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and_o soft_a word_n roll_a and_o stream_a tautology_n which_o if_o they_o at_o any_o time_n bear_v any_o true_a sense_n with_o they_o it_o be_v but_o what_o every_o ordinary_a christian_a know_v before_o but_o what_o they_o oft_o insinuate_v by_o the_o by_o be_v a_o bominable_o false_a as_o sure_a as_o christianity_n itself_o be_v true_a yet_o such_o foppery_n as_o these_o seem_v fine_a thing_n to_o the_o heedless_a and_o pusillanimous_a but_o sure_o christ_n will_v raise_v such_o a_o discern_a spirit_n in_o his_o church_n that_o by_o evidence_n and_o conviction_n of_o reason_n not_o by_o force_n or_o external_a power_n such_o mock-prophet_n and_o false_a messiasses_n as_o these_o will_v be_v discountenance_v and_o hiss_v off_o of_o the_o stage_n nor_o will_v there_o be_v a_o man_n that_o know_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o christian_n that_o will_v receive_v they_o 22_o we_o have_v i_o think_v by_o a_o sufficient_a induction_n discover_v the_o condition_n and_o cause_n of_o this_o mysterious_a mockery_n of_o enthusiastical_a love_n in_o the_o high_a work_n of_o it_o and_o show_v how_o it_o be_v but_o in_o effect_v a_o natural_a complexion_n as_o very_o often_o religious_a zeal_n in_o general_n be_v discover_v to_o be_v as_o be_v also_o observable_a from_o the_o tumultuous_a anabaptist_n in_o germany_n for_o among_o other_o thing_n that_o they_o contend_v for_o this_o be_v not_o the_o least_o to_o wit_n a_o freedom_n to_o have_v many_o wife_n so_o that_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n this_o religious_a heat_n in_o man_n as_o it_o arise_v mere_o from_o nature_n be_v like_o aurum_fw-la fulminans_fw-la which_o though_o it_o fly_v upward_o somewhat_o the_o great_a force_n when_o it_o be_v fire_v be_v find_v to_o go_v downward_o this_o make_v that_o religious_a sect_n of_o the_o beguardi_fw-it conceit_n that_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o kiss_v a_o woman_n but_o none_o at_o all_o to_o lie_v with_o she_o the_o same_o furnish_v carpocrates_n and_o apelles_n `two_o busy_a sectary_n in_o their_o time_n the_o one_o with_o his_o marcellina_n the_o other_o with_o his_o philumena_n to_o spend_v their_o lust_n upon_o 23._o but_o enough_o of_o this_o near_o to_o this_o enthusiastical_a affection_n of_o love_n be_v that_o of_o joy_n and_o triumph_n of_o spirit_n that_o enthusiast_n be_v several_a time_n actuate_v withal_o to_o their_o own_o great_a admiration_n but_o we_o have_v already_o intimate_v the_o near_a affinity_n betwixt_o melancholy_n and_o wine_n which_o cheer_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n and_o man_n as_o be_v say_v in_o the_o parable_n and_o assure_o melancholy_a that_o lie_v at_o first_o smoar_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o blood_n when_o heat_n have_v overcome_v it_o it_o consist_v of_o such_o solid_a particle_n which_o then_o be_v put_v upon_o motion_n and_o agitation_n be_v more_o strong_a and_o vigorous_a than_o any_o thing_n
else_o that_o move_v in_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n and_o come_v very_o near_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o high_a cordial_n that_o be_v which_o aristotle_n also_o witness_n assert_v that_o melancholy_a while_o it_o be_v cold_a cause_v sadness_n and_o despondency_n of_o mind_n but_o once_o heat_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ecstasy_n and_o rapture_n with_o triumphant_a joy_n and_o sing_v 24._o there_o be_v three_o delusion_n yet_o behind_o which_o because_o they_o come_v into_o my_o memory_n i_o will_v not_o omit_v to_o speak_v of_o viz._n mystical_a interpretation_n of_o scripture_n quaking_n and_o vision_n all_o which_o be_v easy_o resolve_v into_o effect_n of_o melancholy_a for_o as_o for_o the_o first_o we_o have_v