o a_o spirit_n can_v be_v unite_v and_o as_o it_o be_v cohere_v with_o the_o matter_n that_o it_o may_v easy_o move_v matter_n forasmuch_o as_o if_o there_o be_v at_o all_o any_o such_o thing_n as_o a_o spirit_n it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o all_o man_n to_o be_v acknowledge_v the_o true_a principle_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o life_n and_o motion_n wherefore_o the_o hinge_n of_o the_o whole_a controversy_n turn_v upon_o this_o one_o pin_n whether_o it_o be_v repugnant_a that_o any_o spirit_n shall_v be_v unite_v and_o as_o it_o be_v cohere_v with_o matter_n or_o by_o whatever_o firmness_n or_o sasten_n whether_o permanent_a or_o momentaneous_a be_v join_v therewith_o now_o that_o it_o be_v not_o repugnant_a i_o hope_v i_o shall_v clear_o demonstrate_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o unition_n of_o spirit_n with_o matter_n be_v as_o intelligible_a as_o the_o unition_n of_o one_o part_n of_o matter_n with_o another_o for_o that_o aught_o in_o reason_n to_o be_v hold_v a_o axiom_n firm_a and_o sure_a that_o that_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v in_o which_o there_o be_v find_v no_o great_a not_o to_o say_v less_o dissiculty_n of_o so_o be_v than_o in_o that_o which_o we_o real_o find_v to_o be_v but_o we_o see_v one_o part_n of_o matter_n real_o and_o actual_o unite_v with_o another_o and_o that_o in_o some_o body_n with_o a_o firmness_n almost_o invincible_a as_o in_o some_o stone_n and_o metal_n which_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v the_o hard_a of_o all_o body_n but_o we_o will_v for_o the_o more_o full_o understand_v the_o business_n suppose_v a_o body_n absolute_o and_o perfect_o hard_a constitute_v of_o no_o particle_n but_o the_o very_a physical_a monad_n themselves_o and_o without_o all_o pore_n i_o ask_v therefore_o here_o by_o what_o virtue_n or_o by_o what_o manner_n of_o way_n do_v the_o part_n of_o so_o perfect_a a_o solid_a cohere_v undoubted_o they_o can_v allege_v nothing_o here_o beside_o immediate_a contact_n and_o rest_n for_o if_o they_o fly_v to_o any_o other_o affection_n which_o be_v ally_v to_o life_n and_o sense_n they_o be_v more_o right_o and_o more_o easy_o understand_v to_o be_v in_o a_o spirit_n than_o in_o matter_n and_o we_o will_v present_o pronounce_v that_o a_o spirit_n may_v adhere_v to_o matter_n by_o the_o same_o virtue_n but_o that_o the_o part_n of_o matter_n cohere_v by_o bare_a though_o immediate_a contact_n seem_v as_o difficult_a if_o not_o more_o difficult_a than_o that_o a_o spirit_n penetrate_v matter_n shall_v cleave_v together_o into_o one_o with_o it_o for_o the_o contact_n of_o the_o part_n of_o matter_n be_v 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