already_o show_v that_o melancholy_a as_o well_o as_o wine_n make_v a_o man_n rhetorical_a or_o poetical_a and_o that_o genius_n how_o fancieful_a it_o be_v and_o full_a of_o allusion_n and_o metaphor_n and_o fine_a resemblance_n every_o one_o know_v and_o what_o 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in_o a_o wrong_a box_n and_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o presage_n and_o conscience_n that_o better_a and_o more_o noble_a thing_n belong_v unto_o it_o else_o why_o shall_v it_o be_v trouble_v at_o its_o own_o proclivity_n to_o that_o which_o be_v the_o height_n and_o flower_n of_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o body_n as_o they_o that_o be_v give_v to_o this_o folly_n do_v profess_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o this_o sense_n what_o life_n what_o sweet_a without_o the_o golden_a tie_n of_o venus_n dead_a to_o this_o straight_o let_v i_o die_v but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o natural_a shame_n of_o these_o act_n and_o the_o propension_n to_o they_o that_o story_n of_o typhon_n in_o diodorus_n siculus_n be_v no_o obscure_a argument_n for_o when_o he_o have_v murder_v his_o brother_n osiris_n that_o he_o may_v more_o sacramental_o bind_v to_o he_o for_o his_o future_a help_n and_o security_n his_o twenty_o four_o accomplice_n in_o this_o act_n he_o hew_v the_o 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anthroposophos_n observation_n 34._o i_o perceive_v by_o thy_o answer_n to_o this_o observation_n thou_o be_v not_o at_o all_o ocquait_v with_o ramus_n what_o ere_o thou_o be_v with_o the_o schoolman_n but_o i_o pass_v over_o this_o and_o come_v to_o what_o be_v of_o more_o moment_n page_n 71._o line_n 19_o this_o be_v one_o of_o your_o three_o design_n yes_o it_o be_v one_o of_o those_o three_o design_n i_o tax_v you_o for_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o my_o observation_n and_o here_o i_o make_v it_o good_a out_o of_o your_o own_o text_n anthroposophia_fw-la pag._n 33._o line_n 1._o these_o be_v your_o word_n and_o now_o reader_n arrige_fw-la aures_fw-la come_v on_o without_o prejudice_n and_o i_o will_v tell_v thou_o that_o which_o never_o hitherto_o have_v
christ._n those_o that_o reprehend_v this_o passage_n they_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v very_o reprehensible_a themselves_o as_o have_v fall_v into_o two_o error_n the_o one_o be_v that_o they_o think_v it_o so_o enormous_a and_o extravagant_a a_o expression_n of_o man_n be_v call_v god_n when_o as_o very_o sober_a and_o holy_a writer_n have_v make_v use_n of_o the_o phrase_n be_v warrant_v thereunto_o as_o they_o conceive_v from_o scripture_n itself_o which_o express_o bestow_v upon_o we_o the_o title_n of_o son_n of_o god_n john_n 1_o filios_fw-la dei_fw-la fieri_fw-la hâ—e_v deos_fw-la say_v they_o nam_fw-la quis_fw-la nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la filius_fw-la dei_fw-la isa._n cafaub_n and_o the_o same_o author_n out_o of_o the_o father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n augustine_n speak_v very_o roundly_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n templum_fw-la dei_fw-la aedificaxi_fw-la ex_fw-la iis_fw-la quos_fw-la facit_fw-la non_fw-la factus_fw-la deus_fw-la and_o athanasius_n ad_fw-la adelphium_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d christ_n become_v man_n that_o he_o may_v make_v we_o go_n but_o what_o this_o deification_n be_v he_o do_v distinct_o and_o judicious_o set_v down_o thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v make_v god_n say_v he_o be_v to_o be_v unite_v with_o the_o deity_n by_o the_o partake_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o understand_v nothing_o else_o by_o deification_n which_o be_v so_o often_o repeat_v in_o that_o excellent_a manual_n theologia_n germanica_n in_o which_o though_o there_o be_v much_o of_o melancholy_n yet_o i_o think_v there_o be_v more_o true_a and_o savoury_a divinity_n then_o in_o thousand_o of_o other_o write_n that_o make_v a_o great_a noise_n in_o the_o world_n the_o other_o error_n my_o reprehender_n be_v reprehensible_a in_o be_v in_o that_o they_o look_v upon_o i_o here_o as_o countenance_v such_o phrase_n as_o these_o when_o it_o be_v plain_a i_o check_v the_o user_n of_o they_o for_o their_o affectation_n of_o such_o high_a language_n especial_o they_o have_v abuse_v it_o not_o only_o to_o a_o unmannerly_a usurpation_n of_o a_o equal_a estate_n or_o parity_n with_o christ_n but_o to_o a_o wild_a presumption_n that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o god_n but_o such_o as_o themselves_o be_v which_o abominable_a opinion_n of_o they_o present_v itself_o then_o so_o full_o to_o my_o mind_n carry_v i_o forth_o in_o that_o zeal_n and_o vehemency_n you_o see_v and_o therefore_o may_v be_v a_o sufficient_a excuse_n for_o so_o large_a a_o excursion_n i_o keep_v myself_o still_o so_o well_o within_o compass_n as_o not_o to_o let_v go_v my_o main_a design_n which_o be_v against_o phantastrie_n and_o enthusiasm_n and_o do_v here_o plain_o show_v that_o it_o may_v well_o lead_v a_o man_n at_o length_n to_o down_o right_a rant_a and_o atheism_n 11._o pag._n 183._o l._n 11._o lord_n of_o the_o four_o element_n and_o emperor_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v in_o my_o apprehension_n but_o a_o extravagant_a censure_n of_o those_o that_o say_v these_o expression_n be_v so_o extravagant_a if_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v literal_o understand_v i_o confess_v it_o be_v the_o voice_n rather_o of_o a_o mad_a man_n then_o of_o one_o in_o his_o right_a sense_n but_o they_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v moral_o they_o be_v not_o only_o sober_a in_o themselves_o but_o contain_v in_o they_o a_o consideration_n very_o proper_a and_o effectual_a for_o the_o make_n other_o sober_a also_o i_o mean_v such_o as_o by_o their_o natural_a complexion_n be_v hurry_v on_o too_o fast_o after_o high_a thing_n be_v liable_a to_o grow_v mad_a with_o excessive_a desire_n of_o be_v in_o some_o great_a place_n of_o honour_n and_o rule_v among_o man_n or_o else_o of_o be_v admire_v for_o some_o strange_a magical_a power_n over_o nature_n and_o external_a element_n we_o remind_v they_o hereby_o that_o there_o be_v a_o more_o noble_a empire_n and_o more_o useful_a magic_n to_o be_v fight_v after_o than_o what_o so_o please_v their_o mistake_a fancy_n in_o endeavour_v after_o which_o they_o shall_v neither_o forfeit_v their_o body_n to_o the_o sovereign_a power_n they_o ought_v to_o obey_v nor_o yet_o their_o soul_n to_o the_o devil_n nor_o squander_v away_o the_o use_n of_o their_o wit_n and_o reason_n upon_o mere_a lie_a deceit_n and_o vanity_n beside_o this_o inward_a command_n over_o a_o man_n self_n which_o the_o wise_a have_v always_o account_v the_o high_a piece_n of_o wisdom_n and_o power_n have_v ever_o be_v by_o all_o good_a man_n compare_v with_o and_o prefer_v before_o sceptre_n and_o kingdom_n so_o that_o i_o do_v but_o speak_v in_o the_o common_a dialect_n of_o all_o those_o that_o have_v profess_v themselves_o to_o have_v have_v that_o right_a esteem_n of_o wisdom_n and_o virtue_n which_o it_o deserve_v the_o philosopher_n be_v very_o loud_o in_o their_o expression_n concern_v this_o matter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d laert._n zen._n and_o horace_n follow_v their_o step_n or_o rather_o outgo_v they_o write_v thus_o ad_fw-la summam_fw-la sapiens_fw-la uno_fw-la minor_fw-la est_fw-la jove_n dives_n libre_fw-la honoratus_fw-la pulcher_fw-la rex_fw-la denique_fw-la regum_fw-la nay_o they_o be_v not_o only_o content_a to_o set_v out_o the_o dignity_n of_o their_o wise_a man_n as_o they_o call_v he_o by_o the_o title_n of_o a_o king_n but_o will_v not_o allow_v any_o to_o be_v true_o so_o call_v beside_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o demâ—philus_n add_v that_o he_o be_v the_o only_a priest_n also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d christianity_n join_v both_o title_n together_o the_o scripture_n teach_v we_o that_o all_o true_a christian_n be_v both_o king_n and_o priest_n so_o sober_a and_o warrantable_a be_v those_o metaphor_n take_v from_o political_a dignity_n but_o be_v it_o not_o a_o piece_n of_o pride_n to_o speak_v of_o a_o man_n self_n in_o such_o high_a term_n i_o answer_v be_v it_o not_o a_o piece_n of_o baseness_n for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v ashamed_a to_o profess_v himself_o a_o christian_n and_o his_o high_a esteem_n he_o have_v of_o that_o call_n especial_o he_o be_v so_o fair_o invite_v thereunto_o partly_o to_o wipe_v off_o the_o foul_a calumny_n of_o his_o adversary_n who_o will_v make_v the_o world_n believe_v i_o write_v against_o he_o out_o of_o envy_n the_o poor_a and_o most_o sneak_v of_o all_o passion_n and_o utter_o contrary_a to_o all_o magnanimity_n and_o true_a gallantry_n of_o spirit_n and_o partly_o to_o recommend_v to_o all_o generous_a soul_n the_o love_n of_o christianity_n and_o virtue_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o very_a royal_a and_o magnificent_a state_n and_o condition_n which_o i_o do_v in_o most_o part_n of_o this_o present_a section_n and_o so_o to_o win_v over_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a my_o antagonist_n himself_o from_o the_o vain_a affectation_n of_o magic_n to_o a_o more_o sacred_a and_o more_o true_o glorious_a power_n over_o his_o own_o nature_n pag._n 183._o l._n 24._o i_o still_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o sea_n etc._n etc._n impera_fw-la ventis_fw-la &_o tempestatibus_fw-la dic_fw-la mari_fw-fr quiesce_v &_o aquiloni_n ne_fw-la flaveris_fw-la etc._n etc._n be_v the_o very_a allegory_n that_o that_o devout_a soul_n thomas_n à _fw-fr kempis_n use_v in_o his_o devotion_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 23._o see_v also_o my_o moral_a cabbalâ—_n and_o the_o defence_n thereof_o and_o it_o will_v warrant_v to_o a_o syllable_n every_o thing_n that_o i_o have_v write_v in_o this_o section_n of_o this_o kind_n 12._o pag._n 115._o l._n 7._o and_o impregnation_n of_o my_o understanding_n from_o the_o most_o high_a etc._n etc._n here_o you_o say_v they_o demand_v of_o i_o if_o i_o take_v myself_o to_o be_v inspire_v yes_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o other_o well_o mean_v christian_n be_v that_o take_v a_o special_a care_n of_o vent_v any_o thing_n but_o what_o they_o can_v or_o at_o least_o think_v they_o can_v give_v a_o sufficient_a reason_n for_o i_o suppose_v that_o every_o one_o that_o be_v wise_a it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n to_o he_o and_o elihu_n be_v right_a in_o this_o though_o much_o out_o in_o his_o censure_n of_o job_n i_o say_v day_n shall_v speak_v and_o multitude_n of_o year_n shall_v teach_v wisdom_n but_o there_o be_v a_o spirit_n in_o a_o man_n and_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o almighty_a give_v they_o understanding_n the_o apostle_n also_o bid_v that_o if_o any_o one_o lack_v wisdom_n that_o he_o ask_v it_o of_o god_n wherefore_o if_o any_o one_o find_v any_o measure_n of_o wisdom_n in_o himself_o or_o at_o least_o think_v he_o do_v he_o be_v to_o give_v he_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o but_o whether_o wisdom_n thus_o obtain_v of_o god_n be_v inspiration_n or_o no_o i_o leave_v to_o those_o to_o dispute_v that_o love_n to_o bring_v all_o thing_n into_o a_o form_n of_o controversy_n 13._o pag._n